Exterior, Central Presbyterian Church (Wilson Center) - Historic Photograph

ID: 5298 ~ Source: DigDC: DC Public Library ~ Creator: Willard Ross

This file appears in: Exploring DC's Go-Go and Punk Music Scenes Tour: The Wilson Center

Exterior, Central Presbyterian Church (Wilson Center) - Historic Photograph

Historic photograph of the former Wilson Center. The church served the community for decades before it became a concert venue for local punk bands.

This file appears in: Exploring DC's Go-Go and Punk Music Scenes Tour: The Wilson Center

Exploring DC's Go-Go and Punk Music Scenes Tour: The Wilson Center

Despite its location in the basement of a Presbyterian church tucked between the Mount Pleasant Historic District and Columbia Heights, the Wilson Center became a popular punk venue in the 1980s because bands could play loudly and without…