Power Memorial Academy
| Power Memorial Academy | |
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| Address | |
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161 West 61st Street New York, New York 10023 USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′17.53″N 73°59′9.33″W / 40.7715361°N 73.9859250°WCoordinates: 40°46′17.53″N 73°59′9.33″W / 40.7715361°N 73.9859250°W |
| Information | |
| School type | all boys Catholic High school |
| Motto | Pro Christo Rege |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church |
| Opened | September 1931 |
| Status | closed |
| Closed | June 1984 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of New York |
| Campus | urban |
| School color(s) | Purple and gold |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) |
| Affiliation | Congregation of The Irish Christian Brothers |
| Website | powermemorialacademy.com |
Power Memorial Academy (PMA) was an all-boys Catholic high school in New York City that operated from 1931 through 1984. It was a basketball powerhouse, producing several NBA players including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Len Elmore,Mario Elie,Chris Mullin, NBA referee Dick Bavetta and a record 71-game winning streak. Its 1964 basketball team was named "The #1 High School Team of The Century".
In 1906, Monsignor James W. Power, pastor of All Saints Parish in Harlem, asked the Christian Brothers of Ireland (now the Congregation of Christian Brothers) to come to the United States and open a school to teach the boys of the largely Irish immigrant parish. The Brothers accepted the invitation and began to teach in the parochial school. In 1909 they also opened the All Hallows Collegiate Institute, located in four rowhouses at 15 West 124th Street, which was both a high school and a business college. Enrollment grew and a new building was acquired to accommodate a larger student body at 164th Street and Walton Avenue in the Bronx, to which the high school moved in 1929.
At the request of the Archdiocese of New York, the Christian Brothers re-occupied the former site of All Hallows and opened a new school, named Power Memorial Academy after Monsignor Power, who had died in 1926. The new school opened with an enrollment of 31 freshmen on September 21, 1931. Again the school grew, requiring more space. In 1938, the Brothers purchased the former New York Nursery & Child's Hospital at 161 West 61st Street and opened a new school there. The school remained at this address until it closed.
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