1931; 1938

Manhattan: 24th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

(1) West 24th Street, north side, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, showing Public School No. 45 at No. 225 West 24th Street. This building in conjunction with the structures at the left (No's. 233 to 239 inclusive) will be razed in 1937-8 to provide a new high school site with a 250 foot front on this street, thru to West 25th Street. The three houses on the right (No's. 219 to 223) will remain. March 6, 1931 P. L. Sperr (2) A more extensive view of the former school site in the opposite direction from No. 1. The photographer is viewing eastward to show the 6 story apartment building appearing at the left is the Jeanne D'Arc Home for Girls and is No. 251-255, slightly to the east of Eighth Avenue. March 21, 1938 (3) A due northward view thru the former school site. The large left structures seen face on the south side of West 26th Street; their rears appearing here. March 21, 1938 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection