TheNewark Velodrome was a woodenbicycle track in theVailsburg neighborhood ofNewark, 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 Tornadoes played two NFL games at the Velodrome in 1930, both defeats for Newark. On October 19, theBrooklyn Dodgers beat the Tornadoes, 14–0; a week later on October 26, theStaten Island Stapletons downed Newark, 6–0.
^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.
^abSanborn 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.
^"Champion Captures Feature Event from Grenda and Perchicot at Newark Velodrome".New York Times. September 23, 1912. Retrieved3 October 2010.The one-mile double century race, which was won by Frank L. Kramer, was the feature event of the bicycle races yesterday at the Newark Velodrome. After fifteen elimination heats and three semi-finals, Kramer, Alfred Grenda of Australia, and A. Perchicot of France were left to fight out the final, and the contest furnished all that the cycle fans could wish for in the way of spectacular riding.
^Nye, Peter (2020).Hearts of lions: the history of American bicycle racing (2 ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 117.ISBN978-1-4962-1931-2.
†= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage.
