77th St Between York Ave and Cherokee Pl

One of the shorter blocks ever documented on this blog, 77th Street ends rather abruptly when John Jay Park and Cherokee Place take over. However brief, the street is home to some rather interesting buildings. The Cherokee Apartments present an impressive collection of balconies which I previously mentioned in my post on 78th Street. Likewise, there's a tremendous post regarding the history of these buildings right here. Now earlier on the block P.S. 158, a classic-looking school building, stands stoically on the corner. An open court between the apartments and the school looks like it provides space for gym classes.

The Glenwood Apartments (which are apparently all over the city- but these are the Upper East Side ones) take up most of the southern half of the street. The comparison of the stark "high-end" Glenwood facade (which is really just bland, white brick – only the entrance with its fountains could be considered classy) to the ornate, vintage stylings of the Cherokee Apartments is an interesting one to observe. As far as my tastes go, I much prefer the latter, though it's easy to see how the Glenwood building could be considered much more livable.