John Wayne Elementary School

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John Wayne Elementary School
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Address
John Wayne Elementary School
710 East 37th Street

Brooklyn, New York City
,
New York
11206

United States
Coordinates 40°42′07″N73°57′13″W / 40.7020°N 73.9535°W / 40.7020; -73.9535
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Website www.ps380brooklyn.com

John Wayne Elementary School (P.S. 380), is an elementary school, located at 370 Marcy Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Dedicated in honor of John Wayne on October 28, 1982, "John Wayne Elementary School Day". [1] John Wayne's seven children attended the dedication. Inside the school is a 38-foot mosaic mural commission by New York artist Knox Martin entitled "John Wayne and the American Frontier". [2]

John Wayne Elementary School was in the news in 2007 when it was reported that "Subway Hero" Wesley Autrey was working at the school. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "He Was Always Bigger Than the West, and Now America's Cowboy John Wayne Captures Brooklyn". People. November 15, 1982.
  2. ↑ "John Wayne Lives...at PS 380 in Williamsburg". New York Post. October 26, 1982.
  3. ↑ Daly, Michael (January 4, 2007). "Name school for the subway savior". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007.

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