Editing Tysons, Virginia (section)

===20th century===
As recently as the 1950s, Tysons was a quiet rural intersection flanked by a few small stores and a fruit stand operated by the Tyson descendants, who sold apples and apple cider from the corner of their property. In 1963, the Tysons area moved from a country crossroads to a giant commercial urban area with the awarding of contracts at the interchange of [[Virginia State Route 7|VA Route 7]] and [[Virginia State Route 123|VA Route 123]].

In 1962, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the [[Tysons Corner Shopping Center]], now Tysons Corner Center, which was planned to be {{convert|88.13|acre|m2}} within a {{convert|150|acre|km2}} triangle bordered by [[Virginia State Route 123|Chain Bridge Road]], [[Leesburg Pike]], and the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]]. Developers proclaimed it the largest enclosed mall in the world when it opened on July 25, 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gfhs.org/local_lore/senese_01.htm |title=Historians Tackled History of Tysons Corner |last1=Senese |first1= Donald J. |publisher=Great Falls Historical Society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220161840/http://www.gfhs.org/local_lore/senese_01.htm |archive-date=2015-12-20 }}</ref>