I have tried to give some perspective to these pictures
by identifying the buildings on this satellite view of the school
from Google maps
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K street
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5th street
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H street
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pictures taken on 01/21/2008
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Two rows of classrooms have been removed from the South West corner of the campus
This is the corner where the fire was on June 6, 2006
The following four pictures are from the same section of ground
# 1 and 2 on the satellite view
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looking South East by Fifth street
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looking North West from Fifth street
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This is what's left of the West hallway
looking North towards the gym
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This is what's left of the center hallway
looking North towards Houser field
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pass the mouse over this picture to see the way it was
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pass the mouse over this picture to see the way it was
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More classrooms are being prepared to demolished
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# 3 in the satellite view
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# 8 in the satellite view
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from the Ventura Star Sunday, 6/8/2008
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Demolition of several classroom buildings at the old Oxnard High School will
begin Monday and continue for the next four months.
That means the football field, track and bleachers at the site will be out
of bounds for safety reasons during the work, said city spokeswoman Christina Aerenlund.
The land cleared by the demolition will eventually become part of the future
Campus Park, she said. There is no timetable or budget for developing the park.
Two buildings and a gym on the 35-acre parcel will continue to be used by the
Police Activities League and other nonprofits, Aerenlund said.
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pictures taken on 06/17/2008
there was no further activity until now
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North bleachers with the wooden portion on each side removed
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The North bleachers looking through a hole in the South Bleachers
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The North and South Bleachers from the North side of the campus
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Roadway behind the South Bleachers, looking West from the bus loading area - with the gym in the distance
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The bleachers from the bus loading area
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The demise of the East hallway
North of the brick building - # 9 on the satellite view
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South side of the Metal Shop - the walkway has been removed
looking East towards the cafeteria and music room
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There goes the music building - looking West
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These two pictures show the Wood Shop on the left, the Metal Shop on the right
and the Auto Shop in the distance - looking East
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pictures taken on 06/24/2008
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The Administration building is being torn apart
Looking North West from Fifth street
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The Music building is gone
The cafeteria in the background is now just a shell
Looking North from Fifth street
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Looking North - the shops and bleachers are beyond the palm trees
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pictures taken on 06/26/2008
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Two pictures of the East Hallway - looking North
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The Yellow machine (I don't what it is called) is working on removing the Metal Shop
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City to renovate dilapidated gym
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From staff reports
The city of Oxnard is getting ready to spend $835,887 to start renovating the gym
at the old Oxnard High School.
The W.D. Bannister building, which went up in 1952, includes a basketball field
house, a recreation room and a boxing gym. It is used by the city Recreation
Department and the Police Activity League.
The building is showing its age. In the field house, one of the two folding
bleachers can no longer be used, and the wood floor has water damage in places.
The heating system long ago ceased to work, and many of the windows are boarded up.
In the boxing gym, the floor is beginning to sag under the weight of the punching
bags and needs to be shored up.
It will cost $2.9 million to completely refurbish the facility, said Michael
Henderson, the city's general services superintendent. Meanwhile, the city will
try to get the most pressing things done with $420,887 in Community Development
Block Grant funds from this fiscal year and $415,000 in grant money from the
fiscal year starting July 1.
Work will likely start this fall, said Ralph Alamillo, a general services project manager.
The city will look for additional block grant funding and other grant money to
complete the gym renovation, Henderson said.
The gym and a two-story classroom building next door will be the sole survivors
of the old high school, long a vacant eyesore. The other structures on the
35-acre site that will one day be Campus Park are being demolished.
There is no timetable or budget for developing the park.
