Editing Oradell, New Jersey (section)

==Places of interest==
[[File:Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion, Oradell NJ.jpg|thumb|The Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion (1897)]]
* The [[Atwood-Blauvelt mansion]] on Kinderkamack Road, built 1897, a prominent example of [[shingle style architecture]]. The property, covering {{convert|4.3|acre}}, was purchased at foreclosure for $100 in March 2013, including assumption of mortgages totaling $3.9 million acquired over several years. The purchaser, a subsidiary of CareOne, had submitted plans to develop an assisted living facility on the site under which the mansion would be preserved.<ref>Superville, Denisa. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/Historic_Blauvelt_Mansion_in_Oradell_sold_in_foreclosure_auction_for_100.html "Historic Blauvelt Mansion in Oradell sold in foreclosure auction for $100"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 25, 2013. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref>
* The [[New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company]] was a water filtration and pumping plant located on [[Van Buskirk Island]], an artificially created island in the [[Hackensack River]], that operated until 1990 when it was donated to Bergen County.<ref>[http://cues.rutgers.edu/hackensack-water-works/pdfs/1_History_of_the_Hackensack_Water_Works.pdf History of the Hackensack Water Works and Van Buskirk Island in Oradell], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability. Accessed December 25, 2011.</ref>
* A small park in the center of town at Kinderkamack Road and Oradell Avenue was created in 1962 to honor astronaut [[Wally Schirra]], marked by a plaque that reads "Home of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., USN, the first Jerseyman to orbit the Earth, Oct 3, 1962".<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104450386/oradell-honors-wally-schirra/ "Oradell Greets Space Hero Schirra Tomorrow"], ''[[Courier News]]'', October 13, 1962. Accessed June 26, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "After a private lunch Schirra will go to the center of Oradell for the dedication of the Schirra Park."</ref><ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=18775 Oradell], [[Historical Marker Database]]. Accessed September 6, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104449969/park-named-for-schirra-in-hometown-of/ "Schirra Hailed By His Mother As Original Space Drag Racer"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 16, 1965. Accessed June 26, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The sign now reads: 'Oradell Home of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., U. S. Navy. First Jerseyman to Orbit the Earth, October 3, 1962'.... The plaque is on a pole at the corner of two local streets, Kinderkamack Road and Oradell Avenue, and the location, of course, of Schirra Park, dedicated Oct. 15, 1962, . a beauty spot in the center of town, so named to honor the first space feat of the astronaut and doubly famous now following the historic space-navigation feat yesterday in which Captain Schirra and Major Thomas P. Stafford in Gemini 6 were drag-racing."</ref>
* [[Riverdell Hospital]] was located on Kinderkamack Road. Opened in 1959, it closed in 1981 after it became known as the site of the alleged killings in the "Dr. X" murder trial of [[Mario Jascalevich]] and was torn down in 1984.<ref>Parisi, Albert J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/24/nyregion/oradell-hospital-is-razed.html "Oradell Hospital Is Razed"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 24, 1984. Accessed October 19, 2009.</ref>
* Memorial Field is a large park and field located across from Oradell Public School. Many recreational sport games are hosted on these fields, and the elementary school utilizes the park.
* The Doug Parcells Athletic Complex is a large field complex on Ridgewood Avenue next to the Oradell Swim Club. It houses two turf fields, both of which host recreational sporting events. It also features a fieldhouse and a small playground. The facility was named in 2005 for Doug Parcells, a former borough recreation director who was the brother of former NFL coach [[Bill Parcells]].<ref>Noda, Stephanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/oradell/2019/09/30/doug-parcells-oradell-nj-rec-director-brother-bill-parcells-dies/3824505002/ "Doug Parcells, longtime Oradell rec director and brother of Bill Parcells, dies at 66"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 30, 2019. Accessed June 26, 2022. "Douglas Parcells, a longtime recreation director and brother of football coach Bill Parcells, has died at age 66....His lifelong commitment to recreation was honored in 2005 when Ridgewood Field in Oradell was renamed the Doug Parcells Athletic Complex, a move that surprised him at the time."</ref>
* Little Firehouse Theater is a stage theater with 210 seats that was originally a firehouse. The Bergen County Players, established in 1949, perform plays and musicals at the theater.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/05/19/nj-coronavirus-means-careful-reopening-cultural-centers/5185241002/ "Rebuilding America: How will North Jersey cultural centers reopen? Very, very carefully"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 19, 2020. Accessed June 26, 2022. "And what will Bergen County Players — or any theater — look like when it reopens?... The Little Firehouse Theatre, home of BCP since 1949, has 210 seats."</ref>