Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Audi Field

Then & Now

— Capitol Riverfront —

Audi Field Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 24, 2019

1. Audi Field Marker

Inscription. Opened in July 2018, Audi Field is the home for the D.C. United professional soccer team. Located in Buzzard Point of Capitol Riverfront, Audi Field was a public-private partnership between the District Government and the ownership of D.C. United to build the $350 million, 20,000 seat stadium. Prior to the soccer stadium, the site was home to surface parking lots, Pepco electrical generation equipment, and a number of small scale industrial buildings. Audi Field is already serving as a catalyst for new housing and mixed-use development in Buzzard Point.

Erected 2019 by Capitol Riverfront. (Marker Number 16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Sports. In addition, it is included in the DC, Then and Now: Capitol Riverfront series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 2018.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 52.366′ N, 77° 0.09′ W. Marker was in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in Navy Yard. It could be reached from Water Street Southeast west of 4th Street

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Southeast, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 301 Water Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The River in Focus (within shouting distance of this marker); Radio Towers (within shouting distance of this marker); Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials (within shouting distance of this marker); Mildred Belle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lumber Shed Building (about 300 feet away); Boiler House (about 300 feet away); Lumber Shed - Form and Function (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Dock 79 (was here, next to this marker but

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has been replaced with another marker now near it); USDOT (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Bixby (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lumber Shed (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Nationals Park (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Twelve12 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Yards Park (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1221 Van (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 99M (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.