Virginia Roller Rinks

Summary

    Washington DC
	
	All Areas - (212)

	    Washington, DC
		Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion - (outdoor)
		Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - 202-371-5340 (outdoor)
		The White House - 202-456-1111 (outdoor)

Details

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Washington DC (212) - All Areas

There don't currently seem to be any indoor rinks within the District of
Columbia.  The National Arena located at 17th and Kalorama Road closed
in the late 80's and was subsequently converted to a TV studio.  It was
part of the old AOW chain that once also had rinks in Alexandria and
Bladensburg.

The Skate Palace rink in Marlow Heights is just over the line in Maryland
and now serves as the DC urban rink.  Their Wednesday night session for
the older skaters is sometimes called "Kalorama Night".

The National Capitol Dance and Figure Club is actually chartered in
Seabrook, Maryland and represents the artistic activities of about a
half dozen of the suburban rinks in the Virginia and Maryland that are
part of the Wheel-A-While chain.

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Washington, DC  20019

Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion
Anacostia Drive SE
    Anacostia Park is located along the south shore of the Anacostia
    River in DC.  From Virginia take I-395 north and follow the signs
    to Pennsylvania Avenue (one of the last exits). Take the exit and
    cross over the Sousa Bridge.  Once over the river, make the first
    right after crossing the railroad tracks onto Fairlawn. Take the
    next right into the park (and back over the tracks) and at the river.
202-???-????

Outdoor - Seasonal

This is supposed to a large outdoor seasonal ice/roller rink here.

[ net gleanings ]
The Capitol Hill In-Line Hockey League  found an ideal location in
the Anacostia Park Skating Pavillion.  A huge outdoor roller skating
rink that gets heavy use on summer weekend afternoons, the Pavillion
is empty early on Sunday mornings (our playing time) and is a ghost
town during the off seasons when we do most of our skating.

However the National Park Service has banned us from playing roller
hockey at the Pavillion, first on the ridiculous grounds that our
skates would damage the concrete skating surface, and most recently
on the grounds that they would be liable for injuries.

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Washington, DC  20011

Sculpture Garden Ice Rink
1490 Madison Avenue between 7th & 9th
202-371-5340

[ web gleanings ]
The skating rink on the mall is relatively smooth with occasional
games of roller hockey going on.

New York may have the marvelous Rockefeller Center ice-skating
rink, but we'll take the less-crowded and more accessible one on
the Mall any day. Located between 7th and 9th streets NW, the Ice
Skating Rink affords the perfect wintertime diversion, and the
stately backdrop of federal buildings and museums is hard to beat.

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Washington, DC  20500

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
202-456-1111

Outdoor

The section of Pennsylvania avenue that runs past the White House has
become a popular skating site and meeting point for skate excursions.
It's a wide street with smooth pavement that's been blocked off to
keep car bombers at a safe distance from the White House.  Supposedly
the guards aren't bothered by any street or sidewalk skating activity,
but the area is eventually to be plowed and turned into a green lawn.




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Reference

Southeast Region in the George Robbins Directory
Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia