Fondest DC Memories (Washington: neighborhoods, camp, vs.)

[Caladium]

Originally Posted by rlrl

I visited DC from NY for the first time in 1974, then 1979 and 80.

The strongest memories were using the Metro Trains in '80 and the cool crisp aura around DuPont Circle(I remember some XXX places and a fabulous greek restaurant but that was 32 years ago)

LOL I remember those XXX places. They were everywhere.

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[yamota]

Wait, what happened to Another World?

[WASHINGTON BULLETS]

Originally Posted by yamota

Wait, what happened to Another World?

Another World closed around the same time Orpheus and Music Now closed.

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Big Pun Interview in Washington DC part 1 - YouTube


Big Pun Interview in Washington DC part 2 - YouTube

Here is Big Punisher & Mobb Deep at The Wiz in front of Iverson Mall in 1997.
(Back when WPGC wasnt garbage and was still listenable)


2Pac and John Singleton on BET Rap City (FULL VIDEO 1994).avi - YouTube

Here is 2 Pac and John Singleton in 1993 on the corner of 11th and F running against each other @ 6:55.
(Less pussified downtown DC with a lot more character and personality)

[slowlane3]

I recognize the location of the picture immediately above, with the police car. It was taken from the south side of 16th and H Streets (Lafayette Park), looking northwest toward the Hay Adams Hotel.

[WASHINGTON BULLETS]

Originally Posted by slowlane3

I recognize the location of the picture immediately above, with the police car. It was taken from the south side of 16th and H Streets (Lafayette Park), looking northwest toward the Hay Adams Hotel.

Joey A eating chicken on roof / 12th St., Washington DC 1982 - YouTube

Wow. You are a location expert?
Tell me where along 12th Street NW was this filmed at?

