The Armory, Trenton
My Dad Ed MacNicoll gave me a picture of this:)
This is before my time. But its a cool looking building:)
UPDATE:
Ed MacNicoll said...
I thought folks would like this. It was a big thing to go here
and a great place. I too went to many roller derby, wrestling
and circus events and yes, yes, the first time I saw the Harlem
Globe Trotters.. Little Sgt. Joe Rubio (I think I spelled his
name right) Joe was my dads friend and was the caretaker and
maintenance man there. Joe many times told us on tours. The other
events, wrestling was also at the arena on Stockton Street.
Loved to watch the grown women go nuts at those mats.
Ralph Lucarella said...
This is a building that was right next to City Hall. They used
it for almost every big attraction. I saw many fights with Young
Terry, Paulie Walker and the Maglione brothers. I also remember the
arena on Stockton St. They not only featured fights and wrestling,
I recall seeing Jimmy Dorsey's band and other events. We had a
local wrestler named Lewandowski that competed.
STEVEb said...
WOW spent a lot of time in this building, as a memeber of the
NJ National Guard, this was the place where we had our weekly
"drills" and it was also the location for the NJ Dept of Defense.
Back when, in the good old days, Trenton Catholic and Trenton High
were the city rivals in all sports. The biggest draw was the annual
meeting of the two basketball teams, these games were played at
the armory because there was no other location in town to hold the
crowds, at times close to or over 10,000 people showed up for the
games. I went to many roller derby, wrestling and circus events
including the Harlem Globe Trotters.. after the building burned
down Trenton had no large facility to house these events, that is
until the Soverign Bank Arena was opened... and the arena and
Waterfront Park proved to all the nay sayers that Trenton can
and does support sports teams and other major events...
YAY TRENTON
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WOW spent a lot of time in this building, as a memeber of the NJ National Guard, this was the place where we had our weekly "drills" and it was also the location for the NJ Dept of Defense. Back when, in the good old days, Trenton Catholic and Trenton High were the city rivals in all sports. The biggest draw was the annual meeting of the two basketball teams, these games were played at the armory because there was no other location in town to hold the crowds, at times close to or over 10,000 people showed up for the games. I went to many roller derby, wrestling and circus events including the Harlem Globe Trotters.. after the building burned down Trenton had no large facility to house these events, that is until the Soverign Bank Arena was opened... and the arena and Waterfront Park proved to all the nay sayers that Trenton can and does support sports teams and other major events... YAY TRENTON
I thought folks would like this. It was a big thing to go here and a great place. I too went to many roller derby, wrestling and circus events and yes, yes, the first time I saw the Harlem Globe Trotters.. Little Sgt. Joe Rubio (I think I spelled his name right) Joe was my dads friend and was the caretaker and maintenance man there. Joe many times told us on tours. The other events, wrestling was also at the arena on Stockton Street. Loved to watch the grown women go nuts at those mats.
This is a building that was right next to City Hall. They used it for almost every big attraction. I saw many fights with Young Terry, Paulie Walker and the Maglione brothers. I also remember the arena on Stockton St. They not only featured fights and wrestling, I recall seeing Jimmy Dorsey's band and other events. We had a local wrestler named Lewandowski that competed.
I remember when it burned...my dad...a Trenton fireman...was there a long time. I went to Roller Derby there, as well as watching the 76'ers vs Knicks. If I remember, it is also the place where we played our first indoor soccer game.
Does anyone remember in the thirties when the unemployed and those down on their luck would go to the Arena to get some toys for their children at Christmas time?
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