Photo taken in August 1992 during demolition

My Dad

I found these photos taken by my Dad when the school was demolished sometime in August 1992 to build a replacement modern school. My dad told me that the building took some time to be torn down because it was solid and very thick. This building was a great place to be in during a storm.

I remember the gymnasium on the top floor which doubled as the assembly hall where it had a stage and fire exit that took us outside of the building during fire drills. I also have fond memories of the boiler room where coal was used to heat the steam radiators to provide heat during the winter and provide hot water for the school. There was also sawdust that was delivered to the school and I had no idea what that was for. However, I do remember using it for our pet mice in our classroom.

Those who remember the old school with the huge windows that you had to use the long pole with the hook to open and close the windows. Do you also remember the window washers that cleaned the windows? What about the school pendulim clocks? And the cloakroom in each classroom with all the hooks to hang your coats and where the misbehaved kids were taken to and of course they went into our coat pockets and took our personal belongings. How about the one cent cookies and 5 cent milk during snack? Remember the 18 or 26 cent lunches (or whatever the amount was)? Don't forget about the bathrooms that had the most amount of urinals and stalls. Do you also remember the cafeteria and the bench seats?

Remember we all lined up to go out the hallway and stand against the wall during the tuesday 10:30 am air raid drills? How about the hanging ceiling lamps that lit up the classroom?

These vintage buildings are the greatest and I hope they don't tear down more of these buildings but remodel them instead.

Anyone else out there remember anything else about our old building?