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1973 Dec 6 The Who
1973 Dec 19 Alice Cooper
1974 Jan 16 Bob Dylan
1974 Feb 19 Black Sabbath
1974 Mar 8 Deep Purple, Savoy Brown, Tucky Buzzard
1974 May 2 Grand Funk Railroad
1974 Jun 1 Yes
1974 Jul 14 Eric Clapton
1974 Jul 29 Grateful Dead
1974 Aug 1 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1974 Aug 17 Uriah Heep, Blue Oyster Cult
1974 Aug 20 Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
1974 Aug 21 Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
1974 Oct 5 Eric Clapton
1974 Oct 25 Jefferson Starship
1974 Nov 1 Frank Zappa
1974 Nov 11 David Bowie
1974 Nov 21 Elton John w Kiki Dee
1974 Nov 22 Elton John w Kiki Dee
1974 Nov 29 The Doobie Brothers
1974 Dec 5 The J. Geils Band / Mountain / Stray Dog
1974 Dec 5 J Giles
1974 Dec 9 Bachman Turner Overdrive
1974 Dec 13 George Harrison
1975 Feb 10 Led Zeppelin
1975 Feb 15 Rod Stewart
1975 May 10 ZZ Top & KISS
1975 May 22 Eagles
1975 Jun 9 Pink Floyd
1975 Jun 10 Pink Floyd
1975 Jun 20 Lynyrd Skynyrd
1975 Jun 27 The Beach Boys / Chicago
1975 Jul 1 The Rolling Stones
1975 Jul 2 The Rolling Stones
1975 Jul 9 Alice Cooper
1975 Jul 22 Three Dog Night
1975 Jul 24 Yes
1975 Aug 17 Blue Oyster Cult
1975 Aug 17 Uriah Heep
1975 Aug 22 Jefferson Starship
1975 Aug 28 Aerosmith
1975 Sep 11 The Allman Brothers Band, Muddy Waters
1975 Oct 3 Black Oak Arkansas, Foghat, Montrose
1975 Oct 5 Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac
1975 Oct 21 The Doobie Brothers, The Outlaws
1975 Nov 7 The J. Geils Band & Peter Frampton
1975 Nov 16 Dave Mason / Little Feat
1975 Nov 30 KISS, Mott The Hoople, Styx
1976 Jan 4 Holiday Spectacular, Blue Oyster Cult, Leslie West, Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Rush
1976 Feb 19 Bachman Turner Overdrive
1976 Feb 23 Cat Stevens, Majicat Tour
1976 Mar 13 David Bowie
1976 Mar 14 David Bowie
1976 Mar 29 Electric Light Orchestra
1976 Apr 2 Robin Trower, Head East
1976 Apr 8 Bad Company, Kansas
1976 Apr 22 America
1976 May 14 Eagles w/ Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Jerry Brown for President Benefit
1976 May 16 Paul McCartney & Wings
1976 May 22 Johnny Winter
1976 Jun 27 Elvis Presley ( 2 shows )
1976 Jun 29 Elton John
1976 Jun 30 Elton John
1976 Jul 1 Elton John
1976 Jul 9 Neil Young
1976 Aug 3 The Who
1976 Aug 4 The Who
1976 Aug 10 Neil Diamond
1976 Aug 21 Jefferson Starship
1976 Sep 25 Grateful Dead
1976 Oct 20 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pure Prairie League, Be-Bop Deluxe
1976 Nov 4 Frank Zappa
1976 Nov 11 ZZ Top, Styx, World Wide Texas Tour /Tejas lp release Tour
1976 Dec 5 Aerosmith
1976 Dec 9 Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent
1976 Dec 19 KISS, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
1976 Dec 27 Uriah Heep, Blue Oyster Cult
1976 Dec 27 Blue Oyster Cult
1977 Jan 21 The Beach Boys
1977 Mar 21 The Eagles / Jimmy Buffett, Hotel California Tour
1977 Mar 22 The Eagles / Jimmy Buffett
1977 Apr 5 Boston
1977 May 22 Elvis Presley
1977 May 25 Led Zeppelin
1977 May 26 Led Zeppelin
1977 May 28 Led Zeppelin
1977 May 30 Led Zeppelin
1977 Jun 4 Ted Nugent
1977 Jun 8 Crosby, Stills & Nash
1977 Jun 12 Bad Company, The Outlaws
1977 Jul 12 Fleetwood Mac
1977 Jul 13 Fleetwood Mac / Kenny Loggins
1977 Jul 24 KC And The Sunshine Band, The Trammps, The Jimmy Castor Bunch & The Universal Robot Band, Sunday Showdown
1977 Aug 3 The Steve Miller Band
1977 Aug 16 Yes
1977 Oct 12 Heart
1977 Nov 3 Robin Trower, Ram Jam
1977 Nov 7 Linda Ronstadt
1977 Nov 9 Kansas
1977 Nov 21 Jethro Tull
1977 Dec 8 Marshall Tucker Band
1977 Dec 8 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cancelled as a result of Oct 20, 1977 Plane Crash. Source Street Survivors
1977 Dec 10 Hall & Oates
1977 Dec 19 KISS
1977 Dec 20 KISS
1977 Dec 21 Aerosmith
1977 Dec 22 Aerosmith
1978 Jan 5 Ted Nugent, Golden Earring, Point Blank
1978 Feb 18 Parliament Funkadelic
1978 Mar 7 Johnny Winter
1978 Apr 8 Bootsy's Rubber Band
1978 Apr 27 David Bowie
1978 May 31 Jefferson Starship
1978 Jun 11 Foghat / Cheap Trick / Rainbow
1978 Jul 14 Blue Oyster Cult
1978 Aug 12 Ted Nugent
1978 Sep 1 Brothers Johnson
1978 Sep 21 Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1978 Sep 23 Electric Light Orchestra
1978 Oct 5 Bob Dylan
1978 Oct 15 Heart
1978 Nov 3 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
1978 Nov 9 Aerosmith
1978 Nov 19 Boston, with Sammy Hagar
1978 Nov 20 Boston
1978 Nov 23 Grateful Dead
1978 Nov 30 Styx, with Angel
1978 Dec 3 Neil Diamond
1978 Dec 10 Dr Hook, Firefall, Pablo Cruise, Atlanta Rhythm Section, WPGC Toys For Tots concert for charity
1979 Feb 1 Parliament Funkadelic
1979 Mar 28 Santana, Eddie Money
1979 Apr 26 Eric Clapton
1979 Apr 30 The Beach Boys
1979 May 5 The New Barbarians
1979 May 30 Rod Stewart
1979 Jun 8 AC/DC / U.F.O.
1979 Jun 18 Boston w/Sammy Hagar
1979 Jun 26 Bad Company
1979 Jun 27 Bad Company, Carillo
1979 Jul 7 KISS
1979 Jul 8 KISS
1979 Jul 23 Peter Frampton
1979 Aug 18 Ted Nugent
1979 Aug 22 Rush
1979 Sep 22 The Bee Gees
1979 Oct 18 Jethro Tull
1979 Nov 4 Eagles
1979 Nov 8 Grateful Dead
1979 Nov 25 Fleetwood Mac
1979 Dec 6 The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet
1979 Dec 9 Foreigner (Toys For Tots)
1979 Dec 13 The Who
1979 Dec 17 The Who
1980 Jan 25 Aerosmith
1980 Apr 10 Frank Marino, Humble Pie, Mothers Finest, Angel, Rock and Roll Marathon
1980 May 1 Van Halen
1980 May 21 Heart
1980 Jun 8 Nazareth
1980 Jun 22 Triumph
1980 Jun 24 Molly Hatchet
1980 Jun 26 Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
1980 Jul 13 Ted Nugent
1980 Aug 3 AC/DC
1980 Aug 23 Journey
1980 Aug 24 Journey
1980 Aug 31 Grateful Dead
1980 Sep 9 Foghat, The Outlaws
1980 Sep 11 Yes
1980 Sep 26 Rush, & Saxon
1980 Oct 1 Bob Seger
1980 Oct 5 Jethro Tull
1980 Oct 14 Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Cult, Billed as Black and Blue
1980 Oct 19 Led Zeppelin, Cancelled due to John Bonham's death
1980 Oct 20 Led Zeppelin, Cancelled due to John Bonham's death
1980 Nov 9 Outlaws / Foghat
1980 Nov 12 The Cars
1980 Nov 17 Molly Hatchet
1980 Nov 24 Bruce Springsteen
1980 Nov 30 The Rossington-Collins Band
1980 Dec 28 The Allman Brothers Band
1980 Dec 29 The Kinks
1981 Mar 14 REO Speedwagon
1981 Apr 13 Styx, Paradise Theater Tour
1981 Apr 14 Styx
1981 Apr 17 Parliament Funkadelic
1981 May 16 Rush
1981 May 17 Rush
1981 Jun 19 ZZ Top
1981 Jul 1 Judas Priest
1981 Jul 1 Iron Maiden
1981 Jul 28 Van Halen
1981 Jul 29 Van Halen
1981 Jul 30 Van Halen
1981 Aug 4 Bruce Springsteen
1981 Aug 5 Bruce Springsteen
1981 Aug 7 Bruce Springsteen
1981 Sep 26 Blue Oyster Cult / Foghat
1981 Sep 27 Grateful Dead
1981 Oct 16 Dan Fogelberg
1981 Oct 20 Foreigner w/Billy Squier
1981 Nov 15 Earth, Wind & Fire
1981 Nov 30 Genesis
1981 Dec 3 Black Sabbath
1981 Dec 6 Rick Springfield, Juice Newton, Quarterflash, The Spinners (Toys For Tots)
1981 Dec 7 The Rolling Stones
1981 Dec 8 The Rolling Stones
1981 Dec 9 The Rolling Stones
1981 Dec 20 AC/DC
1981 Dec 21 AC/DC
1981 Dec 30 The Charlie Daniels Band, with Rossington Collins Band
1982 Jan 14 The Kinks \ Bryan Adams
1982 Jan 16 The Police
1982 Mar 1 Rod Stewart
1982 Mar 22 The Cars w/Nick Lowe
1982 Apr 24 Ozzy Osbourne, Rescheduled from March 24, 1982..
1982 May 8 Journey
1982 May 26 John Denver
1982 May 27 John Denver
1982 Jul 20 Rainbow / Krokus
1982 Jul 25 Queen w/Billy Squier
1982 Sep 1 REO Speedwagon
1982 Sep 12 Neil Diamond
1982 Sep 22 The Who
1982 Sep 23 The Who
1982 Oct 3 Heart
1982 Oct 11 Van Halen
1982 Oct 12 Van Halen
1982 Oct 18 Judas Priest, with Iron Maiden
1982 Nov 15 Billy Joel
1982 Nov 29 Rush, with Rory Gallagher
1982 Dec 1 Saga
1982 Dec 6 Pat Benatar
1983 Feb 28 Eric Clapton
1983 Mar 14 Willie Nelson
1983 May 1 The Kinks
1983 May 2 Journey
1983 May 3 Journey
1983 May 25 Aerosmith
1983 Jun 3 Gary Moore
1983 Jun 3 Krokus
1983 Jun 3 Def Leppard
1983 Jul 7 Joe Walsh
1983 Jul 7 Stevie Nicks
1983 Aug 6 ZZ Top / Sammy Hagar
1983 Aug 20 Iron Maiden /Fastway & Coney Hatch
1983 Aug 22 The Police, Resecheduled from Aug 20th date
1983 Aug 27 David Bowie
1983 Aug 28 David Bowie
1983 Nov 2 Black Sabbath & Quiet Riot
1983 Nov 16 Genesis
1983 Nov 20 Rick James
1983 Nov 21 Loverboy
1983 Dec 5 Heart & Kansas
1983 Dec 11 AC/DC
1984 Feb 1 Ozzy Osbourne
1984 Mar 25 Van Halen
1984 Mar 26 Van Halen
1984 Apr 2 Duran Duran
1984 May 15 Yes
1984 May 26 Molly Hatchet, Outlaws, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Rick Derringer, Memorial Rock 84
1984 Jun 16 Judas Priest
1984 Jun 17 Judas Priest
1984 Aug 8 Neil Diamond
1984 Aug 25 Bruce Springsteen
1984 Aug 26 Bruce Springsteen
1984 Aug 28 Bruce Springsteen
1984 Aug 29 Bruce Springsteen
1984 Aug 31 Scorpions
1984 Sep 1 Scorpions
1984 Sep 20 Rod Stewart
1984 Sep 27 Rush
1984 Oct 17 Elton John
1984 Nov 1 Sammy Hagar & Krokus
1984 Nov 6 Dio
1984 Nov 18 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 19 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 20 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 26 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 28 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 29 Prince & The Revolution
1984 Nov 30 Prince & The Revolution
1985 Jan 28 Iron Maiden/Twisted Sister
1985 Feb 28 Hall & Oates
1985 Mar 28 Chicago
1985 Apr 8 U2
