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The Big Stadium That Got Away
Some of Brett Abrams’ favorite stadiums never got built.
Abrams is a local historian and author of “Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, DC.”
Today he gave me a primer on the city’s sports architecture down through the years. We went to sites where stadiums and arenas used to be, and where coliseums still are.
And throughout our tour, Abrams filled me in on scads of buildings where local college and pro athletes never got to play in. The biggest venue that never made it past the planning stage was World War II Memorial Stadium, which, if built, would’ve meant the Redskins never would have played at RFK.
