tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post15435507996691738..comments2024-03-18T07:26:19.953-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1895 P.S. 9 (Mickey Mantle School) -- 82nd St. at West End AvenueTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-6908586828140336502023-06-20T14:30:54.462-07:002023-06-20T14:30:54.462-07:00I spent seven years there, starting with kindergar...I spent seven years there, starting with kindergarten in 1946. I remember the big blocks and big crayons and the way it smelled when my mother took me there for the first time. It was a magical place, with huge windows, walls that moved, and at least one staircase in a closet. Each year we went up one story<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-193444117146765852020-11-03T14:33:00.084-08:002020-11-03T14:33:00.084-08:00Thanks for filling in some details. Thanks for filling in some details. Hugh520https://www.blogger.com/profile/09660087744379043151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-27005967701269155232016-10-24T08:17:13.600-07:002016-10-24T08:17:13.600-07:00I went to kindergarten in that school building in ...I went to kindergarten in that school building in 1959. It was a beautiful building. Michael Andersen-Andradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643352800790440383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-89792783323493692942015-09-24T19:01:27.294-07:002015-09-24T19:01:27.294-07:00I went to Livingston Hs class of 89... I got some ...I went to Livingston Hs class of 89... I got some stories that went on in that buildingClara Rodriguez Torreshttp://facebook.com/ruby81272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-46799525201244025572012-06-05T21:00:07.321-07:002012-06-05T21:00:07.321-07:00Charles Snyder is indeed responsible for most of t...Charles Snyder is indeed responsible for most of the incredible turn of the twentieth century school buildings in NYC. Most are landmark worthy structures, elaborately detailed and well constructed and he introduced the "H" plan to many school layouts so that every classroom had great ventilation and light. All had advanced bathroom facilities, large rooftop play areas, in fact the schools were better environments for the students than most of the cramped and outdated tenements they called home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com