Teaneck Armory

Opened in 1936

About Teaneck Armory

Teaneck Armory is recorded as an NBA arena in Teaneck Township, New Jersey. It opened in 1936. Its recorded capacity is 5,500. Its only tenant was New Jersey Americans (NBA, 1968).

Venue Information

Capacity

5,500

Year Opened

1936

Address

1799 Teaneck Road, Teaneck Township, New Jersey 07666

Elevation

104 ft

32 m above sea level

Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Teams

Home seasons at Teaneck Armory by team, 1936–1968. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
New Jersey Americans While based here: 1 season · 36-42 regular season · no postseason trips ABA · 1968 Territory map on ImperialismMap Teaneck Armory 1968 Long Island Arena 1969 All 8 home venues of the New Jersey Americans Teaneck Armory 1968 Long Island Arena 1969 Island Garden 1970–1972 Nassau Coliseum 1973–1977 Rutgers Athletic Center 1978–1981 Izod Center 1982–2010 Prudential Center 2011–2012 Barclays Center 2013–present	ABA	1968

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Teaneck Armory?

The capacity of Teaneck Armory is 5,500.

When was Teaneck Armory built?

Teaneck Armory opened in 1936.

Where did the New Jersey Americans play after Teaneck Armory?

After leaving Teaneck Armory in 1968, the New Jersey Americans moved to Long Island Arena in 1969. They played there until 1969.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 10 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 40.9103, -73.9981

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium	1923–	5.0 mi
Gaelic Park	1926–	5.3 mi
American League Park (official)	1903–1913	5.6 mi
Ohio Field		5.8 mi
Polo Grounds	1890–1911	6.3 mi
Polo Grounds	1911–1963	6.3 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

New Jersey Americans

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.