I.S. 171 Also known as the Abraham Lincoln school, I am still researching the history of the building. My thanks to Tim O'Reilly for contributing some of the images to kickstart this page, including his 1973 autograph book. Tony Danza attended 171 after being kicked out of Blessed Sacrament and was subsequently booted from 171! Despite that, Therese Panariello reports Tony did a 'makeover' show on 171 recently.
	I.S. 171, Ridgewood and Lincoln Ave. I.S. 171 was the intermediate school in the area in our time, though we found ourselves zoned into I.S. 292 in a significantly rougher part of town. Constructed in 1912, it starts off as an elementary school.
	Public School 171, corner Ridgewood and Nichols Ave. Maker: P. Miller Dated: Unk Status: Need Nice P. Miller card circa 1912. For a better view of the church sitting to the right of the school visit Zone 4. Tim O'Reilly notes the empty lot where the girls are walking became the Cedar Lane Farms Dairy where his family used to get their milk.
	Public School no. 171, Ridgewood and Lincoln Ave. Maker: Art Post Card and Novelty Co. Dated: 1916 Status: Own(RG) Tim believes the school had elementary grades K to 9 at some time up to 1961. He recalls seeing displays of student work in woodshop attributed to 9th grade students.
	Graduation Program, 1927 It appears graduation was held within the building. In the early days, elementary school would only go up to 6th grade and students in East New York who wished to continue would attend P.S. 64. The 1927 program indicates the graduating class was the 9th grade at this point. Note graduations were semi-annual; the "thirtieth" was held over 15 years.
		171 Yearbook, Lincoln Log, 1935 We've has some success tracking down yearbooks. The 1935 edition was nothing special but I did find a very cool ad in the back.
		171 Yearbook, Lincoln Log, 1936 Peter Stango sent over the January 1936 issue which included his mother's graduating class. Although I have not researched this in detail, the half year cycle was common in those days.
		171 Class 9B2, 1936 Peter also sent over the class picture which included his mother (second row from top, second from right). Peter also noted his mother attended Richmond Hill High School to start because Lane wasn't completed yet.
		171 Yearbook, Lincoln Log, 1937 I managed to find a yearbook from 1937. All the pictures seemed to be taken in the same room- I included this shot of the "Safety Squad" which I thought was an odd inclusion.
		171 Yearbook, Lincoln Log, 1937 There were 4 graduating classes of about the same size, I included this shot because of the socks that guy is wearing on the far right, and some of the odd additions the girls have on their blouses. Note the graduating class is the 9th grade. On the right is an exerpt from the yearbook for "Health Awards". I'm trying to figure out if that is the classic potato sack race or the potato on a spoon race- either way its a sure fire measure of health.
		Lincoln Log, 1937 Ads The ads are interesting as they list the businesses in the immediate area at that time. Oeding's was around for quite awhile.
		Lincoln Log, 1937 Ads The concluding group of ads.
		Autograph Book, 1938 Along with the Yearbook was an autogrpah book belonging to a Sylvia Samuels of Adler Pl. The autograph book included a picture of 171 from the 1930s, seen on the right. The towers of Blessed Sacrament are visible in the distance and the tower of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church is visble in the foreground.
		Autograph Book, 1938 The autograph book provides some interesting information and raises some questions. Look at the list of teachers in the first shot. It appears the school went from Kindergarten to 9th grade. It also appears that at each grade level there is an "a" and "b" teacher. Was the school year broken into two halves? On the right is a list of some classmates. Note how many were from Queens, especially the Richmond Hill area.
		Autograph Book, 1938 I included these two samples from the book because they both note the date as June 10, 1938- "City-Wide Day". Does anyone know what that means?
		J.H.S 171, Class of 1940 Paula Curci sends in her dad's 171 graduation picture from 1940. I added the rather crummy tax photo from the same year.
		German Evang Trinity Church and PS 171 Ridgewood and Nichols Avenues Maker: P. Miller Dated: Circa 1912 Status: Need A better angled shot of the location of PS 171. The view is west down Ridgewood. The church in the 2006 photo is the East New York Baptist Church. A Christian Meyer contacted me and informed me it is not the same structure. He had a friend who attended the original church which was a wood structure. The CO for the current structure is dated 1952. I have now discovered the name of the church when it was built in 1952 was The Evangelical United Brethren Church of Peace.
