Washingtonian staffers are spending one full day in Crystal City to find out everything we can about the Arlington neighborhood you’ve heard is cool but don’t know why. Follow along as we share what we learn below.
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Washingtonian will spend a day reporting on one of the Washington area's least-understood neighborhoods.
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"This is my favorite stop."
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"It's a breeding ground for new ideas.”
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If history is any indication, Washingtonians will eventually move on to a new dream of future living.
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The restaurant on top of one of Crystal City's nondescript hotels will remind you of brawling politicians, Bond villains, and ancient Rome.
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Breakfast here is pretty solid. And cheap—before you start whipping out the dollar bills.
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The shared living space for entrepreneurs and millennials makes apartment life seem a little too easy. But it seems like the inevitable future.
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Because even diplomats like to save on TP.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s classic begins: “I am a sick man.” A book by a denizen of Crystal City’s underground would open with: “I am a comfortable man.”
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No one likes airports, but Crystal City's Reagan National just might make you reconsider. Its high ceilings and huge windows are enough to want a layover.
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Freddie's has been a safe haven for gay soldiers and transgender folks for years.
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Sandboxx is working on "creating technology to service the military journey."
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Lucien Odoulamy has been selling puppets—and only puppets—for 21 years in the mall underneath Crystal City.
