There is an inherent sadness as I write about those years so long ago. But in some way, those days still live inside me as if they happened only a short time ago.
What sticks with me is how that neighborhood, called Hell's Kitchen, changed so rapidly during the time I was there. I remember looking out of my classroom on the back of the top floor of the school and watching The Manhattan Plaza being built. You can see it in the distance in the photo above. It is residence for those who are connected to the arts... and it is where Larry David once lived.
And it is where Timothée Chalamet grew up.
PS 51 still lives inside me. It is where Nell, Bernie, and Sue were my colleagues. They are all gone.
The Market Diner was where we had lunch every day. The old PS 51 has since been changed to a condo called The Ink Well and The Market Diner was demolished for a fancy condo...
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