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This plan was expanded upon by Carter T. Barron in 1947, as a way to memorialize the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C., as the U.S. national capital. As Vice Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission, Barron envisioned an amphitheatre where "all persons of every race, color and creed" in Washington could attend musical, ballet, theater and other performing arts productions.
In 2019 and 2020, Monumental Sports undertook a $30 million renovation of the stadium. This included completely replacing the arena's seating, improving the concourse, and altering many of the arena's dining options. A new, larger overhead video board was also added as well as a new SkyRing video screen that goes around the top of the arena ...
The 4,200-seat arena is mainly used for basketball; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts, community events and other sporting events.The location of the arena was selected due to its proximity to St. Elizabeths Hospital, distance to the greater Washington, D.C. area, location to the Congress Heights station of the Washington Metro, the confluence of the Potomac and ...
Theater Stage Location Built Capacity Website Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium: Federal Triangle: 1935 1000 Arena Stage: Fichandler Stage Southwest: 1950 683 Arena Stage
The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.
During a private soft launch opening on Sunday May 28, [8] D.C. power pop/punk band, Venray was the very first to perform, opening for the local go-go band, Trouble Funk.The much vaunted grand opening on May 30, 2023 featured the Foo Fighters, [1] [9] performing there two years after Dave Grohl first revealed that the venue was being built.
The Anthem is a music venue and auditorium in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The venue opened on October 12, 2017, with a performance opened by The Struts and headlined by the Foo Fighters.
It is located in The Wharf neighborhood of Southwest Waterfront, the venue is surrounded by several hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, piers, as well as other music venues (including The Anthem and Pearl Street Warehouse).