Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. that is currently under demolition. It is located near the Anacostia River at the end of East Capitol Street two miles east of the United States Capitol. Opened in 1961, it was owne…Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. that is currently under demolition. It is located near the Anacostia River at the end of East Capitol Street two miles east of the United States Capitol. Opened in 1961, it was owned by the federal government until 1986.