Tysons Corner Center, from open fields to ambition-packed grids
Tysons Corner Center started out as a quiet farmland, a place better for cows than for business. The Tyson family’s fruit stand at the crossroads was one of the first signs that this land could turn into a busy shopping area.
By the early 1960s, Fairfax County leaders saw promise in 150 acres surrounded by Leesburg Pike, Chain Bridge Road, and what would later be the Capital Beltway. They knew it was time for a big change in the area.
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