Shirlington, Arlington, Virginia
- Shirlington, Arlington, Virginia
Shirlington is a population center officially called an "urban village" in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to the Fairlington area. The word "Shirlington" is a combination of "Shirley" (from the Shirley Highway or Interstate 395) and "Arlington." It is mostly middle-class residential, but like most of Arlington County has been experiencing an economic renaissance and is now home to many upscale dwellings and retail and service establishments that also serve the nearby Fairlington, Parkfairfax, and Nauck areas.
Shirlington lies in the valley of Four Mile Run, a tributary of the Potomac River. It is the site of the trailhead of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail, a rail trail that travels along the route of a railroad that closed in 1968. Shirlington lies adjacent to I-395 and is immediately accessible from Shirlington Circle (Exit 6 on I-395). It is home to WETA-TV, WETA-FM radio and the Signature Theatre. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is also headquartered here. [ [http://www.auvsi.org Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International home page] ] Closeby shopping can be found at The Village at Shirlington, originally opened in 1944, as one of the earliest suburban shopping centers.
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External links
* [http://www.commuterpage.com/art/villages/shirlington.htm Arlington's Urban Villages - Shirlington]
* [http://shirlingtonv.blogspot.com/ Shirlington Village Blog]
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