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Ridgewood NJ, this weekend, Saturday, September 2nd is the Ridgewood Football Season Opener! We would love to see our fans in the stands at the historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson .Hinchliffe Stadium, a national historic landmark, is located within the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park . Built in the early 1930s, Hinchliffe Stadium, one of the last remaining Negro League ballparks and a later site for high school sports.
photos courtesy of Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium
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Paterson NJ, yes it is finally really happening, in October 2019 the Paterson’s City Council approved an agreement with developers for a renovation that could save the historic landmark during an Oct. 1 meeting. The roughly $76-million project is expected to turn the stadium into a 7,800-seat athletic facility, with a 314-space parking garage, restaurant with museum exhibits dedicated to Negro League baseball, 75-unit apartment building for senior citizens and a 5,800-square-foot childcare facility. EDA still needs to authorize the $49.9 million state tax credits for the $76.7 million project.
