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West End
FAVORITE THINGS
Breweries and diverse restaurants.
Housing options for a wide range of tastes.
A lot of parks and green space.
Cameron Station | PHOTO BY BETH LAWTON
NEIGHBORHOODS
The West End of Alexandria encompasses a large area and is one of Alexandria’s fastest growing and most exciting neighborhoods.
Generally thought of as “anything west of Quaker Lane,” the West End includes Landmark, Seminary Hill, Seminary Valley, Brookville, Cameron Station and several other neighborhoods.
Cameron Station is an award-winning designed community of 2,000 single family homes, townhomes and condominiums built on the site of a former U.S. Army post. The community boasts a clubhouse, multiple pools and a number of shops. Another popular neighborhood in the West End is Seminary Valley, a collection of 1950’s single family homes in a quiet area that’s walkable to both Landmark Mall and grocery stores, restaurants and shopping.
The West End features the city’s two craft breweries, Port City Brewing Company and Aslin Beer Company. The West End is also home to a large number of parks, historic sites and nature reserves including Fort Ward Museum, Winkler Botanical Preserve and the Dora Kelley Nature Park.
West End ZIP codes are 22302 and 22304 and over 58,816 residents call this area home.
Fun Fact
Port City Brewing Company beers have won many awards and the brewery is a leader in sustainable brewing. Most of the breweries’ grains and packaging are locally sourced.
Seminary Hill
FAVORITE THINGS
One of Alexandria’s largest pumpkin patches is at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill.
Quiet streets and hilly terrain make this a great neighborhood for runners.
Inova Alexandria is a highly rated regional hospital.
Fort Ward Museum | PHOTO BY BETH LAWTON
Seminary Hill is one of the largest neighborhoods of the West End in the City of Alexandria.
It got its name from the Virginia Theological Seminary at the corner of Quaker Lane and Seminary Road, which is at the top of Alexandria’s highest hill.
The Virginia Theological Seminary is the flagship seminary of the Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1823 and is gearing up for its 200th anniversary. In addition to beautiful homes in the neighborhood, Seminary Hill includes Fort Ward Museum & Historic site, the Minnie Howard campus of T.C. Williams High School and Inova Alexandria Hospital.
Fun Fact
Fort Ward, which was used during the Civil War, is now a historic site in a 45-acre park. The park frequently hosts historic interpretation events and reenactments.
Landmark
FAVORITE THINGS
Accessibility for commuters.
Future development of Landmark Mall.
Culturally diverse neighborhood.
High-rise apartment and condo buildings in the landmark neighborhood overlooking Holmes Run | PHOTO BY BETH LAWTON
Nestled largely east of I-395 in Alexandria’s West End is the Landmark area.
The area was anchored by the Landmark Mall which closed in 2017, but there are exciting plans to redevelop the space into a multi-use community that could include office and retail space, a movie theater, a grocery store and a large fitness facility as well as increased accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars.
Landmark is home to many apartment and condo buildings and more of the area’s residents rent their homes than own them, but there are a number of single-family homes in the area. Landmark is a very culturally diverse neighborhood. There is a large concentration of ethnic grocery stores and restaurants in this area including Afghan Market, Weyone International and Tsedey Abeba Restaurant and Grocery, to name only a few.
Estimates of the population for this area vary but is somewhere in the range of 20,000 people. Landmark is located in the 22304 area code.
Fun Fact
The second Wonder Woman film was partially filmed at the old Landmark Mall in 2018.
Fairfax County
PHOTO BY BETH LAWTON
Fairfax County is the 38th largest county in the nation, with a population of more than 1.15 million people — more than 10% of Virginia’s total population. It covers almost 400 square miles of land.
