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Armories that have been converted to other uses.

Armory Art Center - Palm Beach Florida USA
Even the Armory at the Kremlin in Moscow is now a museum. More
Armory Center for the Arts -- Pasadena, CA
Armory Square in Syracuse NY
Boston Ski and Sports Club - West Newton Massachusetts Armory
Armory at Camp Perry Ohio - the WWII Bataan Armory Museum
The Armory - Hudson New York Antique mall
The Historic Ashland Armory - Ashland Oregon USA
Westerly Rhode Island Armory - Awesome multiple use facility
I couldn't find a web site for New York City's Park Avenue Armory but I did find a photo. This seems to be filled with art galleries and theaters. If anyone knows if they have a web site please e-mail biker@cwizard.com
Montgomery Alabama - The Armory Learning Arts Center -- more
Another Armory that has an uncertain future: Denton Maryland USA
I'm not quite sure if this was once an Armory: Armory for the Arts - Santa Fe New Mexico USA
An Armory in Salem Massachusetts that was lost. More on the Salem Armory
The Portland Armory was built in 1887, and the Annex in 1891. It also has a storied past, with 3 or 4 American presidents having spoken there (Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft and Woodrow Wilson, all in 1911), and numerous events in diverse areas such tennis, basketball, pro wrestling and music (from John Phillip Sousa to Godfather of Soul James Brown).

The Portland Armory is currently being restored as a new home for Portland Center Stage with two theaters, a large community-oriented lobby with a café and multimedia installations by nationally prominent Second Story Interactive Studios, and a new park by Murase Associates.

If you know of any other armories around the world that have been converted to other uses please let me know so that I can post that information here. e-mail: webmaster@armorycenter.org

From "Beth"

December 27, 2000

Love your page on the Duluth Armory. There are several armories in the Chicago area that have been converted to other uses. The best known is the 8th Regiment Armory, at 35th and Giles, which has been restored and converted into the Bronzeville Military Academy - a public ROTC secondary school run by the Chicago Public Schools. There is another armory on N. Broadway in the Edgewater neighborhood (48th Ward) that has been converted into a community center - possibly administered by the Chicago Park District? Hope this helps your cause.

From "Andy"

December 27, 2000

This former national guard facility is similar to the Duluth opportunity. It is now the pride of the Chicago park district. The armory has five gymnasiums and 13 other rooms, and has provided the community a place to practice indoor sports, such as volleyball; to hold classes, including stained glass window making and photography; and assemble community meetings and events. It is viewed as the "community center" of this North Side Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater.