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Stadium Facts. February 11, 2007 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Location Southeast Washington on the Anacostia River, bounded by South Capitol, First and N streets and Potomac Avenue. Groundbreaking.
Griffith Stadium, Part Two. September 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Washingtonians who grew up when Griffith Stadium was the town's sports mecca had so many memories to share that we planned to ...
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 21, 1961, the old and new Washington Senators met in the last baseball game at Griffith Stadium, the old ballpark at Seventh Street and Florida Avenue Northwest where ...
Before RFK stadium was built, the Washington Senators played at Griffith Stadium, named after the club's longtime owner, Clark Griffith. Washington-area old-timers recall the sights, sounds and ...
Howard University Hospital sits on the former Griffith Stadium site. Drew Hansen The hospital sits on the former Griffith Stadium site. As Nats enter World Series, we take a look at D.C.'s top ...
In 1951, gospel star Rosetta Tharpe got married in front of thousands of fans at a baseball stadium. In some ways, says biographer Gayle Wald, it set the template for today's stadium rock concerts.
Remember Griffith Stadium? You may not, because the rickety park at Seventh Street and Florida Avenue NW was vacated by the Redskins and Senators in 1961 and razed in 1965. But a symposium next ...
On July 5, 1924, in the fourth inning of a game against the Washington Senators, Babe Ruth ran full-force into the wall at Griffith Stadium in Washington and knocked himself out.