Washington Heights, 182nd Street Between Audubon and St. Nicholas Avenues

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Continuing the cute buildings theme, isn't this the cutest church you've seen in a long time? The tree probably has something to do with it. When it gets big, maybe the building won't look so cute. By the way, it's the Prince of Peace Universal Tabernacle Spiritual Church.

Now I know you're wondering why I don't show you a long shot of all three buildings so you can see how they look together. Well, okay. But I don't think you'll find them so cute all bunched together. Here they are.





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Washington Heights, 182nd Street Between Audubon and St. Nicholas Avenues

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Heading back to St. Nicholas and the subway home. Are these the cutest houses we've seen in a long time? In the first photo you need to know that the sunlit building is actually in back of the darker building, in fact, a block away. It's hard to make yourself see it that way, but you must try; otherwise the house is not cute but clunky.

Though not identical, they are basically the same plan and they both have that asymmetrical little pointy tower in a mirror image of each other. It's as if someone put real thought into the designs. Intriguing given that they are such modest houses.

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Washington Heights, 182nd Street Between Amsterdam and Audubon Avenues

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Meanwhile on the other side of the street:



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The last three photos are of the Annex to the Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School. Time to replace? Past time? Never should have been built?

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Washington Heights, Amsterdam Avenue Between 181st and 182nd Street; 182nd Street Between Amsterdam and Audubon Avenues

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After going as far east as I could go on 181st Street, I turned back, and here at Amsterdam Avenue, I spied my destination: the Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School. I mean, a corner of my destination; it's there on the right side of the photo.



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Here it is. One block long. This one's for you, Gladys.




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This friendly student told me that, yes, this is the main entrance. It is a modest entrance for a block long building. She then said I should go in and turn left and walk down the hall to a room where they would answer all my questions. Okay. But once inside, it seemed more sensible to talk to the guard instead. I asked him my one question - did he know when the building was built. He said, I think the 60s. Or maybe the 30s. Hmm. When I went back out the friendly student showed me where the date was carved into the building: 1965.




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Washington Heights, 182nd Street Between St. Nicholas and Wadsworth Avenues

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And here's your ordinary everyday schoolyard fence.

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Washington Heights, 182nd Street Between St. Nicholas and Wadsworth Avenues

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Lots of street art in these blocks. There was the long mural at the Rite-Aid I posted on August 8, and here are two more. It's funny how we've come to accept them (haven't we?), and yet it's quite a remarkable phenomenon. These are paintings on the sides of buildings, folks! Just your everyday ordinary building.

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