		Some tidbits from the 171 crowd; June Marmo sends over a 1952 talent show photo and Robert Jefferson displays a 1931 graduation pin.
		Class 9-B, 1946 and Class 9-1, 1950 Thanks to Joann Montgomery with a double contribution. She sent in her mother's class graduation picture from 1946 and her aunt's class picture from 1950! Her aunt, Joan Barish Signorello is front row ,third from the left. The "Key" is actually the back of the 1950 picture, signed by a number of classmates.
	Class picture, 1952 Thanks to Elsie Anzalone for sending over her 1952 class picture!
		Class pictures, 1958 and 1960 Thanks to Roy Tanner for a double hit, Class 9-7 in 1958 and CLass 9-1 in 1960!
	Class picture, 1960 Elise (Avella) Feiner sends over her brother's 1960 class picture. He is identified in the 2nd row, fourth from the left. Her brother Joe takes a stab at IDing the rest.
	I.S. 171, Class 8E, 1967 Elise (Avella) Feiner sends over the 1967 photo of her graduating class. Some of the ladies here and in the other graduating class reunited recently and that pic is over on the reunions page.
		Elise also sends over some casual photos circa 1967. On the left, teachers Trudy Rein and Leonard Thrushkowky(sp?). On the right, the music teacher Edward Greenberg standing next to Patricia McGreevey. Front Row: L-R: Deborah Wilson, Pat Tromba, Jane Kreuter.
	I.S. 171, Class 8E, 1972 I'm starting to think Class 8-E was the only one to grow up to learn the internet- Steve Adragna sends over the 1972 class. Steve is top row, third from left.
	I.S. 171, Class 8E, 1973 Tim gets a star for courage here, submitting a classic class picture from 1973 in what can only be described as a fashion train wreck. Tim adds that class pictures were taken in the lobby area in front of the auditorium. They are facing the main entrance which is on Ridgewood and was not typically used by the students. To the right in the photo would have been the boys gym and to the left the girls gym. Yvonne Temann outs the entire class by providing all the names!
		171, "Oliver", 1975 I stumbled on this in an old District 19 Publication. Some folks may recognize the names in the article; was anybody here in that play?
		Yearbook, 1976 A big thanks to Melinda (Mendez) Garcia for sharing her 1976 yearbook. That's a well loved cover on the left, and a page from the Dramatic Club showing they performed "Fiddler on the Roof" that year.
		Class 8I, 8J, 1976 Also from Melinda's 1976 yearbook, two of the 8th grade classes.
	Class 8K, 8H 1976 Finally, class 8K (Mr. Kaseta again!) and Melinda's class, 8H. List of Names for class 8-H Mr. Fink Top row: Left to Right -- Gwendolyn Palmer, Kathy Dunn, Delia Galesi, Michael Piri, Douglas Hart, William Busse, Cheryl Felton, Pascale Barjon, Melinda Mendez. Middle Row: Gladys Alicea, Evelyn Rios, Tonya Scott, George Ross, Mr. Fink, Rosario Femminella, Vera Daniels, Martine DeChavigny, Arecelis Padilla. Bottom Row: Lorrie Criscvolo, Lisa Montano, Jeffrey Hawkins, James Adams, Joseph Comuniello, Jose Ortiz, Catherine Moraglia, Theresa Varriale. On Floor: Tryone Washington, Tracy Vitulli
		1976 Ads Two ads from the back of the book of some well known East New York/Cypress Hills establishments. Thanks again to Melinda for the images.
	I.S. 171, 1990 Tim contributes this 1990 shot. Note in the early images the "towers" atop the corners of the school which are now gone. The schoolyard sat behind the school, with the girls entrance (in Tim's day) visible on the Nichols Avenue side and the boys entrance, not visible, over on the Lincoln Avenue side.
	I.S. 171, 2006 Finishing up with a bit of a weak photo, the view is north up Nichols. The school is currently listed on the Board of Ed site as grades 5 thru 8 with 1066 students.

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