What’s going on with...Uline Arena?
WASHINGTON, DC- JANUARY 05: The Uline Ice Arena, which was later renamed the Washington Coliseum is seen on Thursday January 05, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Beatles played a concert at the Coliseum in 1964. The structure is featured on a series of placards on the history of H Street NE and the surrounding neighborhood. The building is viewed along M St. NE. (Photo by Matt McClain For The Washington Post) (Matt McClain - FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Passengers aboard Red Line trains headed east out of the New York Avenue Metro station have all seen it out the window: a concrete dome adorned with graffiti and banner advertisements.
It’s the Uline Arena, a building that was erected in 1941 as the Washington Coliseum and in 1964 played host to the first U.S. concert by the Beatles, shortly after the band’s famed performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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