A collection of historical articles and items regarding the history of Pimmit Hills. If you have old photos, items or historical recollections of Pimmit Hills and would like to share them, please Contact Us.
The Pimmit Hills Story by Jan Auerbach, 2007
Local area history anthologies, by Jan Auerbach:
Recollections of Pimmit Hills by residents and former residents:
Memories of Professional Firefighter by Pimmit Drive resident Irv Poole, retired firefighter
Patterson Road house in the 1950s and today
Lisle Avenue house in the 1950s
Reminiscing
Pimmit Hills Alumni Facebook Group
Pimmit Hills Dispatch
NEWS ARTICLES about Pimmit Hills:
Despite major construction, home buyers still finding way to Tysons Corner
By Susan Straight, Washington Post, March 25, 2011
Pimmit Hills: New, bigger houses give area a fresh face
by JJ Smith, Washington Examiner, 2010
1950s Suburb Evolves With Time
by Susan Straight, Washington Post, 2005
Heading for the Hills in Fairfax County
by Cheryl Kenny, Washington Post, 2000
The Hills are Alive: Despite Changes, Pimmit Hills Keeps its Small Town Flavor
By Mark Steinberg, The McLean Connection, February 15, 1990
Pimmit Hills: Coming of ages as a neighborhood in Fairfax County
By Maggie Locke, Washington Post, August 18, 1977
Additional History:
- A short film about life in 1950s suburbia
- Looking Back at old issues of the Pimmit Hills Dispatch
- Original masthead of the Pimmit Hills Dispatch (1950s and 1960s)
- Street Plan of Pimmit Hills Area (c. 1950s)
- PHCA Pimmit Hills Street Guide (c. 1960s/1970s)
- PHCA St. Patrick's Day Dance tickets (March 10, 1962)
- The Buy of the Century (article about 1950s Levittown and the GI-Bill housing developments like Pimmit Hills built after WW2.)
