1341 W St., NW
Owner Joe Turner converted what had been a garage in 1935. It was renamed as Capitol Arena in 1956 and demolished in 1965.
Capacity: 1880.
Artists
- Tommy Dorsey
- Louis Armstrong
- Nat King Cole
- Charlie Barnet (1941)
- Jimmie Lunceford (1941)
- Gene Krupa (1941)
- Tony Pastor (1941)
- Duke Ellington (1943)
- Pee Wee Russell (1945)
- Muggsy Spanier (1945)
- Big Sid Catlett (1945)
2204 14th Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia
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Brady, Dave. “Sports, Entertainment, Politics Were at Home at Turner’s Arena.” Washington Post, June 16, 1964.
Gildea, William. “All Lights Go Out At Capitol Arena.” Washington Post, June 27, 1965.
Kelly, John. “Joe Turner’s Arena: Wrestled from Pugilistic Washington History.” Washington Post, August 26, 2018.
Siegel, Morris. “Turner’s Arena Took Root in Lubrication Pit...” Washington Post, January 16, 1949.
Washington Post. “Turner’s Arena Changes Name For TV Shows.” December 25, 1955.
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