The Arlington Federal Savings and Loan building is a lasting reminder of the “Mad Men” era of American architecture, but it’s in danger of going the way of the three-martini business lunch because of plans to replace it with a car wash.

A group of Arlington residents determined not to let that happen attended a City Council committee meeting this week to support an ordinance that would give the mid-century modern building historical protection and save it from demolition.

The property owner’s attorney, Paul Harden, argued that the building had deteriorated too much to be renovated, but the committee sided with its defenders and voted 5-0 to advance the ordinance to a vote by the full council. 

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