Atlantic City Armory is an armory

Armory (military)

An armory or armoury is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those...

 at 1008 Absecon Boulevard

U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey

U.S. Route 30 is a U.S. highway running from Astoria, Oregon east to Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the U.S. state of New Jersey, US 30 runs from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at the Delaware River in Camden, Camden County while concurrent with Interstate 676 southeast to Virginia...

 in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

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For the 1944 season

1944 New York Yankees season

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 the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 held spring training

Spring training

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 in Atlantic City. They made the 300-room Senator Hotel their headquarters, trained indoors at the armory and played at Bader Field

Bader Field (ballpark)

Bader Field was a baseball stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It was located at the Bader Field airport and was referred to by the same name as the airfield. It was named after the former mayor of Atlantic City Edward L. Bader, who purchased the land for the airfield.The New York...

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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

New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

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, the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety

New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety

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 and the Community Redevelopment Agency. Renovations included the conversion of the drill floor

Exhibition drill

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 to an indoor track and soccer field Adjoining spaces were used for offices, classrooms, and locker rooms.

Morris Guard Armory

There is another earlier armory in the city from an earlier era. Formed in 1887 as a military and social club, the Morris Guards were named after Colonel Daniel Morris, a Civil War

Civil war

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 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 Covention Center

Boardwalk Hall

Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...

, the armory was the entertainment center of the city.

See also

• New Jersey National Guard
  New Jersey National Guard
  The New Jersey Army National Guard consists of over 9000 Guardsmen. The Guard is currently engaged in several worldwide and homeland missions. Units have deployed to Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, Germany and Egypt...
  
  
• National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey
  National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey
  The National Guard Museum of New Jersey is headquartered in Sea Girt, with an Artillery Annex in located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs....
  
  
• Atlantic City Air National Guard Base
  Atlantic City Air National Guard Base
  Atlantic City Air National Guard Base has hosted the New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing since 1958.-Overview:The 177th Fighter Wing is located at the Atlantic City International Airport, Egg Harbor Township, NJ...