1985 May 1 The Firm
1985 Jul 24 Foreigner / Joe Walsh
1985 Jul 30 Robert Plant
1985 Aug 5 Tina Turner
1985 Sep 12 Bryan Adams
1985 Oct 15 Ratt
1985 Oct 30 Dio
1985 Dec 16 Rush
1985 Dec 29 Kurtis Blow, The Holiday Festival
1985 Dec 29 Junkyard Band, The Holiday Festival
1985 Dec 29 Doug E. Fresh, The Holiday Festival
1985 Dec 29 Chuck Brown, The Holiday Festival
1985 Dec 29 Rare Essence, The Holiday Festival
1986 Jan 22 Twisted Sister w/ Dokken
1986 Feb 4 Loverboy
1986 Feb 4 The Hooters
1986 Mar 7 Aerosmith, "Night in the Ruts" TOUR
1986 Mar 7 Ted Nugent
1986 Mar 13 Pat Benatar
1986 Mar 19 The Firm
1986 Mar 25 Grateful Dead
1986 Apr 11 Neil Diamond
1986 Apr 16 Ozzy Osbourne
1986 May 24 ZZ Top
1986 May 25 ZZ Top
1986 May 27 ZZ Top
1986 May 31 Judas Priest
1986 Jun 1 Alabama
1986 Jul 25 Midnight Star, CareFree Curl Summerfest
1986 Jul 25 Jermaine Jackson, CareFree Curl Summerfest
1986 Jul 25 Morris Day, CareFree Curl Summerfest
1986 Aug 2 Stevie Nicks
1986 Aug 8 Van Halen
1986 Aug 9 Van Halen
1986 Aug 10 Stevie Wonder
1986 Oct 7 David Lee Roth
1986 Oct 10 Billy Joel
1986 Oct 16 The Moody Blues
1986 Oct 23 Journey
1987 Jan 8 Iron Maiden
1987 Jan 29 Genesis
1987 Mar 12 Ratt
1987 Mar 30 The Pretenders
1987 Apr 5 Beastie Boys
1987 Apr 13 Bon Jovi
1987 Apr 25 Eric Clapton
1987 May 8 Frank Sinatra
1987 Jul 22 Bon Jovi
1987 Aug 28 Motley Crue/Whitesnake
1987 Aug 29 Motley Crue/Whitesnake
1987 Sep 8 Boston
1987 Sep 11 Grateful Dead
1987 Sep 12 Grateful Dead
1987 Sep 13 Grateful Dead
1987 Sep 28 David Bowie
1987 Sep 29 David Bowie
1987 Oct 6 Lynyrd Skynyrd
1987 Oct 8 Fleetwood Mac
1987 Oct 19 Pink Floyd
1987 Oct 20 Pink Floyd
1987 Oct 21 Pink Floyd
1987 Oct 22 Pink Floyd
1987 Nov 19 Aerosmith
1987 Nov 24 John Cougar Mellencamp
1987 Nov 30 Rush
1987 Dec 13 Yes
1988 Jan 21 Tesla
1988 Jan 21 Def Leppard
1988 Feb 1 KISS
1988 Feb 1 Ted Nugent
1988 Apr 4 Bruce Springsteen
1988 Apr 5 Bruce Springsteen
1988 Apr 15 David Lee Roth, Poison
1988 May 7 Earth, Wind & Fire
1988 May 21 AC/DC
1988 Jul 23 Run DMC, Mobsters Of Rap
1988 Aug 8 Iron Maiden
1988 Aug 12 Judas Priest
1988 Aug 30 Scorpions
1988 Oct 10 Prince
1988 Oct 11 Prince
1988 Oct 13 Michael Jackson
1988 Oct 17 Michael Jackson
1988 Oct 18 Michael Jackson
1988 Oct 19 Michael Jackson
1988 Oct 20 Robert Plant, "Now and Zen" TOUR
1988 Nov 8 Jimmy Page
1988 Nov 26 Ozzy Osbourne
1988 Dec 11 Rod Stewart
1988 Dec 28 Public Enemy
1989 Mar 9 Metallica
1989 Apr 3 Ratt
1989 Apr 28 Cinderella
1989 Apr 28 Winger
1989 Apr 28 The Bulletboys
1989 Jul 11 Bon Jovi
1989 Jul 28 Metallica
1989 Jul 29 Neil Diamond
1989 Aug 22 The Cure
1989 Oct 17 Elton John
1989 Nov 6 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck
1989 Nov 12 Andrew Dice Clay
1989 Dec 5 Motley Crue
1989 Dec 17 Aerosmith
1990 Jan 10 Billy Joel
1990 Mar 15 Grateful Dead
1990 Mar 16 Grateful Dead
1990 Mar 22 Janet Jackson
1990 Mar 29 Janet Jackson
1990 May 5 Rush
1990 Jun 8 Madonna
1990 Jun 9 Madonna
1990 Jun 27 Motley Crue
1990 Jul 16 Robert Plant
1990 Jul 28 Aerosmith
1990 Jul 29 MC Hammer
1990 Nov 7 Fleetwood Mac
1990 Nov 13 Poison
