Uline Arena (Washington Coliseum)

The Uline Ice Arena (known at times as the Washington Coliseum) was built in 1941 by Miguel Uline as a home for the Washington Lions, a member of the Eastern Hockey League. It served as a host to many events of the time due to its immense size, but was segregated for all events except boxing matches for the first 7 years of its existence.
It also hosted Paul Robeson after he was disallowed to preform at Constitution Hall in 1941, served as a home for the Washington Capitols NBA team from 1946-1952, and was packed for a speech by Elijah Muhammad - the founder of Nation of Islam - in 1959. Perhaps its most famous moment came on February 11, 1964, as the Beatles gave their first concert in North America at the Washington Coliseum before a crowd of 8,600.
Concerts were banned, however, following a riot during a performance by the Temptations in 1967, and were replaced by the ABA (American Basketball Association) Washington Capitols for the 1969-70 season. In the 70s and 1980s it became one of the hot spots for go-go, but, following a failed redevelopment by Takoma Park's Christian Faith Center in 1986 as a "spiritual center", it was converted in 1994 to a trash transfer station by LG Industries.

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