It was 1960 and our little neighborhood was coming to life. John F. Kennedy was our President. The price of gas was .31 cents per gallon. OLD LEE HIGHWAY Association was formed in 1958 and annual dues were $3 dollars which were increased to $4 in the mid-seventies. A new single family detached house cost anywhere from $16,500 to $20,000.  With the proximity to the Pentagon, we had many military families living in Old Lee Hills.  Three City mayors have called Old Lee Hills home.  Picket Road was gravel in the 1960s. And there was a pond where the Home Depot is now which also hosted a visiting circus that had pony rides.  How times have changed! 

One of the endearing and charming aspects of our neighborhood is that we were not a planned development.  We were built street by street. We were called Country Club Estates, Fairview Estates and Greenway Hills.  In 1955 the Greenway Hills development included Embassy Road and ParkLane Road which were built without sidewalks. It offered a brick “contemporary rambler” model named “The Villa” with three bedrooms and two baths. Advertised features included living room with fireplace, “futuramic” kitchen, separate dining room, carport and garage.

There were five original houses on Cornell built in 1955 on the north east side.  Across the street there was a big open field where children played baseball and the Association conducted the Easter Egg Hunt. The open field was replaced in late 1970’s and early 80’s by new houses also built without sidewalks.  Houses with sidewalks continued to be built eastward on Cornell in the early 1960’s connecting the original 5 houses.  

Country Hill Drive and Queen Anne were built in 1958.

Colony road did not unify our neighborhood until 1970’s. each street or two was developed individually which attributes to the architectural differences - some split level some ramblers some bungalows. Our oldest houses like the Olde Post Farm date back to circa 1880.  Warren Carmichaels House dates back to 1935.  

In 1961, the Town of Fairfax was incorporated as the independent City of Fairfax; a new City Hall was completed in 1962.  The City built schools, established a bus service, expanded services to residents, and created a downtown historic district.

In early 2023 the City of Fairfax began a program throughout the City to rename streets and signage to follow a vision that is more accountable, diverse and inclusive.

Our neighborhood voted to select a new name to coincide with the street name changes in the City of Fairfax. It was a great turn out with the majority voting to change the name. We had 152 votes with 65% in favor of changing the name.

At our Annual Civic Association Meeting on May 12th2023, Mayor Catherine Read cut the celebratory cake for Daniels Run Woods neighborhood.  The Association Board followed suit and adopted the name Daniels Run Woods Civic Association.