Potomac Yards

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Potomac Yard station

Metro station

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Potomac Yard station is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, serving both the Blue and Yellow Lines, and opened on May 19, 2023. Potomac Yard station is situated 1,800 feet north of Potomac Yards.

James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library

Library

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James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library is situated 3,400 feet west of Potomac Yards.

The Birchmere

Theater building

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The Birchmere is a concert hall in Alexandria, Virginia, that features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, ethnic, and comedic performers. Its main room seats 500 and provides dinner service, making for an intimate space, with tables only a few feet away from the stage. The Birchmere is situated 1 mile northwest of Potomac Yards.

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Potomac Yard

Suburb

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Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used.

Alexandria Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture. Alexandria Historic District is situated 1½ miles south of Potomac Yards.

Parkfairfax

Neighborhood

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Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with Arlington County. Nearby thoroughfares are Interstate 395, State Route 402, and West Glebe Road. Parkfairfax is situated 2 miles west of Potomac Yards.

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