Verizon Center

601 F St NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

The box office is located inside the main entrance at 601 F Street NW.

 

Box Office Hours:

The box office is open Mon.-Sat. from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on event Sunday's from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The box office will be closed on non-event Sunday's. 

 

Tickets for Verizon Center events can be purchased through the box office, online atwww.ticketmaster.com, via Phonecharge at 1-800-745-3000 or any Ticketmaster outlet. Phonecharge is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tickets 

Team: Washington Capitals

Location: Washington, D.C.

Opening: 1995

Capacity: 18,506

The Verizon Center, located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Chinatown, originally opened on December 2, 1997, as the MCI Center, named after its sponsor,MCI Inc. Nearly a decade later, in January 2006, Verizon Communications purchased MCI Inc. and the arena's name was changed accordingly. The following year, in 2007, the "first true indoor high-definition LED scoreboard" was installed at the Verizon Center. On December 2, 2007, the Verizon Center celebrated the ten year anniversary of its opening. In December 2013, all electronic communications to and from the scoreboard and advertising fasciae were updated by ColosseoEAS.The Verizon Center is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment and is situated on top of land leased from the District of Columbia. The Verizon Center was built in the mid-1990s solely with private financing and was originally owned by Abe Pollin from 1997 to June 2010. On June 10, 2010, following Pollin's death in November 2009, the Pollin family sold Verizon Center, along with the Washington Wizards and the Washington-Baltimore area Ticketmaster franchise, to Ted Leonsis, who already owned the arena's other tenant, the Washington Capitals. Leonsis subsequently formed a new management company—Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The Verizon Center is largely considered to be a commercial success and is regarded as one of the driving catalysts of the revitalization (and gentrification) of Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood. A report emerged in May 2015 that Verizon would not renew its naming rights to the Verizon Center when its agreement with Monumental ends in 2018. In the same week, it was announced that Etihad Airways signed a deal to become the official airline of the arena, sparking speculation that Etihad might be the leading contender to assume naming rights in 2017.

History 

How to get there?

Take the George Washington Memorial PKWY North

Take the I-395 North exit towards Washington

As the road splits, bear left onto US-1 and follow to 14th Street Bridge

Cross over the 14th Street bridge and stay on 14th Street NW

Make a right turn onto Constitution Ave. NW

Turn left onto 7th Street NW and Verizon Center will be on the corner of F and 7th Streets NW

 

 

Turn onto the Dulles Access Road

Dulles Access Road turns into I-66 East

Continue onto US-50 East/I-66 East

Take the US-50 East/Constitution Ave. NW exit

Stay straight to go onto Constitution Ave. NW

Turn left onto 7th Street NW and Verizon Center will be on the corner of F and 7th Streets NW

 

 

Follow Airport exit

Turn slight left onto I-195 West

Take the MD-295 South (Balt/ Wash Pkwy) ramp towards Washington

Merge onto 295 South towards Washington

Merge onto US-50 West

Continue on 50 West as it turns into New York Avenue NW

Turn left on 6th Street NW and Verizon Center will be on the corner of F and 6th Streets NW

 

 

Follow I-95 North towards Washington

Take the I-395 North exit towards Washington

As the road splits while approaching the 14th Street bridge, bare left onto US-1 and follow to 14th Street Bridge

Cross over the 14th Street bridge and stay on 14th Street NW

Make a right turn onto Constitution Ave. NW

Turn left onto 7th Street NW and Verizon Center will be on the corner of F and 7th Streets NW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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