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9th Regiment Armory, ca. 1921. The colossal granite fortress of the 9th Regiment Armory was built in 1894 to the designs of architects Edward Sargent and W. E. Cable. In addition to military use, the cavernous main hall was used as an exhibition space, athletic venue, and welfare administration center. The 19th-century redoubt was demolished in 1969, only to be replaced by a new armory for the 22nd Regiment, in 1971.
Bastions of New York: Forts and Armories throughout the City
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This is part of Urban Archive's "Arms and Armories: Fort Week," a series that features a week of stories about the military installations that once defended the city. When we look at the remains of forts and armories around the city today, it might now seem strange to imagine ships arriving in New York Harbor and seizing the city. Well, that's exactly what the British did in August of 1664 and July of 1776. This set of military installations were built during the last three hundred years to gird New York with defenses that ensured the protection of America's financial hub.
Crosstown Crawl: Exploring West 14 Street
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Let's go west! Explore 14th Street, one of Manhattan's most vital and vibrant arteries. This time, we'll be starting at 5th Avenue and heading towards the Hudson River. Among the highlights: an armory, a bowling alley, and a gorgeous old theater that is no more.
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9th Regiment Armory
Ninth Regiment Armory, 14th Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, New York City, undated (ca. 1896-1919). Broken negative.
9th Regiment Armory
The 14th Street Theatre and the 9th Regiment Armory, 125 W. 14th Street, New York City, 1897. Emulsion damage.
9th Regiment Armory
\[125 West 14th Street. 9th Regiment Armory.]
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West 14th Street near 6th Avenue. 9th Regiment Armory, exterior.
9th Regiment Armory
\[14th Street and Station 42+00 : BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing roadway of 14th Street. Camera is stationed at Station 43+00 on the north rail of the north track looking west. Also shows storefronts, restaurants, advertisements, automobiles, trolleytracks, horsedrawn vehicles, pedestrians and the Armory.
9th Regiment Armory
\[14th Street and West Half of Armory: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing northwest corner of 14th street and 8th Avenue. Camera is stationed on the south of south curb on 14th Street, looking west and showing west half of Armory.
9th Regiment Armory
\[Northwest corner of West 14th Street and 8th Avenue: BMT Canarsie Line] Photographic negative showing northwest corner of 14th street and 8th Avenue. Camera is stationed at station 42+45, 8' south of south curb on 14th Street, looking east and showing east half of Armory. Also shows automobiles and a cannon.
9th Regiment Armory
Manhattan: 14th Street - 6th Avenue (1) Ninth Regiment Armory, 14th Street, north side, west of Sixth Avenue. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, also showing the Civic Repertory Theatre. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
9th Regiment Armory
Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 6th Avenue West 14th Street, west from Sixth Avenue. At the right is the 14th Street Theatre. Adjoining same is the 9th Regiment Armory. The photographer's vantage point is|the Sixth Avenue "El". View 2, taken at a later date includes the Salvation Army Memorial Bldg. at the left, and the Lawyers Trust Bldg. in the background. The theatre was opened in 1866 as the Theatre Francaise \[sic]. It was rebuilt in 1871 as the Lyceum. Subsequently it was the 14th Street and the Civic Repertory (1926). It was demolished in 1939. The Ninth Regiment can be traced back to 1812. In 1848 it was re-organized, as an Irish regiment, and disbanded a few years later. In 1859 it was again reformed. In 1861, the entire command went to Washington, independently, and was sworn into the United States service for three years. They formed the 83rd New York Volunteers, seeing service in the Wilderness, at Antietam, Fredericksburg, the second Bull Run, and Gettysburg. Between 1870 and 1872 James Fisk was the colonel of the Ninth. The armory was built by the City in 1893 at a cost of $300,000, plus land at $422,000. 1: April 1906 2: June 23, 1937 View 1: George L. Balgue, photo View 2: W. P. A., photo \tFive Boroughs Project
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Manhattan: 9th Regiment Armory, W. 14th Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, undated. 14th Street Theatre visible, right.
9th Regiment Armory
Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 6th Avenue (1) West 14th Street, north side, east from(No. 133, left) a point midway between Seventh and Sixth Aves., to the latter (right), showing prominently the Ninth Regiment Armory, No. 111. Adjoining same on the east is the Civic Repertory (formerly the 14th Street) Theatre at No. 105. June 16, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) The west wing of the Armory, with its embattlements as seen across the future site of the Salvation Army Building. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
9th Regiment Armory
9th Regiment Armory, 14th. Street. New York.
9th Regiment Armory
9th Regiment Armory. 14th. Street. New York.
9th Regiment Armory
Manhattan: 14th Street (West) - 6th Avenue (1) West 14th Street, north side, east from(No. 133, left) a point midway between Seventh and Sixth Aves., to the latter (right), showing prominently the Ninth Regiment Armory, No. 111. Adjoining same on the east is the Civic Repertory (formerly the 14th Street) Theatre at No. 105. June 16, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) The west wing of the Armory, with its embattlements as seen across the future site of the Salvation Army Building. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
9th Regiment Armory
Manhattan: 14th Street - 6th Avenue (1) Ninth Regiment Armory, 14th Street, north side, west of Sixth Avenue. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, also showing the Civic Repertory Theatre. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
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