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pictures taken on 07/1/2008
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There is a sign on the South West corner of the school
telling about what is happening - complete with graffiti
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The Administration building is almost gone
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the Metal Shop is almost gone
the Wood shop is showing above the lower half of the Metal Shop
the South Bleachers show beyond the Wood Shop
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They are salvaging the lumber and metal from the buildings
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demolished classroom (# 8 on the satellite view)
South of the brick building (# 9 on the satellite view)
along the East hallway
looking North with the South bleachers in the background
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this classroom is on the North side of the brick
classroom (visible in the picture on the left)
and has the top half removed
# 10 on the satellite view
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pictures taken on 07/08/2008
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the brick classroom building being demolished
the East hallway is (was) in the front of this brick building
the brick building is # 9 on the satellite view with a demolished classroom # 8 on the satellite view
the concrete slab in the foreground is where the administration building was
looking North from Fifth street
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the following four pictures were taken from the second level of the
two story classroom building (now a nursery school) that was built on the old parking lot
# 11 in the satellite view
looking West with the shell of the cafeteria in the background
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# 3 in the satellite view
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# 3 in the satellite view
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the West hallway is in the foreground of the following two pictures
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# 5 and 4 in the satellite view
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# 3 in the satellite view
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pictures taken on 07/11/2008
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sorry I do not always get corresponding pictures
I do not realize what I have until I compare them on my computer
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the classroom in the picture directly
above this one is being demolished
# 4 in the satellite view
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this is what is left of the classroom
in the picture directly above this one
# 3 in the satellite view
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there goes our lockers
# 6 in the satellite view
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all they left of the administration building is the heater closet
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classroom # 7 in the satellite view is gone
classroom # 8 in the satellite view is almost gone
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pictures taken on 07/15/2008
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the only activity today was on the brick classrooms
# 9 in the satellite view
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closeup view of the picture to the right
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the classroom in the center is # 3 in the satellite view
the roof of the West hallway is in the foreground
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the West side of the brick classroom in the distance
in the right foreground is classroom # 4 in the satellite view
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classroom 24 and 25 - closeup view of the above picture
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pictures taken on 07/22/2008
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the brick classrooms seem to be a tough building, it is taking a long time to demolish
# 9 in the satellite view
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this is the West side of the brick classroom building where there was a
"planter box" along the center hallway
I always thought this was a neat place
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this classroom is almost gone
# 4 in the satellite view
the West hallway is on the other side of the slated fence
the gym is on the left side of the picture
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one classroom is standing alone
# 6 in the satellite view
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the wood shop is now being dismantled
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pictures taken on 07/29/2008
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the Wood Shop being demolished
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the foundation in the foreground
(behind the tree stump)
is what's left of the Metal shop
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the Auto Shop being dismantled
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the Wood and Auto Shop looking over the boys
locker & shower room -
# 5 in the satellite view
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classroom # 3 and 8 in the satellite view
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classroom # 6 in the satellite view is now a pile of trash
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pictures taken on 08/04/2008
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the Auto Shop being demolished
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the back side of the South bleachers
is in the background
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the remains of the Wood shop
are beyond the Auto shop
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pictures taken on 08/12/2008
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all three shops are gone - looking East
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all three shops are gone - looking West
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looks like the South bleachers are next
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the remains of the center hallway - looking North
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pass the mouse over this picture to see the way it was
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the brick building is now a pile of bricks
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this "wrecker" is working on classroom # 8 in the
satellite view,
classroom # 3 is in the foreground
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pass the mouse over this picture to see another view
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Four pictures stitched together to show the section of the campus being demolished
Looking East with the Gym on the left and Fifth street on the right
(click the picture for a larger view)
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another bit of news from the Ventura Star on 08/12/2008
This is from a longer article concerning the Dallas Cowboys returning to practice in Oxnard
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Oxnard was able to prepare the River Ridge fields for the Cowboys to use
despite the short notice. If the Cowboys return, however, the 25-acre plot
next to the Residence Inn by Marriott will likely no longer be available.
Weather is a plus.
Henderson said Oxnard already has an alternate training location in mind.
The old Oxnard High School, at West Fifth and South H streets, is being leveled,
and most of its buildings will be demolished by the end of September, according
to Henderson.
The city plans to use the 33 acres as park space, and having the Cowboys train
there wouldn't present a big challenge.
"In my mind, that's the easiest place to do it," Henderson said. "We would
have plenty of room to arrange the construction of the fields and make parking
work, and the team could stay at a nearby hotel and be bused in for practice."
There is little doubt the Cowboys players wouldn't mind returning to Oxnard.
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pictures taken on 08/26/2008
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a view from the top of the North Bleachers
with what's left of the South Bleachers - the Gym is on the right
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the East entrance to Houser field from H street
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the West hallway looking South from the Gym
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the classroom foundations are being broken up
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the brick building - # 10 in the satellite view
with classroom # 4 in the foreground
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the brick building - # 10 in the satellite view
with classroom # 3 in the foreground
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pictures taken on 09/02/2008
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Well, classmates, the school is almost gone.
I almost did not take any pictures today since there is not much more than piles of foundation concrete.
