Brooklyn - 1950s
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Myers Street School

Second Ward High School

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Jacobs Ladder School

Jacobs Ladder School
As more students came to Myers Street School, the building had to be expanded to accommodate them. Fire escapes were added to the outside of the wooden building, and the pattern of stairways gave the school a nickname: The Jacobs Ladder School.

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