Skee-Ball is an arcade game and one of the first redemption games . It is played by rolling a ball up an inclined lane and over a "ball-hop" hump (resembling a ski jump ) that jumps the ball into bullseye rings. The object of the game is to collect as many points as possible by having the ball fall into holes in the rings which have progressively increasing point values the higher the ring is.
68-607: Skee-Ball was invented and patented in 1908 by Joseph Fourestier Simpson, a resident of Vineland, New Jersey . On December 8, 1908, Simpson was granted U.S. patent 905,941 for his "Game". Simpson licensed the game to John W. Harper and William Nice Jr. who created the Skee-Ball Alley Company and began marketing the thirty-two-foot games in early 1909. The first advertisement for Skee-Ball appeared on April 17, 1909, in Billboard magazine . About two months later
136-620: A pricing game on the American game show The Price Is Right from 1981 to 1998. Skee-Ball is now a social sport played in bars in North America, with leagues forming under various banners. In recent years, it has inspired the development of professional Woodball , a sport version of the game known for its unique blend of skill and strategy. A beach version of Skee-Ball played in the Carolinas , with scoring resembling cornhole ,
204-596: A 38.5% turnout. The Vineland Public Schools serves students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under
272-471: A Vineland post office address), serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. The school relocated starting in the 2016–17 school year to a 200,000 square feet (19,000 m ) campus in Vineland constructed at a cost of $ 70 million and located next to Cumberland County College . The school initiated
340-485: A five-member city council, serving as the city's legislature . The mayor and council are elected at-large to serve concurrent four-year terms of office in non-partisan elections held in leap years as part of the November general election. An ordinance passed by the council in 2011 shifted elections from May to November, effectively extending the term of those members serving at the time by six months. As of 2023 ,
408-577: A new full-time high school program that included 240 students who will be part of the initial graduating class of 2020. Cumberland Christian School is a private coeducational day school located in Vineland, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . The school, founded in 1946 as Vineland Christian School, has a total enrollment of over 1,000 students. The city is home to two Catholic elementary schools, Bishop Schad Regional School (combining St. Francis and Sacred Heart Schools) and St. Mary Regional School. Both schools operate under
476-444: A parade and speeches from such notables as Senator Estes Kefauver . The name is derived from the plans of its founder to use the land to grow grapes. Geographically, the city is part of South Jersey . It has large Italian-American and Hispanic-American populations. Charles K. Landis purchased 30,000 acres (47 sq mi) of land in 1861 and another 23,000 acres (36 sq mi) in 1874, near Millville , and along
544-527: A part of the Delaware Valley (the Philadelphia metropolitan area). The MSA had a population of 156,898 as of the 2010 census . As of the 2020 United States census , the city's population was 60,780, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 56 (+0.1%) from the 60,724 recorded at the 2010 census , which in turn reflected an increase of 4,453 (+7.9%) from the 56,271 counted in
612-558: A product resembling Masonite ( hardboard ) was first made in England by hot-pressing waste paper. In 1924, Masonite was patented in Laurel, Mississippi , by William H. Mason , who was a friend and protégé of Thomas Edison . In 1929, the company initiated mass production of its product. In the 1930s and 1940s, Masonite was used for applications including doors , roofing , walls , desktops (e.g., Danelectro ), and canoes . It
680-479: A smooth burnished finish. (Later a dry process with two burnished surfaces was also used.) The original lignin in the wood serves to bond the fibers without any added adhesive . The long fibers give Masonite a high bending strength, tensile strength , density, and stability. Unlike other composite wood panels, no formaldehyde -based resins are used to bind the fibers in Masonite. Artists have often used it as
748-811: A support for painting, and in artistic media such as linocut printing. Masonite's smooth surface makes it a suitable material for table tennis tables and skateboard ramps. Masonite is used by moving companies . Among other things, they use it to protect the walls of buildings where they work, and lay on floors to enable smooth rolling of dollies loaded with goods. Masonite is widely used in construction, particularly in renovations where floors are finished prior to other work and require protection. Sheets of 1 ⁄ 8 -or- 1 ⁄ 4 -inch (3.2 or 6.4 mm) Masonite are typically laid over red rosin paper on finished floors to protect them. The Masonite sheets are taped together with duct tape to prevent shifting and to keep substances from leaking through. Masonite
