Teaneck Armory

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Teaneck Armory is an

New Jersey National Guard
.

History

The facility was completed in 1936 at a cost of $1 million.

Trenton War Memorial and after its dedication became the leading state architect until the early 1960s, designing or adapting many of its armories.[2]

From 1967–68, the arena was the home of the

New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association, the team that later became today's Brooklyn Nets in the National Basketball Association.[3] In 1968, the Americans were forced to forfeit a playoff game against the Kentucky Colonels because a circus group had rented the armory that week and the alternate location selected for the game, Long Island Arena in Commack, New York, had a floor in such poor condition that it was deemed unplayable.[4]

Over the years the expansive floor and high-ceilinged space has been used for numerous film shoots, including

Eid ul-Adha.[8]

National Guard

The Teaneck Armory can be distinguished by the

New Jersey National Guard. Other elements of the New Jersey National Guard based at the Teaneck Armory have been deployed to Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and Kosovo, among other places. Additionally, a squadron of the New Jersey Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
is located at the Armory.

Flag

In 2010, the armory unfurled its first garrison flag since 1936. Received as donation, the flag had hung over

September 2001 attacks. 15 feet wide and 20 feet long, it weighs 50 pounds.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^
    The Record (Bergen County)
    , January 2, 2002. Accessed June 6, 2007.
  2. ISBN 0-8063-5037-7
  3. ^ "New Jersey Americans". remembertheaba.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian. "Twenty-five years later, Boe makes up for mistake", ESPN.com, June 3, 2003. Accessed June 5, 2007. "They were supposed to host a one-game playoff at the Armory on March 23, 1968, but the circus chased the Americans to the Commack Arena on Long Island. Trouble was, nobody bothered to check out the court.... Mikan declared the court unplayable, New Jersey had to forfeit the game, Kentucky advanced to the playoffs and New Jersey never played another game in Teaneck Armory."
  5. The Record (Bergen County)
    , June 17, 1998. Accessed June 6, 2007. "When Randy Sokol Sweeney was asked to find a New York-area spot in which to shoot the indoor scenes of "You've Got Mail", a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, she tried the usual studios in Queens, but they were booked. Then she checked out Teaneck."
  6. ^ "NEW JERSEY A STUDIO CENTER? TEMPORARILY AND PERMANENTLY!". New Jersey Television and Movie Commission. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  7. ^ Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Teaneck Armory Teterboro, NJ (sic), American Presidency Project, November 6, 1960. Accessed June 5, 2007.
  8. ^ "North Jersey Muslims gather to celebrate Eid ul-Adha.", The Record, November 27, 2009, retrieved 2011-09-23
  9. ^ Bautista, Justo (September 2010), "Teaneck armory gets new garrison-size flag", The Record

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40°54′37″N 73°59′53″W / 40.910247°N 73.998024°W / 40.910247; -73.998024

Preceded by
first arena
 Home of the
New Jersey Americans

1967 – 1968 		Succeeded by
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