Teaneck Armory is an armory and arena in Teaneck, New Jersey. Completed in 1936 at a cost of $1 million, the arena was the home of the New York Nets (then the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association) from 1967-1968. Over the years the arena has also been used for numerous film shoots, including Sweet and Lowdown, concerts, rallies, indoor soccer, circuses and various military uses. An armory is a military depot used for the storage of weapons and ammunition. ... An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... Teaneck is a township located in Bergen County, New Jersey. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) refers to two distinct professional basketball leagues. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 film which tells the story of an arrogant, obnoxious, alcoholic jazz guitarist named Emmet Ray who may just be the best guitarist in the world. ...
The Teaneck Armory can be distinguished by the two large World War II-era tanks in front of the building, facing Teaneck Road. As of September 20, 2005 the major units of the 50th Main Support Battalion assigned to drill at the Armory are currently deployed for service in Iraq and Kuwait, along with many other units of the New Jersey National Guard. There are other elements of the New Jersey National Guard that are deployed to Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay (also known as "Gitmo" in military circles) and Kosovo, among other places. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States National Guard is a significant component of the United States armed forces military reserve. ... Map of Cuba with location of Guantanamo Bay indicated. ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova, Serbian: КоÑово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija), in English most often called just Kosovo, is a province of Serbia. ...
Teaneck is bordered to the West by River Edge and Hackensack which lie across the Hackensack River, to the North by New Milford and Bergenfield, to the East by Englewood and Leonia, and to the South by Ridgefield Park and Bogota.
Settled in the 1600's by Dutch colonists, it was incorporated as the Township of Teaneck in 1895.
Teaneck is situated along a number of major transportation routes, including the northern termini of the New Jersey Turnpike (a portion of Interstate 95) and the eastern terminus of Interstate 80.
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