The White House
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1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This is where the president of the United States lives & works.
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A
Little History |
| In 1792, work began on constructing the official
residence, for the president...
etc.
During 1995, an event happened that prompted increased security
concerns and the Secret Service to immediately closed Pennsylania
Avenue to traffic, and install barriers on the streets near the White
house. The result of these actions are that we now have a De-Militirized Zone (DMZ)
in front of the White House making it an ideal place for skating, roller hockey, cones, tourism,
and just hanging out. |
| Near the Whitehouse |
Our meeting spot is right in the middle of Pennsylvania Ave.
(noted on the map by the
blue X).
From Downtown
If you are anywhere on this map,
it should take you within about 10 minutes to skate to the meeting spot.
The Subway
In addition to being central, the White House is within
3 blocks of 4 different metro stations. Farragut North
(on the Red line)
has three entrances clustered to the north of the meeting space.
Faragut West (oarnge and
blue)
is just south of this station with
two entrances on J street, and McPhereson Square
(oarnge and
Blue) has an entrance
marked Vermont Ave/White House which is even closer.
Where the three lines intersect, is Metro Center and the 13th street
entrance is also fairly close to the White House.
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| Driving to the Whitehouse |
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All around the DMZ, There is plenty of nearby
street parking. (And there are usually spaces available
at the times we meet.)
From Virginia:
Cross the Potomac River and then aim for the
Washington Monument. The White house is just north of this
large landmark. (That would be a left hand turn.)
From Maryland:
The fastest arterials to downtown are usually the parkways
which run along Rock Creek and the Potomac river. Many main
roads also head downtown towards the white house. Connecticut,
Wisconsin, 16th Street, E street, Rt 50, and the SE-SW Freeway.
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White house meeting spot security issues:
Given possible security precautions, here is a plan for where to meet for WAR skates. If we can't use
the first location, go to the next one on the list.
- Closed-off section of Pennsylvania
Avenue at the White House. Our usual meeting place.
- If Pennsylvania Avenue is blocked off, but the inside of Lafayette Park is still
accessible, meet inside Lafayette Park.
- If previous options are unavailable, meet at the Visitor's Center on the Ellipse. This is
normally our
first stop on the Friday skates. They may block off E street and certain sidewalks,
but the visitor center is usually accessible if you skate around to the side or bottom of the
circle.
- If all options above are
unavailable,
meet at the Navy memorial.
(We will leave 15 minutes after the posted time)
The Navy Memorial is at 7th & Pennsylvania NW, a few blocks away in the direction of the
Capitol.
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