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Sunday, August 08, 2004

Directions to Lyon Park Community Center, Arlington, Va.

Lyon Park Community Center is located at 414 N. Fillmore St., in a private community owned park at the corner of N. Fillmore and Pershing Dr. in Arlington, Va., a 10-minute walk from the Clarendon Metro stop, or a 5-minute drive from downtown Washington, D.C.

Walking From Clarendon Metro Stop

Take a right onto Highland, left onto Washington Blvd. Take a right onto N. Fillmore at Sala Thai and CVS, walk 3 blocks to Pershing Dr. For more information on the Metro system, visit: Washington Metro System. (View a Walking Map.)

Metrobus
The 4B bus has a stop one block from the Lyon Park Community Center, at the corner of Edgewood St. and Pershing Dr. (Between the Barton St. and Glebe Rd. stops listed on the timetable). Here is the map and timetable: 4B Pershing Drive-Arlington Blvd Line.

The Metro RideGuide should help you plan your trip.

Driving

From Washington, D.C.: Take Route 50 (Arlington Blvd.) to Pershing Drive. Take a right onto Pershing Dr. (across from Fort Meyer) and go 7 blocks to N. Fillmore. Parking on N. Fillmore St.

From points West: Take Route 66 east to Fairfax Drive Exit in Arlington. Take Fairfax Dr. to Washington Blvd. Take a right on Washington Blvd. Take a right on Pershing Dr. and go two blocks to N. Fillmore St. Park on N. Fillmore.

We recommend using Rand McNally Map and Directions or Mapquest Map and Directions to plan your best route to the event.

Suggestions: Plan to come early and enjoy the Clarendon Day festivities taking place all day in the vicinity of the Clarendon Metro stop. We also recommend a detour to the small gallery, The Museum of Modern Arf, to view the interesting exhibit “Breaking the Silence II: Questioning Power Now More Than Ever”. It is located near the Clarendon Metro stop (map and directions to Museum of Modern Arf).