Atlantic City Armory Explained

Atlantic City Armory is an armory at 1008 Absecon Boulevard in Atlantic City, New Jersey.^{[1] [2]}

For the 1944 season the New York Yankees held spring training in Atlantic City. They made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters, trained indoors at the armory and played at Bader Field.^[3]

In 2009 it was announced that the armory would be renovated and transformed in a youth recreation center. The $2.9 million in funding for the project was provided by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety and the Community Redevelopment Agency.^[4] Renovations included the conversion of the drill floor to an indoor track and soccer field. Adjoining spaces were used for offices, classrooms, and locker rooms.^[5]

Morris Guard Armory

There is another earlier armory in the city from an earlier era.^[6] Formed in 1887 as a military and social club, the Morris Guards were named after Colonel Daniel Morris, a Civil War veteran and wealthy businessman who donated funds to build the armory building on New York Avenue between Atlantic and Pacific Avenues. For many years, before the construction of the Convention Center, the armory was the entertainment center of the city.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]} Plans to convert the building was announced in November 2014.^{[12] [13]}

See also

• New Jersey National Guard
• National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey
• Atlantic City Air National Guard Base

External links

• Web site: Gaines . Seth . Atlantic City Armory . flickr.com . March 22, 2009 .
• Web site: Gaines . Seth . Morris Guards Atlantic City, NJ2 . flickr.com . March 22, 2009 .

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Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. nj.gov.
2. Web site: Gaines . Seth . Atlantic City Armory . flickr.com . March 22, 2009 . 2011-09-17 .
3. News: Steve. Gietschier. It happens every spring . . 1994-03-21 . 2009-06-10.
4. State Will Renovate Atlantic City Armory to Create Youth Center National Guard, CRDA and Office of the Attorney General team for $2.9 million project . State of New Jersey Office of The Attorney General . October 22, 2009 . 2011-09-17.
5. Web site: Atlantic City dedicates National Guard Armory as place kids can play. pressofAtlanticCity.com. 2 July 2013 .
6. Web site: The Atlantic City Free Public Library - the Atlantic City Free Public Library.
7. Web site: Morris Guard Armory . Historical Office Sale Listing - Morris Guard Armory . loopnet.com . 2011-09-17 .
8. Web site: Called To Duty: Recollections of Atlantic County Veterans . aclink.org . 2011-09-17 .
9. Web site: Sxhwartz . David . Honor Guard . Vol. 7, No. 7, July 2010, AC History . Atlantic City Connection . July 2010 . 2011-09-17 .
10. Web site: Schwartz . David . Honor Guard . University of Las Vegas . July 2010 . 2011-09-17 .
11. Web site: Gaines . Seth . Morris Guards Atlantic City, NJ2 . flickr.com . March 22, 2009 .
12. Web site: In other news, Philly firm. 20 November 2014. Philly.com.
13. Web site: $3M bet on a new A.C.: Housing transformation targets millennials. 14 December 2014 .