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#1732793505007816-905: A three-year cycle. Annually, the seven board members select a Director and Deputy Director for one-year terms. As of 2024 , members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are: Douglas A. Albrecht ( R , Vineland , 2025), Deputy Director Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2024), Sandra Taylor (R, Downe Township ; 2026), Victoria Groetsch-Lods (R, Vineland, 2025), Arthur Marchand (R, Hopewell Township , 2026), James Sauro (R, Vineland, 2026) and Director Joseph V. Sileo (R, Vineland, 2024). The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton , 2024), Sheriff Michael Donato (R, Bridgeton, 2026) and Surrogate Rudolph Luisi (R, Vineland, 2028). As of March 2011, there were
884-471: A total of 37,583 registered voters in Vineland, of which 10,388 (27.6%) were registered as Democrats , 6,109 (16.3%) were registered as Republicans and 21,059 (56.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 27 voters registered to other parties. In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 64.9% of the vote (15,299 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 34.2% (8,074 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (218 votes), among
952-480: Is Landis Avenue. The traditional downtown area is located several blocks east and west of the intersection of Landis Avenue and the Boulevard. The Boulevard is a pair of roads that flank the main north–south railroad, which connected Vineland with Cape May to the south and Camden / Philadelphia to the north. After many years of decline, there has been much recent activity to restore the vitality of "The Avenue" and
1020-703: Is approximately 38 miles (61 km) from the Atlantic Ocean . The 2010 United States census counted 60,724 people, 21,450 households, and 15,230 families in the city. The population density was 887.5 per square mile (342.7/km ). There were 22,661 housing units at an average density of 331.2 per square mile (127.9/km ). The racial makeup was 67.03% (40,703) White , 14.16% (8,600) Black or African American , 0.67% (406) Native American , 1.71% (1,036) Asian , 0.04% (24) Pacific Islander , 12.91% (7,841) from other races , and 3.48% (2,114) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.03% (23,093) of
1088-456: Is called Flyball. The inventors first publicized it on social media in March 2023. Gameplay varies depending on the particular machine but, normally, a player, after inserting appropriate payment, receives a queue of (usually nine) balls made of either polished Masonite or heavy plastic and each approximately three inches in diameter. Each machine has an inclined ramp, 10–13 feet long, up which
1156-425: Is credited with putting "a chicken in every pot" after developing the fowl pox chicken vaccine that saved millions of chickens from death. Goldhaft's work at Vineland Poultry Laboratories in Vineland helped protect the world's chicken supply from the fowl pox disease. Operations at the facility were closed by Lohmann Animal Health in 2007. Vineland had New Jersey's first school for the intellectually disabled ,
1224-476: Is formed using the Mason method, in which wood chips are disintegrated by saturating them with 100-pound-per-square-inch (690 kPa) steam, then increasing the steam or air pressure to 400 pounds per square inch (2,800 kPa) and suddenly releasing them through an orifice to atmospheric pressure. Forming the fibers into boards on a screen, the boards are then pressed and heated to form the finished product with
1292-633: Is governed within the Faulkner Act , formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council (Plan A), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1952, months after the city's formation. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is a mayor, serving as the city's chief executive, and
1360-611: Is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa ( R , Vineland ) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City ) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township ). Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in
1428-563: Is the city's public library. Clear Communications owns two locally licensed radio stations; WVLT (92.1) and WMIZ (1270), with WPOV-LP (107.7) owned by the local branch of Calvary Chapel . Vineland is also the city of license for WUVP-DT (channel 65), Philadelphia's Univision station, which has studios in Franklin Township and their news operation and transmitter based in Philadelphia proper. As of May 2010 ,
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#17327935050071496-444: Is used extensively in the construction of sets for theater, film, and television. It is especially common in theaters as the stage floor, painted matte black. It is considered one of the best materials for making a musical wobble board . Masonite 4-by-8-foot (1.2 by 2.4 m; 120 by 240 cm) panels are sometimes sawn into 4-inch (100 mm; 10 cm) by 8-foot (2.4 m; 240 cm) strips. These strips are used to form
