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Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.
The MCI Center was completed in 1997 (renamed Verizon Center in 2006 and Capital One Arena in 2017). After the construction of the arena, AsianWeek said in 2000 that the neighborhood "barely" remains. [10] Numerous writers have cited Chinatown as an example of gentrification [9] [11] [12] [13] and an example of the commodification of culture. [14]
It is one of the 4 major transfer points, a transfer station between the Red Line on the upper level and the Green/Yellow Lines on the lower level. Gallery Place is located in Northwest Washington, with entrances at 7th and F, 7th and H, and 9th and G Streets. The station's only street elevator is north of F Street on the east side of 7th Street.
The District of Columbia bought the arena for $88 million last year, after Leonsis planned to relocate the teams across the Potomac River to an arena in Virginia that is yet to be built.
Capital One Arena hosts over 200 events every year. NBA, NHL, College Basketball and concerts are all on the calendar. Behind-the-scenes look at how Capital One Arena changes over for events
Washington Capitals fan and season ticket holder David Feldman places one of the two first bets at the sportsbook betting location inside Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Capital One Arena Box ...