However, after leaving the campus, I returned to take these pictures knowing that I would always wish I had done it.
This first picture is three pictures "stitched" together showing piles of concrete from the shop and other foundations.
Note the Auto shop steps in the foreground. The pile of concrete to the right is the South bleachers
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one of the "nasty" machines that has destroyed our school
its owners are on a lunch break
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the concrete from the South bleachers
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foundation concrete from classroom # 6 on the satellite view
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I thought they were going to save the trees
I wonder if the palm trees will also go
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the North bleachers are showing above the
foundation concrete from classroom # 6 on the satellite view
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picture taken on 09/09/2008
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I thought the rubble would be gone by now, but foundations are still being dug up.
The strip of bare ground is classroom # 4 in the satellite view - West of the brick building
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pictures taken on 10/08/2008
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A lot of the foundation concrete is still there,
but the ground is becoming bare
This is where classroom # 6 in the satellite view was
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It seems that they did not leave the palm trees
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picture taken on 10/14/2008
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They are still removing the foundation concrete
This is taken from the bus loading area looking West towards the gym
The bare ground in the center is where the shops were
The South bleachers were on the right side of the picture where you can still see the fence with the football yardage signs
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pictures taken on 10/21/2008
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The bus loading zone is now a pile of asphalt
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loading foundation concrete into a truck
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This picture is taken from Fifth street, looking North West (H street on the right)
The North bleachers are in the background
The pile of asphalt on the right side is from the bus loading zone
The pile of foundation concrete in the center is where the shops were
The building on the left is being used by the Police Activities League (PAL)
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pictures taken on 11/04/2008
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The North Bleachers are being leveled
I was really shocked as I drove by the old school today,
since I was told that the North bleachers would not be torn down.
I guess I was misinformed since they were almost gone by the time I saw them.
I would like to have gotten a picture of the bleaches in the early stage of their destruction, but
at least they left the fence around Houser Field with the yardage signs so that these pictures have some reference.
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Looking North from Fifth street
the dirt piles is where the South Bleachers were
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Looking North West from H street
the muddy area in the foreground is where the asphalt for the bus loading zone was - the fence and bushes have been removed
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Looking East towards H street
This "CAT" is like a big monster gobbling up our memories
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Looking South East from the North side of the bleachers
These guys look totally unconcerned
I wonder if they went to school there
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Looking South West from the North side of the bleachers
the gym is on the right
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Looking East towards H street
Houser field is on the right
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Since the North Bleachers are now gone,
I thought I should include my last picture of the North Bleachers taken on 08/26/2008
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pictures taken on 11/18/2008
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The Bleachers are totally gone
(I guess Houser Field will be next)
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The North Bleachers
looking North East towards H street
from the back of the gym
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The South Bleachers and the shops area
looking East towards H street
from the back of the gym
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The Swimming Pool is gone
I was told that the gym would not be torn down, but that the swimming pool would be removed.
However, I did not realize that it had been removed already.
I would like to have gotten some pictures of it being removed,
but all I have is some pictures the back of the gym with no pool.
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The back of the gym where the pool was
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Foundation piles of what was the pool
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Historical figures on the back of the gym
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a larger picture of the pool area - click on the picture
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pictures taken on 12/01/2008
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This is where the North Bleachers were
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fence around Houser Field is being rolled up
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pictures taken on 01/06/2009
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It seems the the demolition work is completed - there has been no activity in the past weeks.
I do not know when the Park will be completed since the city says it does not have the funds.
So it may sit as it is for the present time.
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a view of the campus from the second level of the remaining two story building on the South West corner
the gym is on the left and Fifth street on the right
looking North West towards H street
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a view of the campus from Fifth street
looking North
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The North bleachers and Houser field are on the left, the South bleachers in the center, Shops and classrooms on the right
The one remaining building on the right has been left and is being user by the Police Activities League (PAL) who are also using the gym
looking East towards H street
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Some Before and After pictures
I know these pictures may seem redundant, but I wanted to give some memory to what was
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Before - hallway along Fifth street
looking East
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After - hallway along Fifth street
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Before - the West hallway
looking North towards the gym
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After - the West hallway
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Before - the Center hallway
looking North
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After - the Center hallway
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Before - the East hallway
looking North towards the bleachers
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After - the East hallway
the bleachers were in the background next to the tallest tree
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