Farewell to George Vanier Public School
Well, George Vanier Public School is no more. The Demolition crew moved in this morning and by nightfall, the entire old school was nothing but twisted steel, concrete rubble, and broken glass.. I previously photographed and posted about the last “official” day of school at GVPS a year ago. Just as a side note, Mrs. Grace Murray, who was in the photos, passed away shortly after the images were made.
It was interesting and touching to see how many people actually parked along the side of the street, and some even with lawn chairs, paused to watch the passing of a bit of our history. I have recently been reading Frances Mayes Every Day in Tuscany . In it she talks of coming across ancient Roman ruins in her walks through the mountainous countryside. Well, future generations will have no such luck around here. When we demolish something, it’s DEMOLISHED! So in my own little way, I have tried to capture a bit of our history, as it existed… and as it exited. Many of you will have fond memories of GVPS, our own daughter included.
Garth
we are the farewell gang sitting in the lawn chairs, KIARAand JENNY were captivated to see their old school being demolished, they commented as to who’s class room came down and different aspects of the demolision, saw a wall clock swingingfrom a steel beam, we were there till they went for lunch and it was breakfast for us. our heartfelt THANKS to u Garth for sharing ur photos Lillian, Darlene, Donna, Kiara Jenny and Ally in the van, dog Sisu!!!!!!!!!! THANKS AGAIN
You can see some interior photos and more demolition photos here
http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/upload/wiki.asp?entry=1725