Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles (3 km) due east of the U.S. Capitol building , near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory .
The team played at RFK Stadium 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) east of the Capitol from 1961-96 before moving to Maryland. Harris and several co-owners, including Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as ...
Washington D.C. is one step closer to making a play for the Washington Commanders and the team's return to the former site at RFK Stadium.. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed ...
The team played at RFK Stadium 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) east of the Capitol from 1961-96 before moving to Maryland. Harris and several co-owners, including Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as Washington football fans during that era, which included the glory days of three Super Bowl championships from 1982-91.
The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise’s old home in the nation’s capital. A provision to transfer the land that is the site of the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia is included in Congress’ short-term spending bill, which lawmakers are racing to pass.
Two versions of the House's slimmed-down bill, including the one that passed Friday night to avoid a government shutdown, did not include it. Giving the local government control of the land for the next 99 years allows for the decaying husk of the old stadium to be torn down and the site redeveloped for any number of things.
One of the possibilities is a football stadium and surrounding entertainment options at the franchise’s former home. Owners Josh Harris, Mitch Rales and Mark Ein and Mayor Muriel Bowser stood behind Biden at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office when he signed the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act.
The U.S. House of Representatives opened the door for the Washington Commanders' return to D.C. on Wednesday with a successful vote to redevelop the site of the vacant and decrepit RFK Stadium ...