1564-451: Is widely used as the curved surface of skateboard ramps. Masonite was a popular protective backing for wooden console stereo and television cabinets from the 1960s to the 1980s. Due to its flexibility, Masonite is commonly used by model railroaders for their layouts as fascia , to cover the structural materials used for the layout. Masonite swells and rots over time when exposed to the elements, and may prematurely deteriorate when it
1632-600: The 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew ( R , Dennis Township ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature
1700-531: The 2000 U.S. census , there were 56,271 people, 19,930 households, and 14,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 819.2 inhabitants per square mile (316.3/km ). There were 20,958 housing units at an average density of 305.1 per square mile (117.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 67.47% White , 13.62% African American , 0.54% Native American , 1.16% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 14.01% from other races , and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.00% of
1768-429: The 2000 census . The Census Bureau 's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 60,491 in 2022, ranking the city the 639th-most-populous in the country . Vineland was formed on July 1, 1952, through the merger of Landis Township and Vineland Borough , based on the results of a referendum held on February 5, 1952. Festivities on July 1, 1952, when the merger took effect, included
1836-434: The 313 route between Cape May and Philadelphia , on the 408 route between Millville and Philadelphia and on the 553 route between Upper Deerfield Township and Atlantic City . Masonite Masonite (also called Quartboard and pressboard ) is a type of hardboard (a kind of engineered wood ) made of steam-cooked and pressure-molded wood fibers in a process patented by William H. Mason . In 1898,
1904-472: The West Jersey railroad line with service between Camden and Cape May , to create his own alcohol-free utopian society based on agriculture and progressive thinking. The first houses were built in 1862, and train service was established to Philadelphia and New York City , with the population reaching 5,500 by 1865 and 11,000 by 1875. Vineland was an early temperance town , where the sale of alcohol
1972-412: The mayor of Vineland is Anthony Fanucci whose term of office ends on December 31, 2024. Members of the Vineland city council are Council President Elizabeth Arthur, Council Vice President David Acosta, Ronald John Franceschini Jr., Paul F. Spinelli and Albert Vargas, all of whom serving terms of office ending on December 31, 2024. In November 2019, the city council appointed Elizabeth Arthur to fill
2040-423: The 13,243 ballots cast by the city's 37,789 registered voters (324 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 52.2% of the vote (7,457 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 40.1% (5,725 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 4.8% (681 votes), with 14,289 ballots cast among the city's 37,092 registered voters, yielding
2108-458: The 23,880 ballots cast by the city's 39,605 registered voters (289 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 60.3%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 62.6% of the vote (15,743 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain , who received 35.2% (8,862 votes), with 25,144 ballots cast among the city's 39,098 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.3%. In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 53.8% of
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2176-734: The Vineland Developmental Center, which now has an east and west campus. These institutions housed mentally handicapped women in fully staffed cottages. Henry H. Goddard , an American psychologist, coined the term " Moron " while directing the Research Laboratory at the Training School for Backward and Feeble-minded Children in Vineland. This facility was so sufficiently well known that one American Prison Association pamphlet in 1955 heralded Vineland as "famous for its contributions to our knowledge of
2244-487: The celebration. Since the 1970s, the city has had an annual dandelion festival. Brought to the area by early Italian immigrants, the plant is grown as a crop by farms in Vineland. Barbara Kingsolver 's 2018 novel Unsheltered is set in Vineland. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 68.99 square miles (178.68 km ), including 68.39 square miles (177.14 km ) of land and 0.60 square miles (1.54 km ) of water (0.86%). Of all
