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The Fort Washington Avenue Armory, also known as the Fort Washington Armory, The Armory, and the 22nd Regiment Armory, is a historic 5,000-seat arena [3] and armory building located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between West 168th and 169th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The drill hall, measuring 200 by 300 feet (61 by 91 m), was one of New York City's largest column-free indoor spaces when completed. The New York City Board of Aldermen approved the Park Avenue Armory's construction in 1875 but refused to fund the $350,000 construction cost. As such, the 7th Regiment funded the armory's construction through ...
The National Track and Field Hall of Fame is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field. [1] It is located within the Armory Foundation (the former Fort Washington Avenue Armory) at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between 168th and 169th Streets, in Washington Heights, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
The 369th Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard Armory building located at 2366 Fifth Avenue, between West 142nd and 143rd Streets, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It was built for the 369th Regiment , also known as the "Harlem Hellfighters", founded in 1913 as the first National Guard unit in New York State composed solely of ...
The Armory is a modernized four-story building with numerous event spaces, including a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m 2) arena, nearly 3,000 balcony seats, an in-house cafe, and a 69-seat theater. The Armory Foundation was established in 1992 by Dr. Norbert Sander Jr., an internist who was the winner of the 1974 New York City Marathon. Sander ...
The building is a New York City designated landmark [5] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. [6] [4] The 69th Regiment Armory was the first armory built in New York City not modeled on a medieval fortress. The building is divided into two parts.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building as a New York City landmark on August 1, 1989, after ABC supported the designation. [121] By the 1990s, fans of One Life to Live frequently congregated around the armory during tapings, hoping to meet the show's cast members. [122]
It was therefore also known as the Madison Avenue Armory. A surviving part of the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Madison Avenue Facade of the Squadron A Armory and is a New York City landmark. A stone plaque with the squadron's cry "Boutez en avant!", translated variously as "Press forward!" or simply ...