It was strange to see it reduced to a pile of tangled metal, crushed cinder blocks and broken bricks.
Speaking of bricks, Lorain had announced that some would be made available to souvenir collectors. I saw a half-dozen of them lying in the mud near one of the construction entrances.
I grabbed one for old times' sake.
One little rascal had made his way over to Pole Avenue before he was abandoned in the grass. I rescued him too (below).
Although there wasn’t much action down there, it's still a good vantage point from which to see the Lighthouse.
I also watched some activity around the bait shop during the day – things being cleaned out, etc. I think it’s going to be demolished quickly, to put the issue to rest as soon as possible.
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I can still remember everyone walking around the school dressed in our Ben Coopers for Halloween.I'm willing to bet this building meant something to a lot of people in Lorain. More Lorain history trashed!
Not a single one of my sister's original schools is left standing, and mine will all soon be gone as well: Palm Ave. elementary; Whittier Jr. High; Admiral King (mine, Southview High). I don't have the sentimental attachment to buildings that many people do, and these are not of "historic" significance, per se, but it certainly is jarring. I taught briefly at Lorain High in the early 80s, and...well, that's gone, too. But times change, needs change, and the kids of the new millennium need better buildings.
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