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[quote=Anonymous]I've been around since the 70's. There has been a lot of development. There were shopping plazas and old houses and farms, and of course more and newer houses at city centers. There weren't big box stores, luxury townhome developments, cookie cutter housing, or McMansions. The road to Dulles was mostly trees, no businesses to speak of. There was a greater proportion of white people. Some people had southern accents but some didn't. That has stayed the same. There were fewer Asians and Hispanics, although Dulles being an international airport there were always people of different races in the DC area. Fairfax and Manassas mostly had a main street. It was a big deal when Fair Oaks was built. Other towns nearby were pretty small. Arlington and Alexandria were always more urban. Traffic of course has gotten worse. There was always traffic but there weren't as many roads or as wide of roads. The sprawl has extended further out. [/quote]
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