Riverside Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
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| Full name | Riverside Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′41″N 77°03′20″W / 38.8948340°N 77.0555328°W [1] |
| Operator | L. E. and S. G. Leoffler |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Closed | 1952 |
Riverside Stadium was a multi-purpose sports arena with a roller rink in Washington D.C., United States.
History
Riverside Stadium was opened to the public in 1938. It was demolished to make way for the construction of the larger landmark, the National Cultural Center. The new stadium was renamed in 1964 as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
In the early 1940s, Riverside Stadium played host to several "ice carnivals" and was considered to be an important venue to showcase competitive skating skills.[2]
List of sporting events held in the stadium (1938-1952)
- Eastern Regional Championships of the Roller Skating Rinks of the United States, May 30-June 1, 1948.[3]
- Roller Skating Rink's Operators Association (RSROA) American Championship, July 11-16, 1949.[4]
- Amateur Roller Skating Championship of the Roller Skating Rink's Operators Association (RSROA), July 11-16, 1949.[4]
List of non-sporting events held in the stadium (1938-1952)
- Democraic Forum conducted by women's division of the Democratic National Committee, on the evening of May 3, 1940.[5]
Other usage
- It has been stated in various United States Supreme Court's documents that the stadium was used by Central Intelligence Agency between 1961 to 1963.[6]
References
- ^ USGS GNIS Data Riverside Stadium (historical) https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:529603
- ^ WETA. "Ice Carnival at the Tidal Basin". Boundary Stones: WETA's Washington DC History Blog. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ D.C. Skaters Big Winners in Pitt's RSROA Regional. Billboard (magazine). 1948-06-19. p. 69.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1949-07-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Congress, United States (1940). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. 15. Vol. 86. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2691.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Claims, United States Court of; Bernhardt, Audrey (1973). Cases Decided in the United States Court of Claims ... with Report of Decisions of the Supreme Court in Court of Claims Cases. The Court.