The Washington Business Journal reported this morning Monday that Carpool on Fairfax Drive will be torn down in favor of building something the Arlington area clearly needs more of — condos. D.C.-based Donohoe is behind the plans to replace the billiards hall with a 232,500-square-foot mixed-use development of condominiums and retail outlets.

Over at Pygmalion in a Blanket, the Nabob sums up our feelings about the news far better than we could:

Where does one stand when they announce that one thing you are mildly dissatisfied with is set to be replaced with something you are wildly discontented with? The Carpool is/was a mostly harmless bar, one that you would take an out of town cousin to when you needed to bridge the gap between his local Iowa drinkery and a fake-hip joint like Chi-Cha’s.

But fear not for Bedrock Management, the owners of Carpool as well as Buffalo Billiards and Atomic Billiards, among others. Anyone who’s been following the controversial and sad story behind the sale of the Source Theater to Bedrock knows that 14th Street NW will soon be getting its very own automobile-themed pool hall/bar & grill called The Standard. Bedrock has also reportedly been trying to acquire space near the new Nationals stadium. In related news, Bedrock Management has recently purchased every building in the District and plans to turn it into the world’s largest pool hall, with a distinctive “government” theme.

After hearing about the end of Carpool, the DCist staff e-mail list filled up with names of other Arlington businesses that have come and gone thanks to the forces of condofication. Go Records, Cafe Dalat and Virginia Hardware are all missed by members of our staff, and probably deserving of some sort of belated eulogies. We’d love to hear from readers about any other businesses that have come and gone in the name of progress, but that should not be forgotten. If we get enough good suggestions, we’ll compile them into subsequent, more mournful post.