Exploring a Huge Abandoned High School

Описание: Money Pit School

The property we will be exploring in this week's video is a now abandoned high school that consists of three buildings. It started out relatively small with the first building being constructed in 1919. The area was growing quickly and a second building was erected in 1929. The third and final building on the property was added in 1971, so it is considerably newer that the other two. The school closed its doors for good in 1982 after which it was turned into a community centre.

Given the state of disrepair and considering how original one of the older buildings was, I suspect that it may have not been used when the property was a community centre. This building in particular was absolutely incredible with the original hardwood doors, moldings and cabinetry. The newest of the structures was fairly modern looking and had fallen victim to heavy vandalism since the site's closure 9 years ago.

When the site had first closed the city had budgeted about $100,000 for the maintenance of the building during the first twelve months of vacancy. But in actuality, they had spent closer to $175,000 and the property had been referred to as a "Money Pit".

The future of the property and or buildings is still undecided, there have been a few ideas thrown around over the years such as turning it back into a school and the more likely scenario of turning it into housing. One of the original housing ideas was being considered by the province and would have included 40% affordable housing units. Since then not a lot has happened with the site until it was sold to a development company in 2021. They of course want to turn the property into housing and the community wanted to see the historical 104 year old building turned into a community centre. But so far nothing has happened since then and the buildings continue to deteriorate while the property and its buildings await their future.

Let me know what you thought of this abandoned school and community centre in the comments below!!

And please do not disclose the location in the comments.

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