Monday, July 22, 2002 | 8:42 a.m.
It opened in 1936 as the Las Vegas Grammar School and served thousands of Las Vegas children until the 1960s. The old downtown school eventually evolved into a building containing a variety of government offices. Known today as the Fifth Street School, it is owned by the city of Las Vegas. Metro Police, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the city have offices there.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer are discussing an idea that has great promise for the building's future -- moving the International Institute of Modern Writers from its home at UNLV to the old school. Schaeffer founded the institute, which has added much prestige to Las Vegas. The Fifth Street School is remembered by its graduates for the high level of learning that went on there. The writers would honor that tradition and we hope this idea goes forward.
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