Inwood, Academy Street Between Sherman and Vermilyea Avenues

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Inwood, Academy Street at Nagle Avenue

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So yesterday, New Year's Day, I was in a hurry to shoot while the sun was out, so I took the No. 1 to Dyckman Street and walked one block up Nagel to Academy Street. This final three blocks of Academy was pretty dull photographically speaking. One can always look up.

A sky like this seems to call forth that age-old question: Mommy, why is the sky blue?

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Inwood, Academy Street between Vermilyea Avenue and Broadway

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Inwood, Academy Street between Vermilyea Avenue and Broadway

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I turned west on Academy Street – and look at this! A close inspection reveals it is built like a . . . a . . castle! Not a playful castle, mind you, this is serious. It is a junior high school, Public School 52, as engraved over the doorway. The Public Schools Report identifies it as Is 52. I don't know what Is stands for. Can anyone tell me? The Street Book says that Academy Street was named for Public School 52, "a Tudor-style building . . . [which] was pulled down in 1957." That means this one was built after that. Somehow it's hard to imagine this school being built in the late 50's, 60's, or later. Another puzzle to investigate in the distant future.

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