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If You Lived Here
Fairlington Villages (Souce: Library of Congress)

Fairlington Villages (Souce: Library of Congress)

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Fairlington: Built to Last

12/03/2012
Virginia
by
Mark Jones

Fairlington, built for defense workers in the 1940s, was once the biggest apartment complex in the United States.

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Last Updated: October 19, 2020

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