An experimental digital history archive that is an attempt at documenting the
transformation and history of Northern Virginia in the past fifty years. This latest version has been created
and designed by Charlie Evans.
This photo taken from the southeastern corner, looking northwestern corner of Richmond Highway (US 1) and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (on the north Old Mill Road).
Old Mill Road is being widened just here, to make room for the planned new…
The Key Motel was located at 6022 Duke Street at the Shirley Highway interchange with Route 236. Brothers Lewis S. and Jerome W. Keyes owned the motel, as well as a neon sign company that very likely produced the motel’s notable sign.