Good access to employment in Washing-
The homes in North Ballston have rel-
ton created a market for residential growth atively small lots ranging from 5000 to in Arlington in the 1920s and 1950s. Com-
15000sq.ft. Homes north of 11th street
mercial development in the 1920s & 1930s have a higher owner-occupancy rate and was concentrated along Fairfax drive, pro-
are better maintained than those to the
viding neighbourhood shopping facilities south. Over the past fifteen years an infor Ballston. During the 1940s and 50s, creasing number of properties have been commercial development was extended bought for investment and maintained along Wilson Boulevard and North Glebe with few improvements. road. CENTRAL BALLSTON is primarily a Population of Ballston in the 1960’s was commercial area although it includes other 4500. A large number of Ballston’s res-
uses. Prior to 1950, Central Ballston had
idents, an estimated 46 per cent live in a mixture of residential, commercial and Garden apartments; an estimated 30 per
light industrial zoning.
cent live in single-family detached units; an estimated 18 per cent live in high-rise WEST BALLSTON: The majority of apartment buildings; and the remaining land in West Ballston is included in the 6 per cent of the population live in other designated Ball’s crossing Neighbourtype of buildings.
hood Conservation area. The single family neighbourhood is largely composed of
NORTH BALLSTON is primarily a rent-
cape cod style houses constructed prior
er-occupied residential neighbourhood. to 1960. In addition to the single family This however has not always been the neighbourhood, a substantial number arcase. The percentage of resident owners den apartments are located south of Carlin declined from 90 per cent in 1950 to 71
Springs road. The Hyde Park high-rise
per cent in 1970 to 35 per cent in 1978. Al-
apartments are located at the corner of
though most of the housing was construct-
North Glebe road and North Henderson
ed in the early 1900s there are homes in
road.
the area which date back to the 1890s.
Fig 4.19 - ESTIMATED DEVOLPMENT IN BALLSTON
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