Aerial view of H.D.Cooke Modernization

This is a recent aerial view of the H.D. Cooke Elementary School Modernization Project. The view is from the northeast corner of the site, looking west at the back of the school and over 17th Street. Visible at the bottom center is a long tan shape, the rainwater collection cistern, soon to be buried under the parking lot. Above that is a gray oval which is about where the new Gymnasium/Auditorium and Cafeteria will be. The bright blue rectangle in the center of the old building is the original skylight over the old Auditorium, which will now be the Library/Media Center. The skylight will be restored to illuminate the magnificent two-story (with balconies!) Media Center. The South Playground, the tan area at upper center, has been cleared and for now is being used for materials storage and crew parking. Later it will be excavated for the basketball court and street-level access to Euclid Street.