2312-476: The center city area. New construction includes a new transportation center, courthouse, post office, elementary school / community center and sidewalk upgrades. In 2005, Vineland was designated a Main Street Community and, through the work of this group, money has been earmarked to continue this improvement through property and facade improvements, business retention and marketing. The City of Vineland
2380-970: The city from Pittsgrove Township to its eastern terminus at Route 47. County Route 540 (Almond Road / Park Avenue / Landis Avenue) enters from the west in Pittsgrove Township and continues for 8 miles (13 km) to Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County , on the city's eastern border. County Route 552 (Sherman Avenue / Mays Landing Road) enters from Deerfield Township in the city's southwest corner and continues for 10.8 miles (17.4 km) into Maurice River Township . County Route 555 (South Main Road / North Main Road) enters from Millville extending for 8 miles (13 km) into Franklin Township. NJ Transit provides bus transportation on
2448-579: The city had a total of 335.15 miles (539.37 km) of roadways, of which 234.73 miles (377.76 km) were maintained by the municipality, 80.54 miles (129.62 km) by Cumberland County and 19.88 miles (31.99 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 2.79 miles (4.49 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . Route 47 (Delsea Drive) runs almost 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north-south in
2516-885: The city include Clayville, Hances Bridge, Leamings Mill, Menantico, North Vineland, Parvins Branch, South Vineland, Willow Grove and Pleasantville. That last community (adjacent to Newfield Boro) is not to be confused with the City of Pleasantville in Atlantic County. Vineland borders the municipalities of Deerfield Township , Millville and Maurice River Township in Cumberland County; Buena and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County ; Franklin Township and Newfield Boro in Gloucester County ; and Pittsgrove Township in Salem County . The city
2584-496: The city was $ 40,076, and the median income for a family was $ 47,909. Males had a median income of $ 35,195 versus $ 25,518 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,797. About 9.8% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Portions of the city are part of a joint Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) with Millville , one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Millville
2652-438: The closest Catholic high school. However that school closed in 2020. The Ellison School was a private, nonsectarian coeducational Pre-K–8 day school located on South Spring Road in Vineland. The school was founded in 1959 as a grade 1–3 school, and moved to its Vineland site in 1968. By 2016, enrollment had dropped to the point where closure was considered. By late 2019 the school had 11 instructors, three assistants to
2720-400: The company. Over the next several years Sladek bought out his partners and renamed the company Skee-Ball Amusement Games Inc. In February 2016, Bay Tek Games, Inc. , of Pulaski, Wisconsin , acquired Skee-Ball Amusement Games, Inc., acquiring the rights to the legacy Skee-Ball game and trademark in the process, and moved its manufacturing to Pulaski. Super Ball!! , a version of Skee-Ball, was
2788-406: The edge of sidewalks where curved shapes are desired when pouring concrete. Masonite is a popular choice for cake boards for professional cake decorators, since it is a natural product and is strong enough to support multiple-tiered creations such as wedding cakes. To a lesser extent, Masonite is used in guitar bodies, most notably by Danelectro . Due to its low cost and flexibility, Masonite
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2856-535: The feebleminded". Vineland celebrated its 150th birthday in 2011. Mayor Robert Romano initially ordered a custom cake from Buddy Valastro of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken ; the business is featured in the TLC reality television series Cake Boss . After outcry from local business owners, the order was canceled and five Vineland bakeries donated elaborate cakes for the event as well as over 1,000 servings of cake for
2924-443: The first alley was sold. Alleys continued to sell slowly over the next few years. In January 1910, Nice died unexpectedly, leaving Harper without the necessary funding for promotion. The company struggled for the rest of 1910, 1911 and 1912. Simpson worked with Harper, but they were having difficulty making any headway, and by December 1912 the Skee-Ball Alley Company was moribund. In 1910, Jonathan Dickinson Este became enamored of
2992-540: The game ends. The coupons are typically traded at the arcade for prizes . Some machines award large coupon bonuses to players who attain or surpass a posted high score. At traveling carnival midways, prizes are typically won by scoring a certain minimum number of points in one game. This requires an attendant to hand out prizes immediately at the end of games, which is not common in arcade settings. Usually multiple small prizes can be traded for medium prizes and multiple mediums for large. Perfect or nearly perfect scores earn