1990 Nov 18 AC/DC
1990 Dec 9 Judas Priest/Megadeth & Testament
1991 Jan 13 ZZ Top
1991 Jan 14 ZZ Top
1991 Feb 27 Neil Young
1991 Mar 1 INXS
1991 Mar 7 Sting
1991 Mar 21 Grateful Dead
1991 May 10 Scorpions
1991 Jun 19 Guns N' Roses / Skid Row
1991 Jun 20 Guns N' Roses / Skid Row
1991 Jul 9 AC/DC
1991 Aug 15 Operation Rock & Roll featuring Judas Priest/Alice Cooper
1991 Sep 18 Luther Vandross
1991 Sep 24 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
1991 Oct 17 Van Halen
1991 Nov 7 The Jerry Garcia Band
1991 Dec 4 Vinnie Moore
1991 Dec 4 Rush
1992 Jan 19 Rod Stewart
1992 Feb 24 Dire Straits
1992 Mar 8 Grateful Dead
1992 Mar 9 Grateful Dead
1992 Apr 1 Metallica
1992 Apr 2 Metallica
1992 Aug 6 Neil Diamond
1992 Aug 25 Bruce Springsteen
1992 Aug 26 Bruce Springsteen
1992 Oct 18 KISS
1992 Oct 22 Garth Brooks
1992 Nov 3 Def Leppard
1993 Feb 23 Bon Jovi
1993 Mar 16 Grateful Dead
1993 Mar 17 Grateful Dead
1993 Mar 18 Grateful Dead
1993 Mar 31 Damn Yankees/Jackyl
1993 Apr 9 Elton John
1993 Sep 10 Aerosmith
1993 Oct 18 Billy Joel
1993 Nov 19 Neil Diamond
1994 Apr 26 Rush
1994 May 10 Barbra Streisand
1994 Jun 18 ZZ Top
1994 Aug 26 Aerosmith
1994 Oct 9 Grateful Dead
1994 Oct 10 Grateful Dead
1994 Oct 11 Grateful Dead
1995 Mar 22 Page & Plant
1995 Mar 23 Page & Plant
1995 Sep 21 Lynyrd Skynyrd & Hank Williams Jr.
1995 Oct 16 REM
1995 Nov 22 Phish
1996 Feb 14 Red Hot Chili Peppers
1996 Feb 28 Rod Stewart
1996 Apr 2 Garth Brooks
1996 Apr 3 Garth Brooks
1996 Apr 4 Garth Brooks
1996 Apr 5 Garth Brooks
1996 Apr 6 Garth Brooks
1996 Oct 1 Neil Diamond
1996 Oct 6 KISS
1996 Oct 7 KISS
1996 Nov 7 Rush
1996 Nov 11 The Who
1996 Nov 24 Brooks & Dunn
1997 Apr 8 Metallica
1997 Apr 9 Metallica
1997 Aug 1 Prince
1997 Dec 28 Phish
1998 Jan 3 Aerosmith

Here is a listing of every single concert held at the Capital Centre.
Now this list does not include all of the Basketball, Hockey, WWF Wrestling and Monster Truck etc... events which were also held there.

I do not care what anybody on here says.
There is no hip, gentrifier, gentrification era establishment that will ever come close to matching the above live music lineup.
Never. Not going to happen.

[HurricaneDC]

well I think a lot of those groups are defunct now

[KStreetQB]

Originally Posted by WASHINGTON BULLETS

Here is a listing of every single concert held at the Capital Centre.
Now this list does not include all of the Basketball, Hockey, WWF Wrestling and Monster Truck etc... events which were also held there.

I do not care what anybody on here says.
There is no hip, gentrifier, gentrification era establishment that will ever come close to matching the above live music lineup.
Never. Not going to happen.

Someone 30 years from now will produce an even more prolific list from the Verizon center trying to make the same point. The only thing the authors of those posts will share in common is being left behind by life. The acts that haven't broken up or died still tour here, so other than being another in an endless sting of people stuck in the past, complaining about the present, what is your point?