Robert Simon interview [segment] II
Reston (Va.)
Video recordings
A segment from an oral history interview with Robert E. Simon originally conducted on December 1, 1986. In the segment Simon discusses the decision to develop a new town on the Sunset Hills property and how he initially learned about the offering of Sunset Hills for sale. An unidentified interviewer is heard briefly in between the two answers. Total run time for the segment is 1 minute, 17 seconds.
unknown
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/pca.html">Planned Community Archives collection #C0001</a></p>
<p>Box 220, Folder 05</p>
George Mason University Libraries
1986-12-1
Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Video recording
English
MovingImage
C001B220F05.mp4
1980s
Issac Newton Square and Reston industrial area, initial construction
Reston (Va.)
Aerial photographs
Aerial photograph showing the initial build-out of Issac Newton Square and the rest of the Reston industrial area as seen from the northeast. The Dulles Access Road and Washington & Old Dominion Railroad can be seen along the left side of the photograph. Also, the A. Smith Bowman distillery can be seen in the top right.
unknown
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/simon.html"><span style="color:#c76941;">Robert E. Simon, Jr. Papers #C0162</span></a></p>
<p>Box 11, Folder 10</p>
George Mason University Libraries
undated
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Photograph: black and white
N/A
Image
C0162B011F09_3.jpg
1960s
Sunset Hills property, looking northeast
Reston (Va.)
Aerial photography
Aerial photograph of the Sunset Hills property as seen from the southwest. The portion purchased by Robert E. Simon, Jr's company to build Reston has been outlined in a heavy white line. Labelled in this photograph are: the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, Sunset Hills Farm, Rte. 606 (Baron Cameron Avenue), and Rte 7 (Leesburg Pike).
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/simon.html">Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers #C0162</a></p>
<p>Box 11, Folder 7</p>
George Mason University Libraries
undated
Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Photograph: black and white
English
Image
C0162B11F07.jpg
1960s
Sunset Hills Farm buildings
Reston (Va.)
Landscape photographs
Photograph showing buildings and pond on the A. Smith Bowman family's Sunset Hills Farm looking toward the east.
James R. Dunlap Photographic Enterprises
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/simon.html">Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers #C0162 </a></p>
<p>Box 11, Folder 2</p>
George Mason University Libraries
undated
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Photograph: black and white
English
Image
C0162B11F07_2.jpg
1960s
Introduction to Reston, Virginia
Reston (Va.)
Master plans
Document detailing the future development of Reston, Virginia in terms of personnel, location, transportation system, social aspects, villages, town center, schools, community buildings, recreational amenities, and industry. 9 pages.
unknown
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/lubin.html">Carol R. Lubin papers #C0105</a></p>
<p>Box 7, Folder 1</p>
George Mason University Libraries
undated
Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Typescript
English
Text
C0105B07F001.pdf
1960s
Closing statement, Palindrome Corporation, Lefcourt Realty Corporation, and A. Smith Bowman Distillery
Reston (Va.)
Real estate development
Document which details the closing on the sale of the Sunset Hills property on March 29, 1961 to Robert E. Simon, Jr.'s Palindrome Corporation. Details include participants, date, location, time, and terms of the sale. 6 pages.
unknown
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/simon.html">Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers #C0162 </a></p>
<p>Box 1, Folder 16</p>
George Mason University Libraries
1961-03-21
Copyright George Mason University Libraries
Typescript
English
Text
C0162B01F016_1.pdf
1960s
Arthur D. Little, Inc. to Robert E. Simon, Jr. Residential development of Sunset Hills Farm, Virginia, July 14, 1961
Reston (Va.)
Land use
A study by the Arthur D. Little planning firm prepared to assist in the planning of Reston, Va. Items discussed in this report include: the concept of a development in Sunset Hills, economic factors, number of housing units by type, and market considerations. 24 pages.
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
<p><a href="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/conklinrossant.html">Conklin and Rossant Reston Project collection #C0161</a></p>
<p>Box 15, Folder 12</p>
George Mason University Libraries
1961-7-14
Arthur E. Little, Inc.
Typescript
English
Text
C0161B015F0120_1.pdf
1960s