Editing Springfield, Virginia (section)

===20th century===
In 1907, the Garfield post office closed and a new postal station named Corbett, after the then-landowner, opened back at the railroad station.<ref name="hmdb.org"/> The name "Springfield" was reinstated for good on June 27, 1910,<ref>Yearbook, The Historical Society of Fairfax County, Volume 29, 2003–2004, Jack Hiller</ref> although the name Garfield continued to appear on maps at least through the 1930s.<ref>[http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:5881/ImageServer/dtlimagenav.jsp?filename=L2R0bF9zdG9yZS92aGkvMjAxMi8wNC8xOS92aGlfMS8xMjkzNTE= Map of Fairfax County.] Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Highways. Richmond, VA: June 1, 1932. Revised July 1, 1936. Library of Virginia Digital Collections. Retrieved 25 October 2012.</ref> The post office was moved to a new site in 1933.<ref name="hmdb.org"/>

Until at least 1946, Springfield remained a rural crossroads, when real estate developer Edward Carr decided to subdivide the area for suburban development along the recently opened Henry Shirley Highway (now I-95/I-395). Carr believed this to be the last easily accessible tract within {{convert|12|mi|km}} of [[Washington, D.C.]], and the newly developed area grew quickly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hellovirginia.com/l_welcome-alexandria-kingstowne-springfield-virginia-real-estate.asp |title=Alexandria, Kingstowne and Springfield Virginia real estate listings, home buying, selling and relocation information – NUMBER1EXPERT(tm) |publisher=Hellovirginia.com |access-date=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205090506/http://www.hellovirginia.com/l_welcome-alexandria-kingstowne-springfield-virginia-real-estate.asp |archive-date=2008-12-05 }}</ref> 

In 1950, the area had an estimated population of 1,000; [[Springfield United Methodist Church]] was established in 1954 and John Lewis High School (Formerly Robert E. Lee) was built in 1957. By 1960, the population was reported as over 10,000; it grew past 25,000 by 1970 with the North and West Springfield neighborhoods.<ref>Number of Inhabitants, Bureau of the Census 1960 and 1970</ref>

Between 1973 and 1975, Springfield became a major retail destination with the opening of the [[Springfield Mall (Virginia)|Springfield Mall]], now Springfield Town Center.<ref>Fairfax County Department of Taxation, DTA Property Search profile</ref> (the second regional shopping center in Northern Virginia after Tysons Corner), as well as the Springfield and Brookfield shopping centers.

In the 1980s and 1990s, retail and high-density housing expanded in the area, at least until the opening of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway in 1996, and the Franconia-Springfield Metro and Virginia Rail Express Station in 1997.