Welcome to Springfield, Virginia – believed to be the first planned community in the U.S. following the close of WWII. The Springfield Civic Association (SCA) was organized about 1953 “to stimulate interest in and to devise ways and means for the promotion of the civic community and general welfare, with special attention being given to private and public development in the central Springfield area.”
Those of us who live in Crestwood or Lynbrook (roughly the boundaries of the SCA) view Springfield as a destination, not a slug-line location or the highway exit commonly referred to as the Mixing Bowl! My family and I moved here in 1982 and the things that attracted me to Crestwood then are still the reasons that keep me here and have given me such satisfaction over the years. Being centrally located next to a national interchange, without a long drive (or crawl) down Old Keene Mill or Braddock Road to get home, was important in 1982 and even more important today! Brookfield Park and Lake Accotink Park were enormous draws! Today, we have three major Federal employers … National Geo-Spatial Agency (NGA), Fort Belvoir, and the soon to be opened Transportation Security Administration (TSA) headquarters. Add having Washington, DC so close and two international airports within easy driving distance and it’s a formula for satisfaction and gratitude! I’m happy to be living here, aren’t you?!
