In April of 2023. Pike Construction completed the Restoration of Hinchliffe Stadium, a 8,000 seat stadium listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located within the Great Falls National Park in Paterson, New Jersey. The art deco style open concrete stadium had been neglected and unused for nearly 30 years requiring careful reconstruction and rethinking of structural and decorative elements including the track and field, seating bowl, façade, locker rooms, restrooms, concessions and press facilities.
During the course of the renovation the project design underwent significant modifications to accommodate the New Jersey Jackals, a minor league baseball team that made the stadium its home field. Additionally as part of the stadium restoration an existing single story warehouse space was demolished and replaced with a new 2 story building connected via a bridge to the stadium that will house restaurants and a permanent exhibition space dedicated to interpreting the stadium’s history as the home to negro league baseball during the 1930’s and 1940’s.
The revival of this historic stadium has attracted the attention of the national press due to its importance in the history of sports and the legendary Negro League athletes, including Satchel Page and Jackie Robinson, who played on this field. Additionally, the stadium’s significance in the civil rights movement and the history of Paterson, NJ has also been noted.
