For young families yearning to own, Fairfax’s London Towne beckons

For young families yearning to own, Fairfax’s London Towne beckons

Where We Live | London Towne in Fairfax County, Va.shareShareShare on FacebookEmail this linkShare on TwitterShare on PinterestShare on LinkedInView PhotosView PhotosNext ImageKeystone Development, the first of London Towne's developers, completed the first homes in 1966. The original section consists of two- and three-story townhouses, many with dedicated driveways. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)When Anita Ramos was growing up near Falls Church in the 1960s, her father would occasionally drive into the country to watch the construction of London Towne, a community of 665 townhouses west of Centreville in Fairfax County.Support our journalism. Subscribe today.arrow-right“My relatives would ask, ‘Why are people building rowhouses out in the middle of nowhere?' ” Ramos said.The answer became evident by 1985, when Ramos was looking to buy a place of her own. The Centreville area was