Aviator Sports and Events Center
3159 Flatbush Avenue | also 5031 Flatbush Avenue | Barren Island-Floyd Bennett Field | built 1930
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 2006
Aviator Sports and Events Center opens in refurbished hangars at Floyd Bennett Field
A partnership between the National Park Service and the operator Aviator began in 2003, and the sports complex opened in 2006. Four of the field's historic aircraft hangars were refurbished and combined, giving 175,000 square feet of indoor space plus turf fields and parking for 2,000 cars. Wikipedia describes it as the largest sports complex in New York. A tall wall just inside the entrance is devoted to the history of flight at the airfield.
“The NPS and Aviator formed a partnership in 2003, and the facility opened in 2006.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2011
The hangar complex becomes a regular venue for obstacle races and expos
From 2011, the Aviator center became a prominent New York location for obstacle races and expos. Events held there under rental agreements have included the Rugged Maniac race, the Big Bounce America, the Night Nation Run, a Tomato Battle and the UniverSoul Circus, along with weddings.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- Aviator Sports and Events CenterWikipedia