Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. As it appeared in late 1930s Courtesy of Susan A. Miller Collection. Photoshopped Copyrighted by Rink-History (Cleaned up).
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. This might predates the top photo but not sure. You noticed some huge changes to its appearances. The front doors were relocated to the different slot of windows. The window areas here are checkered. They took out large windows and installed smaller cast windows. And the signs changed quite a bit. Was this the AOW era? Courtesy of Rink-History.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. This was more recent before the 2008 fire. I know its a bad photo shot by someone with cutting off the rest of the front. As I said about the area around the windows. They renovated and installed smaller windows as you can see in the post card above. Courtesy of USARSA.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. After the fire. This showed the room was divided when the clothing manufacturer bought it. Courtesy of USARSA.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Long before the fire, this is what it looked like inside. Courtesy of Susan A. Miller Collection.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Courier News - 14 August 1935.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Herald News - 17 May 1945.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Record - 17 May 17, 1945
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of Billboard - 27 July 1946.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of Billboard - 11 October 1947.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Record - 03 August 1951.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Garfield Guardian - 03 September 1954.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Record - 10 September 1954. Article edited for content copyrighted by Rink-History (space layout).
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. 1960 Nationals Ad. Courtesy of Rink History.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Record - 17 April 1964. Photoshopped copyrighted by Rink-History. Cleaned up.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of The Record Hackensack - 04 June 1964.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of Rink-History.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of Rink-History.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ. Courtesy of Rink-History.
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ
America On Wheels 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ
America On Wheels 93 First Street, Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack Arena 93 First Street, Hackensack, New Jersey. Originally it was owned by William Cane of Bendix Company. But let's get the backstory. The building originally was owned and operated by Packard Motor Car Company. It may have had a secondary plant or supplier plant at the time because main plant was in Detroit, Michigan. Packard Motor Car Company began in 1899. The automobile company ceased operations in 1958 after failing to acquire Studebaker Corporation. But the last of the Packard automobiles roll off was on 25 June 1956. However, Packard is back. But as watches and pocket watches. Will the brand bring back automobiles? It is tough to bring back a dead brand after we have seen Pan-Am Airways three times tried to return as well as Scorpion Snowmobiles, and Ames Department Stores as well as.. hmm.. we will see about that one online ordering website.. Hmm.. But rarely success of bringing back such as Arctic Cat Snowmobiles and Chrysler which ironically bankrupted at the same time in early 1980s.. Both are back.
But here, with this rink, they did close in 1951 but America On Wheels returned to manage the rink in 1954. It was their Return of the America On Wheel at that moment. But they eventually closed in 1963. Finally sold to another company and then the building had a fire in April 1968.
Today it is a new expansion building for Hackensack University Medical Center.
After Packard, it was Bendix Company that owned the building from 1934 after the purchase from Packard. William Cane who was part of Bendix Company owned from 1934 to 1945. Operating the rink was AOW Corporation (known as America On Wheels). They had three managers as time went by. First was Don Victor in 1946 but a year later, was replaced with Joseph Schneider and finally by 1960, replaced with Ray Wright who managed till the rink closed
Simple Timeline
-Pre- 1934 to 1934 - Building was originally used by the Packard Motor Car Company. Purpose was not known.
- 1934 - Building purchased by Bendix Corporation.
- 1934 - Hackensack Arena opened by William H. Cane for various sports including boxing, wrestling & roller skating.
- 1941 - Hacksensack Arena suspended operations due to War effort to start making war supplies
- c.1941 to 1945 - it was used by Eclipse Aviation Div. of Bendix Corporation during World War II.
- After August 1945 - War efforts ended,
- 1946 - Bendix sold the building to AOW. Corporation.
-1946 - AOW rebooted roller skating rink.
- 1951 - Rink Closed once again. Leased to Bendix Co.
- 09 September 1954 - Re-Opened again for the final time by AOW
- 1963 - Roller Rink Ceased operations.
- 1963 - Leased to Tracy Inc. clothing manufacturer.
- April 2008 - Fire destroyed Building.
- 2008 - Demolished to make way for new expansion for the hospital.
- 2008 - Hackensack University Medical Center expansion new built, the John Theurer Cancer Center.
- 2009 - new built completed.
The rink was on First Street at Atlantic Street in Hackensack, New Jersey.
The Interior.
The total square foot in the building was 30,000 Square Feet. Rather a large building. Which means a large rink floor. Square footage for the rink is unknown but likely large or full size.
Originally when it was operated by Bendix Company, the floor was for sure Maple according to an article. but after the War, America On Wheels did an experimental to try with Plastic coating on Maple. One of the first rink to do so. Likely Epoxy or even Terrazzo or laminated tiles. Maybe Formica. Today rinks have plastics on the floor- That is Epoxy, Roll-On, or Polyurethane coated.
The Exterior.
It had Bricks on this building and it sat on a slight sleep hill that leads up to the hospital. The Google Map showed where the hospital is and this reminded me of my old hometown hospitals. They are quite common to sit on hills for a good reason. Maybe to view where they are and because of flood waters. Smart.
