Abandoned school 18th August 2001

This abandoned school was almost always destined to be abandoned. Built in an industrial part of southern UA City it was soon sorrounded by factories and a small power station. Yet for many years the school was allowed to stay open. When some former students sued the government for heavy metals poisoning the school was finally closed. It is still relatively intact, as it was closed down at the start of the year.

South side school

In 1916 there were less factories around here.

Boarded up windows

Painted pandas

The doors were wide open. Sadly, the place had been vandalized before I got a look at it.

Dark classroom

Sentence construction - something about giants

More writing stuff

Empty shelves

A long dark hallway

Burnt out theater

Rubbish strewn hallway

More empty cupboards

Some of the windows were boarded up.

This was a Phys-Ed room. Note the smashed up ceiling fan

Music lesson sheets, cut outs of people, shelves with student names

Relatively intact room

Hmm, I once had a painting like that.

I guess they didn't like that song.

View from downstairs window

View from upstairs window

Rows of hooks to store clothing, and a fuse box

Slight problem with a leaky roof

Long empty hallway

When I first saw this room, I wondered what all those things on the floor were

Then I found out. There were 18 puzzles on the floor.

Small classroom

Empty shelves

The ceiling in this room is falling down. It is held up only by a fan and a couple of light fittings.

Another long hallway

I regret not taking these tapes and book with me. It would have been cool to make MP3s of the tapes and scanned the book.

The school - a last look back