3060-406: The game, and hired Harper as general manager. In 1917 Este enlisted in the military and turned over operation of the company to his business partners. After his return in 1919 he sold The J. D. Este Company to his partners and exited the business. Este's business partners renamed the company the "Skee-Ball Company". They operated the manufacturing and distribution of the game until 1928 when the game
3128-445: The game, and in 1913 he helped Simpson and John W. Harper to revitalize the company. Este installed two alleys at a Princeton location, near the university, to see how well they would do. After a few weeks, interest in the game fizzled, but in 1914 Este installed Skee-Ball in rented space on Atlantic City 's boardwalk . He purchased the patent and all rights to the game from Simpson, incorporated The J. D. Este Company to build and market
3196-631: The instructors, and 76 students. Ellison closed in December 2019. 25 of the students moved to the Pre-K–8 Christian school Edgarton Christian Academy, then in Newfield , which planned to move to Buena . Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus (former Cumberland County College ) is partially in the Vineland city limits with the other portion in Millville. Vineland Public Library
3264-590: The largest prize available, while very low scores may earn nothing at all. Vineland, New Jersey Vineland is a city and the most populous municipality in Cumberland County , within the U.S. state of New Jersey . Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area , which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes
3332-474: The locally grown grapes to make "unfermented wine" (i.e. grape juice). The sandy ground also attracted the glass-making industry and was home to the Progresso soup company. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, most of the city was involved in the poultry industry, which led to the city being dubbed "The Egg Basket of America." Vineland Poultry Laboratories was started by Arthur Goldhaft. Goldhaft
3400-497: The municipalities in New Jersey to hold the type of City , Vineland is the largest in total area. ( Hamilton Township in Atlantic County is the largest municipality in New Jersey in terms of land area. Galloway Township , also in Atlantic County, is the largest municipality in total area, including open water within its borders.) Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within
3468-414: The player must roll the balls. A sudden increase in incline at the end of the ramp (called the "ball-hop") launches the balls above the plane of the ramp toward a series of rings that direct the balls into holes of varying point values, with the smallest and hardest to reach usually giving the most points. The machine dispenses coupons to the player, based on scoring thresholds, either during the game or after
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#17327935050073536-432: The population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.1 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income
3604-399: The population. There were 19,939 households, out of which 80.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
3672-420: The population. Of the 21,450 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18; 46.2% were married couples living together; 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.0% were non-families. Of all households, 23.3% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23. 24.5% of
3740-462: The seat vacated by Angela Calakos following her resignation after announcing that she was moving out of the city. Arthur served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term office. In January 2013, Ruben Bermudez took office as the city's first Hispanic mayor. Vineland is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district. For
3808-1475: The supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority . As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,266 students and 731.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Preschool Center / IMPACT (with 215 students; in grade Pre-K), Dane Barse Elementary School (264; K–5), Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School (474; K–5), Marie Durand School (496; K–5), Edward Johnstone School (183; 5–8), Dr. William Mennies Elementary School (596; K–5), Pauline J. Petway Elementary School (504; K–5), Anthony Rossi Elementary School (637; K–5), Gloria M. Sabater Elementary School (784; K–5), Dr. John H. Winslow Elementary School (462; K–5), Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School (682; 6–8), Veterans Memorial Middle School (818; 6–8), Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School (783; 6–8), Cunningham Academy for students with "personal or academic challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential" (NA; 7–12) and Vineland High School (2,589; 9–12). Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technical Education Center in Millville (with
