66th St Between Amsterdam Ave and West End Ave
Just north of Lincoln Center, this long block is dominated by the Martin Luther King Jr. School. Featuring a large, multi-facited sculpture on the north-east corner, the school is a mostly-low rise mid-centure structure with a large court yard in the front. The square tile bricks that create the nearly-block-long wall are interesting in their variation. Some are discolored, some are replaced, some are painted on - but from afar they create a long, orange-brown curtain.
Across the way is a superblock containing several apartment buildings - including one undergoing renovation, and one new one. Due to the openness of the superblock, and the general low-rise quality of the school, this street gets a surprising amount of sun.





Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 8:00AM
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