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'Landover' is an area of Prince George's County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. It is an unincorporated area, with no official status, but the United States Census Bureau considers it a part of the Greater Landover census-designated place. Landover is home to the corporate headquarters of the Giant supermarket chain and FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, and was also home to the now-demolished US Airways Arena (originally known as the Capital Centre), formerly used for major concerts, professional basketball and hockey games, and where the cult-classic video documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed. The community is also known for its heavy use of Go-Go music. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover. Though small, Landover houses many neighborhoods which include: Manor Farms, Kentland, Palmer Park, Glenarden, Brightseat, Village Green, Lansdowne, Cheverly, and Portions of New Carrollton. Metrorail's orange line passes through the community. Landover Hills is a separate, incorporated community a few miles away.
The Landover Washington Metro station serves the area on the Orange Line.
I-495/95, the Capital Beltway, crosses U.S. Highway 50 in Landover. The Beltway also has junctions with Maryland State Highway 202 (Landover Road) and Brightseat Road, which leads directly to FedExField.
Landover is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
FedExField is a football stadium for the Washington Redskins. See Raljon, Maryland.
The Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex is located on approximately 80 acres adjacent to FedEx Field.
A new shopping center, The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, opened in 2005 on the site of the US Airways Arena.
Actor/comedian Martin Lawrence was raised in Landover. Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was raised in Palmer Park, which has the headquarters of the County police. Kyle Ash recently moved from Landover and now resides in Bladensburg. It is also the hometown of the famous Len Bias, drafted second overall in the NBA Draft by the Bosotn Celtics in 1986
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Transportation
The Landover Washington Metro station serves the area on the Orange Line.
I-495/95, the Capital Beltway, crosses U.S. Highway 50 in Landover. The Beltway also has junctions with Maryland State Highway 202 (Landover Road) and Brightseat Road, which leads directly to FedExField.
Education
Landover is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
Sports
FedExField is a football stadium for the Washington Redskins. See Raljon, Maryland.
The Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex is located on approximately 80 acres adjacent to FedEx Field.
Shopping
A new shopping center, The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, opened in 2005 on the site of the US Airways Arena.
Famous residents
Actor/comedian Martin Lawrence was raised in Landover. Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was raised in Palmer Park, which has the headquarters of the County police. Kyle Ash recently moved from Landover and now resides in Bladensburg. It is also the hometown of the famous Len Bias, drafted second overall in the NBA Draft by the Bosotn Celtics in 1986
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