Location of the interior shots

There seems to be some controversy over the location of the interior shots. I can absolutely state that the interior shots were of Haaren High School in Hell's Kitchen. I went there for 3 years, graduating in 1956. Furthermore, one of the exterior shots, where Sandy is going thru the door crowded by students, also looks like Haaren. It is the scene where the three doors were initially locked and she bangs to get in, and suddenly the doors open. That's exactly the
way it was every day for me, for three years. I loved the movie, but a
lot has to do with recognizing the background and the superb acting of
Sandy. I seem to remember there being a rumor in the 60's about the
original script calling for the girl who jumped out the window to die,
but the preview audiences gave negative feedback and it became
ambiguous in the final cut, claiming that she didn't die, at least not
initially, because she hit a ledge on the way down. Anyone who wants to
know what the interior of a typical New York City high school looked
like back then should see this flick, they didn't spruce anything up.
A funny thing about Haaren. There was a municipal swimming pool directly across the street and we would have to go swimming as part of PE and then go back out in the often freezing weather to get back to the school. Coach Wertheim was one of the best teachers there, along with Mrs Kurtz, the calculus teacher. Or was his name Wertheimer? I forget. And who could forget the Delany card made out to a student named Dick Hertz--with the new teacher always asking "Who's Dick Hertz?" to the glee of the all-boys classes.
John P--Class of '[email protected]