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Article: Shopping Charlottesville; From Fabrics and Finials to Antiques and Ostrich Eggs
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 16, 2004
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CHARLOTTESVILLE
Thomas Jefferson's town has long been known as one of the best
places in America to go to college, and a terrific place to retire. A
2004 Frommer's survey ranked it as the No. 1 place to live among 400
U.S. cities.
We'd like to nominate it as one of the best places in the
Washington region to shop for furniture, antiques, linens, fabrics
and home accessories in a friendly, charming, often walkable historic
venue.
As the fall colors begin to light up the Blue Ridge Mountains,
consider taking the two-hour drive southwest from Washington, a
familiar trek to parents of University of Virginia students. But
perhaps they haven't realized that the historic town is also
chockablock ...
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