Tag: street scenes
Repairs underway at Tollhouse Park
The park is on Little River Turnpike between Annandale Road and Columbia Pike. Tollhouse Park, the centerpiece of the Annandale revitalization area, has gotten a little shabby in recent months, but efforts to fix it are under way. The broken lights and the clock, which is about six hours off, will be repaired soon, says … Continued
Scene around A-Town: a red-tailed hawk
When a red-tailed hawk dropped in to visit the bird bath at Bob Kovacs’s home in the Columbia Pines community in Annandale, Bob had his camera ready and got this shot.
Scene around A-Town: Springtime on Columbia Pike
Cherry trees line Columbia Pike in front of the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department.
Annandale digs out after major snowstorm
Columbia Pike, Annandale. The main roads in Annandale are in pretty good condition following the snowstorm that dumped about 10 inches of snow on the area overnight. Many neighborhood streets aren’t very clear, though. Bradley Circle in Broyhill Crest. Digging out in front of the Cue Club in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. … Continued
Scene Around A-Town: Annandale bear supports our football teams
Bartholomew the bear in the front yard of Davianworth Manor, as the house at 7501 Davian Drive by the Ravensworth Road intersection is known, expresses his support for the Washington Redskins and Annandale Atoms.
Scene around A-Town: Winds destroy shopping cart shelter
In addition to lots of tree damage around Annandale, the storm with high winds and pounding rain on Friday night knocked over a shopping cart shelter in the Giant parking lot. No one was hurt but a parked car was damaged.
Scene around A-Town: piles of porn
Piles of junk from the building that used to house Anna N’ Dales Newsstand and the other businesses at 7025 Columbia Pike, Annandale, includes bags full of pornography. Hopefully, the new owner will put something better in this space.
Scene around A-Town: An incredible sky
Looking eastward on Columbia Pike. Unretouched photo taken with a phone.
Scene around A-Town: Farewell, Fuddruckers
Demolition crews began taking down the old Fuddruckers building this week. All that‘s left of the popular hamburger restaurant on Little River Turnpike between Columbia Pike and Backlick Road is a pile of rubble —and a huge sign. A Walgreens drug store is going in that spot.
Scene around A-Town: Jumping the gun on Christmas
It isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, and some Annandale residents already put up their Christmas decorations. This Santa, on the back deck of a house visible from Gallows Road, was up at least a week ago. How about getting through one holiday at a time? [I still haven’t gotten around to carving my pumpkin.]
Happy Halloween, Annandale!
A skeleton caught in a giant spider web on Murray Lane, Annandale, is one of the few Halloween decorations to survive the Superstorm Sandy If you are planning to go trick or treating tonight, be sure to stay away from downed power lines, trees, and other debris from the storm. The scene in front of … Continued
Scene around A-Town: A peace sign on the AHS football field
Annandale High School students in the Peer Mediation program organized a human peace sign on the football field Sept. 21 to commemorate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, the online edition of Annandale A-Blast reported.
Scene around A-Town: Aliens in Annandale?
Thanks to an alert reader for sending this photo of what appears to be an alien spacecraft in an Annandale yard. Anyone see any more of these things?
A bird’s eye view of Annandale
Here’s a view of Little River Turnpike from the tallest building in Annandale, the Heritage Center at 7617 Little River Turnpike at the Heritage Road intersection From the opposite direction, you can see the Little River exit on the beltway Looking toward Hummer Road, you can see the buildings of Fairview Park and in the … Continued
Chamber updates Annandale kiosk
It’s been fixed. On Jan. 7, we complained that the “Annandale Village Center” kiosk on the corner of Little River Turnpike and Columbia Pike was way out of date—with flyers promoting the Annandale parade and festival that occurred in October. Someone paid attention because that flyer is gone and the kiosk is now displaying information … Continued