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Learning Places Spring 2016 SITE REPORT Vinegar Hill: PS 307 TROY SIEUSANKAR 02.17.2016 INTRODUCTION Public School (PS 307) is situated across from the Farragut Houses residential complex. It is surrounded by Gold Street, Front Street, Hudson Avenue, Navy Street, and York Street. There are few pedestrians and the traffic is mild with only approximately one car every once in awhile, except York Street which carries the bulk of traffic of about ten vehicles with the cycle of the street lights. PRE-VISIT REFLECTION PRIOR to the site visit, I anticipated seeing during the site visit: limited trees and no wildlife like raccoons, squirrels, and deer, except for birds like pigeons and crows; remnants of ship and boat facilities such as houses and factories, along with old abandoned ships and boats and/or parts of ships and boats like propellers and hulls; few residential buildings, if any, and abandoned or condemned buildings; cobblestone streets with walled‐off boundaries, and flood barriers at the shore line of the

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Learning Places Spring 2016

SITE REPORT Vinegar Hill: PS 307

TROY SIEUSANKAR

02.17.2016

INTRODUCTION

Public School (PS 307) is situated across from the Farragut Houses residential complex. It is 

surrounded by Gold Street, Front Street, Hudson Avenue, Navy Street, and York Street. There are few 

pedestrians and the traffic is mild with only approximately one car every once in awhile, except York 

Street which carries the bulk of traffic of about ten vehicles with the cycle of the street lights.

PRE-VISIT REFLECTION

PRIOR to the site visit, I anticipated seeing during the site visit: limited trees and no wildlife like 

raccoons, squirrels, and deer, except for birds like pigeons and crows; remnants of ship and boat 

facilities such as houses and factories, along with old abandoned ships and boats and/or parts of ships 

and boats like propellers and hulls; few residential buildings, if any, and abandoned or condemned 

buildings; cobblestone streets with walled‐off boundaries, and flood barriers at the shore line of the 

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East River; and the newly established Kings County Distillery.

SITE DOCUMENTATION (photos/sketches)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the view of east side of PS 307 as it cuts off Hudson Avenue which is in the background 

between the buildings. 

This is the south side of PS 307 next to York 

Street where it intersects Navy Street. The 

view in the distance is the Navy Yard. 

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This is a view across York Street from PS 307 where the Farragut Houses are located.   

This is another view of the Farragut 

Houses from a different vantage 

point on York Street. PS 307 was 

primarily constructed to facilitate 

the children from the Farragut 

Houses.  

 

 

 

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1. Looking down Navy Street 2. Intersection of Navy Street and York Street 3. York Street 

 

 

 

 

1. Hudson Avenue 2. Front Street 3. Intersection of Front Street and Hudson Avenue 

 

 

 

 

 

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End of Hudson Avenue at PS 307 

 

The schoolyard of PS 307 next to Front Street 

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The schoolyard of PS 307 next to Front Street 

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The schoolyard of PS 307 next to Navy Street 

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The schoolyard of PS 307 next to Navy Street 

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The front of PS 307 next to York Street 

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The front of PS 307 next to York Street 

 

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The front of PS 307 next to York Street 

 

QUALITATIVE SITE OBSERVATIONS

1. Neighborhood / Street Character 

a. Few pedestrians 

b. Quiet streets 

2. Vitality of Neighborhood 

a. General Description 

i. Quiet neighborhood 

b. Pedestrian Activity 

i. Approximately one pedestrian per hour 

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c. Vehicular Traffic 

i. Approximately one car per five minutes, except for York Street which has 

approximately 10 vehicles with the cycles of the street lights 

3. Age of Buildings (provide evidence for prediction)  

a. PS 307 may be from the 1960s  or 1970s due to the common style brick work 

b. Farragut Houses may be from the 1960s  or 1970s by the architecture of the building 

4. Relationship Between Buildings 

a. Only one more building is next to PS 307 

b. The Farragut houses is across the street from PS 307 

5. Building Details 

a. PS 307 is four stories tall 

b. The Farragut Houses is 14 stories tall 

6. Relationship to the Waterfront 

a. PS 307 is about four or five short city blocks from the Waterfront 

b. The Farragut Houses is about four or five short city blocks from the Waterfront 

7. Other Observations 

a. There are no markets or grocery stores close by 

b. There are some retail businesses such as coffee shops and a pharmacy within five 

blocks 

 

 

 

QUANTITATIVE DATA for Area of Study

Subject Data

Street Names  York St., Navy St., Hudson Ave., Front St., and Gold St.

Street Width  30’, 20’, 15’, 15’, and 15’

Street Pavement some of Hudson Ave. and Front St. are cobblestone, and the rest are pitch

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Building Heights  ranges from 2 to 14 stories

Building Widths (Window Bays) 

PS 307 has ten bays on each side Farragut Houses are made of approximately 13 bays

Building Types/Uses PS 307 is a school Farragut Houses is a residential

Empty Lots / Gardens  none

Shops / Restaurants  none

Industrial Shops  none

Pharmacy  one

Bus Stop  one on York St. next to PS 307

Playgrounds PS 307: on all sides except for York St. Farragut Houses: next to Navy St. and York St.

Parking Lots  none

Gas Station  none

QUESTIONS to Research Further

QUESTIONS: 

1. What are the actual ages of the buildings? 

2. What are the previous landscape like? 

3. What are the plans of the buildings? 

RESEARCH METHOD/SOURCE FOR EACH QUESTION ABOVE: 

1. Question 1  

a. Wikipedia 

b. Google 

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c. State documents 

d. Library 

2. Question 2 

a. Wikipedia 

b. Google 

c. State documents 

d. Library 

3. Question 3 

a. Wikipedia 

b. Google 

c. State documents 

d. Library 

SUMMARY / POST VISIT REFLECTION

I am more drawn towards observing more about my environment and thinking about the ways it has 

evolved to suit the needs of people. I notice the construction styles and purposes and try to decide 

which was build before the others. This site visit exercise had “opened” my observational skills into a 

new concept of view. I had never before considered evaluation a neighborhood in such a manner. 

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