3876-708: The supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden . Bishop Schad formed in 2007 from the merger of Sacred Heart Regional School (Sacred Heart/St. Isidore) and St. Francis of Assisi, using the Sacred Heart site. Sacred Heart High School served grades 9–12 from 1927 until its closure by the Camden Diocese in June 2013 due to declining enrollment. St. Joseph High School in Hammonton was
3944-696: The tournament. $ 2400 in prizes were awarded to the winners. In 1935, Bergoffen died unexpectedly in Atlantic City, leaving Hugo and Maurice Piesen to run the National Skee-Ball Company. In June 1936, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company bought all of the rights to the game and set up a games division. Wurlitzer produced more than five thousand Skee-Ball alleys and began selling them in December 1936, but they ceased production of alleys in 1937 as demand weakened. Beginning in 1942, Wurlitzer shifted its focus from amusement devices to
4012-435: The vote (12,506 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush , who received around 43.6% (10,131 votes), with 23,253 ballots cast among the city's 35,943 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 64.7. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 55.5% of the vote (7,171 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 42.8% (5,527 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (221 votes), among
4080-605: The war effort by building equipment for the United States government. As the war drew to a close, the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) contacted Wurlitzer to ask about either licensing the rights to Skee-Ball or selling it outright. By January 1946, PTC was the new owner and manufacturer of Skee-Ball. That lasted until 1977 when Skee-Ball, Inc., was spun-off from PTC under the same ownership. By 1984, Joe Sladek and three other partners had bought
4148-429: The western quarter of the city, connecting Millville in the south to Franklin Township in Gloucester County at the city's northern tip. Route 55 enters the city from Millville for 1.4 miles (2.3 km), heads back into Millville and re-enters Vineland, running along the western border for 8.8 miles (14.2 km) and heads north into Pittsgrove Township in Salem County . Route 56 (Landis Avenue) heads across
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#17327935050074216-421: Was $ 54,024 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 2,798) and the median family income was $ 64,185 (+/− $ 2,216). Males had a median income of $ 48,974 (+/− $ 1,402) versus $ 35,513 (+/− $ 2,565) for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 24,512 (+/− $ 895). About 11.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. As of
4284-410: Was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in
4352-541: Was constructed as a 100-foot (30 m) wide and about 1-mile (2 km) long road running east–west through the center of the community, with other, narrower roads connecting at right angles to each other. After determining that the Vineland soil was well-suited for growing grapes (hence the name), Landis started advertising to attract Italian grape growers to Vineland, offering 20 acres (81,000 m ) of land that had to be cleared and used to grow grapes. Thomas Bramwell Welch founded Welch's Grape Juice , and purchased
4420-401: Was prohibited. Landis required that buyers of land in Vineland build a house on the purchased property within a year of acquisition, that 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres (10,000 m ) of the often heavily wooded land be cleared and farmed each year, and that adequate space be placed between houses and roads to allow for planting of flowers and shade trees along the routes through town. Landis Avenue
4488-567: Was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6 + 5 ⁄ 8 % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in October 1988, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. The main street in Vineland
4556-459: Was sold to Herman Bergoffen, Hugo Piesen, and Maurice Piesen, who incorporated the National Skee-Ball Company. In 1929, the National Skee-Ball Company of Coney Island, New York , trademarked the name Skee-Ball. The National Skee-Ball Company organized the first national Skee-Ball tournament at Skee-Ball Stadium in Atlantic City. The tournament alleys were shorter than the alleys that Simpson had built. Over one hundred contestants qualified to play in
4624-478: Was sometimes used for house siding. Similar "tempered hardboard" is now a generic product made by many forest product companies. In 1972, the Masonite Corporation entered the door business as a supplier of facings. In 2001, the Masonite Corporation was purchased by Premdor Corporation, a door maker, from its former parent International Paper . It no longer supplies generic hardboard. Masonite
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