The Stats:
Bendix Company (1934 to 1941):
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non-coated Hardwood Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
America On Wheel (1945 on):
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Plastic coating (Epoxy?) over Hardwood Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: 30,000 SF. Built: N/A. Renovations: 1934, 1941, 1946, 1963. Demolished: April 2008 by fire, demolished and hospital next door expanded their footprint.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cinderblocks and Bricks - Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior (Post war) Hammond.
Organist: Peggy O'Leary
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Air Hockey Tables: N/A.
Foosball Table: N/A.
Basketball Speed: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): None.
Dance Center: None.
Picnic Grove: None.
Operated: (Overall)-- Hackensack Arena: 1934 to 1941, 1946 to 1951, 09 September 1954 to 1964.
Bendix Corporation operated: 1934 to 1941 and (1951 to 1954 NOT rink)
American On Wheels Corporation: 1946 to 1951, 09 September 1954 to 1963.
Reason for Closure:
1941: War effort.
1951: N/A.
1963: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Packard Motor Car Company
Various media sources in gallery.
Date of issue: 10 August 2023.
Updated:
For office use only: 19.
Worth to visit:
None.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. Thank you for understanding.
Second of all: The contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with different results between two (or more) sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© and are watermarked but they are credited to you (or where the source is from). Thank you for understanding. To understand more about this, please go to this page: Disclaimer.
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But here, with this rink, they did close in 1951 but America On Wheels returned to manage the rink in 1954. It was their Return of the America On Wheel at that moment. But they eventually closed in 1963. Finally sold to another company and then the building had a fire in April 1968.
Today it is a new expansion building for Hackensack University Medical Center.
After Packard, it was Bendix Company that owned the building from 1934 after the purchase from Packard. William Cane who was part of Bendix Company owned from 1934 to 1945. Operating the rink was AOW Corporation (known as America On Wheels). They had three managers as time went by. First was Don Victor in 1946 but a year later, was replaced with Joseph Schneider and finally by 1960, replaced with Ray Wright who managed till the rink closed
Simple Timeline
-Pre- 1934 to 1934 - Building was originally used by the Packard Motor Car Company. Purpose was not known.
- 1934 - Building purchased by Bendix Corporation.
- 1934 - Hackensack Arena opened by William H. Cane for various sports including boxing, wrestling & roller skating.
- 1941 - Hacksensack Arena suspended operations due to War effort to start making war supplies
- c.1941 to 1945 - it was used by Eclipse Aviation Div. of Bendix Corporation during World War II.
- After August 1945 - War efforts ended,
- 1946 - Bendix sold the building to AOW. Corporation.
-1946 - AOW rebooted roller skating rink.
- 1951 - Rink Closed once again. Leased to Bendix Co.
- 09 September 1954 - Re-Opened again for the final time by AOW
- 1963 - Roller Rink Ceased operations.
- 1963 - Leased to Tracy Inc. clothing manufacturer.
- April 2008 - Fire destroyed Building.
- 2008 - Demolished to make way for new expansion for the hospital.
- 2008 - Hackensack University Medical Center expansion new built, the John Theurer Cancer Center.
- 2009 - new built completed.
The rink was on First Street at Atlantic Street in Hackensack, New Jersey.
The Interior.
The total square foot in the building was 30,000 Square Feet. Rather a large building. Which means a large rink floor. Square footage for the rink is unknown but likely large or full size.
Originally when it was operated by Bendix Company, the floor was for sure Maple according to an article. but after the War, America On Wheels did an experimental to try with Plastic coating on Maple. One of the first rink to do so. Likely Epoxy or even Terrazzo or laminated tiles. Maybe Formica. Today rinks have plastics on the floor- That is Epoxy, Roll-On, or Polyurethane coated.
The Exterior.
It had Bricks on this building and it sat on a slight sleep hill that leads up to the hospital. The Google Map showed where the hospital is and this reminded me of my old hometown hospitals. They are quite common to sit on hills for a good reason. Maybe to view where they are and because of flood waters. Smart.
The Stats:
Bendix Company (1934 to 1941):
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non-coated Hardwood Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
America On Wheel (1945 on):
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Plastic coating (Epoxy?) over Hardwood Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: 30,000 SF. Built: N/A. Renovations: 1934, 1941, 1946, 1963. Demolished: April 2008 by fire, demolished and hospital next door expanded their footprint.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cinderblocks and Bricks - Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior (Post war) Hammond.
Organist: Peggy O'Leary
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Air Hockey Tables: N/A.
Foosball Table: N/A.
Basketball Speed: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): None.
Dance Center: None.
Picnic Grove: None.
Operated: (Overall)-- Hackensack Arena: 1934 to 1941, 1946 to 1951, 09 September 1954 to 1964.
Bendix Corporation operated: 1934 to 1941 and (1951 to 1954 NOT rink)
American On Wheels Corporation: 1946 to 1951, 09 September 1954 to 1963.
Reason for Closure:
1941: War effort.
1951: N/A.
1963: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Packard Motor Car Company
Various media sources in gallery.
Date of issue: 10 August 2023.
Updated:
For office use only: 19.
Worth to visit:
None.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. Thank you for understanding.
Second of all: The contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with different results between two (or more) sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© and are watermarked but they are credited to you (or where the source is from). Thank you for understanding. To understand more about this, please go to this page: Disclaimer.
© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 17. Deut. 32:7.