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You may be able to have a drink in a Metro car this summer

By FOX 5 Digital Team
Updated  March 12, 2021 10:12am EST
Washington, D.C.
FOX 5 DC

Metrobar opening in DC

A unique bar featuring a Metro car as its centerpiece is coming to DC.

WASHINGTON - Metro’s popularity may get a chance to rebound this summer when one of its cars is converted into a bar in DC.

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Dubbed "Metrobar," a refurbished 5000-series railcar is set to be available on Rhode Island Avenue.

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Along with the railcar itself, the facility will include an 11,000-square-foot outdoor venue.

Ownership says it’s designed to "symbolize the connection between the District’s eight wards."

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In addition to the railcar itself, Metrobar will feature "life-sized art installations," along with tables, murals, screens and other "programmable segments."