This must have been in the late 1970's or early 80's, before the railroad yard was closed. When I lived in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, I sometimes walked across the Monroe Avenue Bridge, which is where I took this picture. You can see freight cars here, and high-tension electric lines.
You can find a history of Potomac Yard at Appendix III of city planning documents.
Those lines make a great pattern. This is a real slice of history.
ReplyDeleteExcellent shot! It doesn't seem dated.
ReplyDeleteAlexandria para mim um nome muito forte...eu gosto!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the poled fot the power lines. Nice to look at old shots sometimes. :)
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