The New York Institution for the Blind circa 1926

This is the last known photograph of the school. By the beginning of the
20th century, the school was actively seeking relocation. Surrounded
on three sides by an elevated subway, a major postal facility and
the major national train depot, the once quiet neighborhood
was pulsing with the beat of New York City's urban rhythms.
In 1922 construction began on a new facility in the
Bronx, the present location of the Institute.