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Public Tennis Courts in the District

The Washington Post | June 17, 2004 | Copyright

The Washington Post visited 247 public courts listed on the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation Web site and in other public documents as well as those identified by the National Capital Region of the National Park Service.

Additional courts, not listed officially, were spotted in the course of travel around the city and located on the map. A generous attitude was adopted toward rankings. If players were using a decrepit court, weeds or no weeds, it was classified as being in "fair" condition.

Many courts are listed on city records as having lights, but The Post did not…

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