Secrets Of Arlandria
Arlandria is a neighborhood located in the north-eastern portion of Alexandria Virginia. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "Arlington" and "Alexandria," reflecting its location on the border of Arlington County and Alexandria.
The neighborhood's borders form a rough triangle bounded by four mile run in the north, West Glebe Road to the south and south-west, and Route 1 to the east. Arlandria is centered around Mount Vernon Avenue between Four Mile Run and West Glebe Road.
Arlandria is home to many Hispanic, Thai, and Vietnamese-owned bakeries, restaurants, salons, and bookstores. An influx of Salvadorean immigrants into the neighborhood in the 1980s has earned it the nickname "Chirilagua," after the city on the Pacific coast of El Salvador. Although now, most people confuse the boundaries of Arlandria and Del Ray and most think Del Ray is everything south of the co-op, Arlandria (known to some of the locals as "Chiri" or "Chirilagua").