Early 1930's tanks US 258ft FA Armory New York National Guard

[bronxboymike]

[Usa1918]

Do they Deliver?

 

Keith

[manayunkman]

When I was in the Knickerbocker Greys we paraded in a similar armory.

[bronxboymike]

This Armory had the Washington Gray's cadets.

[bronxboymike]

These are pictures of the 258th Field Artillery armory today.  It was supposed to be the largest armory building in the world.  They actually found some Revolutionary War cannons during the construction. 

[patches]

Formed in 1881.

http://www.knickerbockergreys.org/about-1.html

 

The Washington Grey Cadets was formed many many years later in 1957.

http://www.washingtongreyscadets.com/

[patches]

And the Washington Grays, which is a combat unit.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/258th_Field_Artillery_Regiment

[bronxboymike]

The cadets drilled in the Armory at least in the 70's and 80's that I know of.  And I was aware of the unit of the 258th with the same name.  I  did misspell "grey" though of all things. 

[bronxboymike]

I lived nearby and remember when they had self propelled artillery,  I  think it was the M-107, it would tear up the asphalt when one would drive on the street to be transported for maneuvers.  Didn't happen that often.