Carlton Street School
The Carlton Street School (LOCATION) was built in 1865. Carlton Street was once called Mechanic Street. See the location of the school in the Walker map below. The Ball land would become the Soldiers Field (Crosiers) and the Ewing land would be Elmwood Field. See the Dexter Hose House in the map also.
In 1908 the entrance from the Elmwood area was purchased so people could get into the park from near the school. This area used to be part of that very large Dingle that defined Elmwood Park. In 1910 a baseball field was finally made in this Elmwood Field.
In 1917 a great deal was done to fill in the Carlton Street end of the Dingle. This part of the juncture of Peck, Crosier, and Carlton was called the Elmwood Playground.
Farther up the area was the South Street School. This school was built in 1894. This school was renamed in 1904 to the Elmwood School.