Major construction is underway - asbestos was removed and exterior brickwork was repaired while plans were made to replace the connection between the original (1909/1922) sections of the school and the 1959 addition. Someone in their infinite wisdom had decided to build the addition half-a-floor below the old building, so there was an awkward connecting stairway that needed to be replaced to include an elevator to provide ADA access to the entire modernized facility.In the photo at right, looking north, the building on the right (with the hole where the stairs used to be) is the 1959 addition, the left building is the 1922 addition, and straight ahead is part of the original 1909 school. A History of Architecture lesson all in one photo!
To connect the existing parts of the school with each other and to the new CafeGymnaTorium* on ground level, there will be glass-roofed all-weather walkways, like streets, maybe even with street names!
*CafeGymnaTorium - Technical term for the combination Cafeteria-Gymnasium-Auditorium
No comments:
Post a Comment