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| Location | South Orange Avenue Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′42.89″N 74°13′3.10″W / 40.7452472°N 74.2175278°W |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Surface | Wood (Track) Grass (Infield) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Demolished | 1930 |
| Tenants | |
| Various Cycling Events (1911-1930) Newark Tornadoes (NFL) (1930) | |
The Newark velodrome was a wooden bicycle track in the Vailsburg neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, located at the northeast corner of the intersection of South Orange Avenue and Munn Avenue. [1] It opened in 1911 [2] and measured six laps to the mile, or 293 yards per lap. It replaced another 1/6-mile wooden velodrome that was located to the south,[3] in the northwest corner of the current Vailsburg Park. That velodrome opened on May 10, 1908, and replaced a 1/4-mile wooden velodrome [3] that had opened in 1897 [4] on the same site.
The Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League also played several "home" games on the track's grassy infield, during the 1930 season, while the other "home" games were played at Newark Schools Stadium.
- ^ Robinson, Elisha (1926), Volume 2 Plate 29 City of Newark part of Ward 13 Vailsburg Section, Robinson's atlas of the city of Newark, New Jersey in three volumes: compiled from official records, private plans, and actual surveys by and under the supervision of E. Robinson, J. M. Lathrop and Thomas Flynn
- ^ Duffy, E.P. (Apr 4, 1911). "New Ball Park and Bike Track Credit to City". Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. Newark, New Jersey, USA. p. 13.
- ^ a b Sanborn Map Company (1909), "Sheet 50", Newark New Jersey volume 5, New York, New York, USA: Sanborn Map Company
- ^ "Cyclers Column". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Jun 6, 1897. p. 5.