Media Contact: John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195
On Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2008, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will open a select number of facilities, with at least one DPR site open in each ward.
All other DPR facilities will be closed in observance of the holiday.
For More Information: DPR Customer Service, (202) 673-7647.
DPR Schedule for Columbus Day, October 13, 2008
The following DPR facilities will operate under a holiday schedule. DPR facilities not listed here will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Aquatic Centers
Takoma Aquatic Center will be open 9 am – 5 pm:
Takoma Aquatic Center
300 Van Buren St., NW
Phone: (202) 576-9284
Recreation and Community Centers
The following sites will be open from 10:30 am – 7 pm:
Ward 1
Banneker Community Center
2500 Georgia Ave., NW
Phone: (202) 673-6861
Columbia Heights Community Center
1480 Girard Street, NW
Phone: (202) 671-0373
Ward 2
Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th St., NW
Phone: (202) 671-4794
Ward 3
Guy Mason Recreation Center
3600 Calvert St., NW
(202) 282-2180
Ward 4
Emery Recreation Center
5701 Georgia Ave., NW
Phone: (202) 576-3211
Lamond Recreation Center
20 Tuckerman St., NE
Phone: (202) 576-9542
Riggs LaSalle Community Center
501 Riggs Rd., NE
(202) 576-5224
Takoma Community Center
300 Van Buren St., NW
Phone: (202) 576-7114
Ward 5
North Michigan Park Recreation Center
1333 Emerson St., NE
Phone: (202) 541-3522
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress St., NE
Phone: (202) 727-1294
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
(Pool will be closed)
1100 Michigan Ave., NE
Phone: (202) 576-9238
Ward 6
King Greenleaf Recreation Center
201 N St., SW
(202) 645-7454
Sherwood Recreation Center
640 10th St., NE
Phone: (202) 698-3075
Ward 7
Fort Davis Recreation Center
1400 41st St., SE
Phone: (202) 645-9212
Hillcrest Recreation Center
3100 Denver St., SE
Phone: (202) 645-9200
Kenilworth-Parkside Community Center
4300 Anacostia Ave., NE
Phone: (202) 727-2485
Ward 8
Bald Eagle Recreation Center
100 Joliet St., SW
Phone: (202) 645-3960