The Children’s Storefront
The Children's Storefront was a tuition-free private school in Harlem, founded in 1966 by the poet Ned O'Gorman. It was the subject of a 1988 documentary film, The Children's Storefront, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: defunct school in New York, USA
- Also known as: “Children’s Storefront School”
- Address: 70 East 129th Street, 10035
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints Church and Harlem–125th Street station.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Church of All Saints is a historic former Catholic church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 47 East 129th Street, at the corner of Madison Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Harlem–125th Street station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlem–125th Street station is a commuter rail stop serving the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines. It is located at East 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Harlem–125th Street station is situated 930 feet south of The Children’s Storefront.
Langston Hughes House
Historic house
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY 3.0.
The Langston Hughes House is a historic home located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is an Italianate style dwelling built in 1869. It is a three-story-with-basement, rowhouse faced in brownstone and measuring 20 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Langston Hughes House is situated 800 feet west of The Children’s Storefront.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harlem and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.
Harlem
Quarter
Photo: Momos, Public domain.
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Harlem and Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.
Mott Haven
Neighborhood
Photo: Amolina196, Public domain.
Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the Harlem River to the west, although these boundaries are not precise.
The Children’s Storefront
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80762° or 40° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
-73.9377° or 73° 56′ 16″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Height
42 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87G8R356+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 271610665OpenStreetMap feature
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