Anacostia Recreation Center

Anacostia Recreation Center

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Bicycle - Rental, Picnic Table, Restroom, Wheelchair Accessible

Built during by the Works Projects Administration during the Great Depression, the Anacostia Recreation Center offers bike rentals, and picnic areas. A pool and weight room are free to Washington, DC, residents and available to others at a nominal fee. In 1949, the Recreation Center was the site of a major integration riot that ultimately paved the way for desegregation of public pools in the District of Columbia.