Sadly, all of the embodied energy and cultural history--our story-- will be lost to future generations in the rush to demolish. The failure to readapt the Beehive School is mentioned in this Plain Dealer article:
Finding new lives for old schoolhouses: Buildings convert to other uses by Martha Mueller Neff June 18, 2008
I was heartened the other day to find that a Carnegie Library at the corner of Quincy and East 79th St. was spared from the wrecking ball and readapted to a new use.
It gives me hope to think that, someday, common sense will prevail.
Meanwhile, we can only mourn our loss and shame the administrators of Cleveland Metropolitan School District for their collective stupidity.
Appalling, criminal...it's beyond comprehension. Demolitions for developers continues unabated in NEO. We also have the tax lien flipping game for friends that no one, especially the PD, seems concerned about... UNREALNEO...
Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 18:52.
Hawk, you are very welcome. Thanks for taking the demolition images. There were enought excellent terra cotta hollow blocks in that school to build a lot of north insulated walls for green houses.
best, jeffb
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Beehive Demo
Hello Hawk, Here is a link to a "how to insert image file" post on Realneo which could help get those demo pics up.
best, jeffb
Open Class Room in Cleveland Plus
Image Courtesy of Hawk
This is an inside-the-wall view at quality construction.
1. All Fireproof, all masonry
2. Accoustically absorbing/non transmitting walls and floor.
3. Hollow core terra cotta interior and exterior walls for superior thermal insulation
4. Reinforced concrete floors and roof deck.
You won't find many public or private structures built like this anymore - too expensive.
Razing Cleveland, one structure at a time!
Finding new uses for schools..
Sadly, all of the embodied energy and cultural history--our story-- will be lost to future generations in the rush to demolish. The failure to readapt the Beehive School is mentioned in this Plain Dealer article:
Finding new lives for old schoolhouses: Buildings convert to other uses by Martha Mueller Neff June 18, 2008
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/06/finding_new_lives_for_old_scho.html
I was heartened the other day to find that a Carnegie Library at the corner of Quincy and East 79th St. was spared from the wrecking ball and readapted to a new use.
It gives me hope to think that, someday, common sense will prevail.
Meanwhile, we can only mourn our loss and shame the administrators of Cleveland Metropolitan School District for their collective stupidity.
And, brace ourselves for more stupidity and the destruction of communities...to come...
Criminal
Appalling, criminal...it's beyond comprehension. Demolitions for developers continues unabated in NEO. We also have the tax lien flipping game for friends that no one, especially the PD, seems concerned about... UNREALNEO...
Also, where is this construction debris being landfilled and at what cost? And, where is the landfill where the City of Cleveland dumps our garbage for $33.76 a ton as reported today?
I smell organized crime....
beehive school
Thanks Jeff for posting these pictures for me, its a shame what they are doing I went to this school from grade 4th to 6 back in the 60's Hawk
Hawk, you are very
Hawk, you are very welcome. Thanks for taking the demolition images. There were enought excellent terra cotta hollow blocks in that school to build a lot of north insulated walls for green houses.
best, jeffb
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BTW, if anyone has images important to the activities which Realneo is about, and they can't/don't want to publish the images on Realneo, feel free to hit the name of the author on any post on Realneo and then click on "contact". This allows any Realneo user to send a private email to any other Realneo user. Inquire of the user you contact if they can/will help you publish your relevant images or other content.
Personally, I appreciate all leads and will do my best to help publish and/or follow up on content suggestions provided by readers. I believe many other Realneo users have this same attitude.