White House Roller Hockey to End After a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue was closed in 1995 over security concerns in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, a Sunday afternoon ritual has flourished: roller hockey in front of the White House. But as WAMU's James Jones reports, the games will soon come to an end as construction begins on a new pedestrian mall there.

White House Roller Hockey to End

White House Roller Hockey to End

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After a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue was closed in 1995 over security concerns in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, a Sunday afternoon ritual has flourished: roller hockey in front of the White House. But as WAMU's James Jones reports, the games will soon come to an end as construction begins on a new pedestrian mall there.