Hinchliffe Stadium
National Historic Landmark · Paterson, New Jersey
An Art Deco municipal stadium of 1932 built into the cliffs above the Great Falls in Paterson, and ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF NEGRO LEAGUE BALLPARKS STILL STANDING ANYWHERE. The New York Black Yankees played here, and so did Larry Doby — a Paterson boy who became the first Black player in the American League. It then sat derelict for nearly forty years, fenced off and collapsing, before a long campaign reopened it in 2023 with a new stand, a turf pitch and the Charles J. Muth Museum. IT IS A WORKING STADIUM NOW, not a monument, which is both the good news and the practical problem.
35 Maple Street, Paterson, New Jersey, 07501, United States
A WORKING STADIUM RATHER THAN A VISITABLE MONUMENT — the pitch and seating are closed outside events and museum hours, and there is NO ESTABLISHED PUBLIC TOUR PROGRAMME since the 2023 reopening. THE CHARLES J. MUTH MUSEUM keeps its own limited hours, generally a few days a week with a modest admission, AND THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SETTLING SINCE 2023 — ring before travelling. Games and events are separately ticketed: school and college fixtures run spring and autumn and are often free, the New Jersey Jackals play a ticketed summer season, and concerts fill the rest. CHECK THE PATERSON AND JACKALS SCHEDULES SEPARATELY, because the stadium listings have not always been complete. Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park next door is free and open daily.
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