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DPR Pools Staying Open Late Thurs., Fri., and Sat. Due to Heat Wave

From DPR:

“The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced today that due to the heat advisory that is in effect for Thursday, July 18, pool hours will be extended for today, Thursday, July 18; Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20, 2013. Temperatures are expected to reach above 100 degrees.”

To help residents beat the heat, the following pools will have extended hours:

Ward 1
Banneker Recreation Center Pool (2500 Georgia Ave., NW) || Fri., July 19: 12:00 pm – 8:30 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm ** Closed Thursdays

Ward 2
Francis Pool (25th & N St., NW) || Thurs., July 18: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Jelleff Recreation Center Pool (3265 S St., NW) || Thurs., July 18: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Volta Park Pool (1555 34th St., NW) || Thurs., July, 18: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ward 4
Upshur Recreation Center Pool (4300 Arkansas Ave., NW) || Thurs., July 18: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ward 5
Harry Thomas Sr. Pool (1743 Lincoln Rd., NE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Langdon Park Pool (2860 Mills Ave., NW) || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm ** Closed Thursdays

Theodore Hagans Jr. Pool (3201 Fort Lincoln Dr., NE) || Thurs., July 18: 11:00 am. – 9:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ward 6
Randall Pool (25 I St., SW) || Thurs., July 18: 11:00 am – 8:00 p.m. || Fri., July 19: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Rosedale Pool (1701 Gales Street, NE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ward 7
Benning Park Pool (Southern Ave. & Fable St., SE) || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm ** Closed Thursdays

Fort Dupont Pool (830 Ridge Road SE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 11:00 am – 9:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Kelly Miller Pool (4900 Brooks St., NE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ward 8
Anacostia Pool (1800 Anacostia Dr., SE) || Thurs. July 18: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm. || Fri. July 19: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Barry Farm Pool (1230 Sumner Rd., SE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Douglass Pool (1921 Fredrick Douglass Court, SE) || Thurs., July 18: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Fort Stanton Pool (1800 Erie St., SE) || Fri., July 19: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm ** Closed Thursdays

Oxon Run Pool (501 Mississippi Ave., SE) || Thurs., July 18: 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm || Fri., July 19: 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm || Sat., July 20: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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