With or without permission, we are always respectful of all the places we explore. All these places are held dear by someone, so we will always treat them well
class of 2019! I took everything I could carry out of the library and art closet when I left. The building was pretty much falling apart, class of 2020 was the last to graduate in this old building. This is so surreal to me, I went to school in this building for 8 years, I basically grew up here.
I went to ccd classes here in my youth, but this explore was for my friends and all the people who roamed these halls daily.. im glad u were able to take a ton of stuff and give it a continued home! Ty for playing along! Glad u enjoy
I was the junior high science teacher from 1990-1999. My class painted the artwork in the science lab. Julie Viertel was the art teacher who guided the students. She gets all the credit for the beauty of the murals and bringing out the talent in the children. Such a lovely community to serve. Many precious memories I have from my years teaching there. What will happen to the contents of the building? I would love to have the doors to my two classrooms as a remembrance of my students and all the fun we had learning together.
Thank you so very much for the memories and the info, it means a ton to us that you played along and shared those here! Those murals are/were amazing, and it will be a shame to lose them. We tried to capture and preserve and much as we could, even if through video only.. I am fairly certain the building will be demolished for senior living or some sort of living... That is sad, but everything have a cycle :/ we hope u enjoyed! Wish I could've walked out with those doors for u! Ty again!
Hi, Ms. Bobb! I was one of your students. Graduation Class of ‘96. I still remember the “swear jar.” I had my Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Aloysius after I was ordained a priest in May of 2011. I had my twin brother’s wedding there in August 2012.
@@kevinbarnekow55 Hello Fr Kevin! I thought you were in Rome studying. What parish are you at now? I would love to come to one of your masses. I remember you and your brothers. I pray all are doing well.
Class of 2009 this is memories, i remember when it became MQS. Would love to see it in person once more, it was the first school that cared, Mrs Falke encourages my art talent im now a graphic designer and Mrs Z was so patient with mu adhd self.
Thabk you for playing along and sharing. We have been back once since these videos, and it is pretty trashed now :/ sadly The future of this property is now up in the air! It is great when you find a teacher or 2 to actually help you! My ahdh was a challenge too! I'm glad we could help you with thr nostalgia. There is a church video, and a 2nd part to this video. We Hope u enjoy!
@@DecadesofDecayUSA im not sure if anyone mentioned this but its a fun tidbit, St Als use to be the popes, when it transitioned to MQS it became the pheonixs, they held a big contest too letting the students pick the mascot through a random drawing. The gym was redone and everything! They were good at getting students involved most of the artwork on the walls was done by students, i know the boy who painted the lunchroom pheonix
@@HeroStudios101 i did know of the name change, but not the extra info! That is cool they let the kids help choose the name! Ty again for playing along. Means a ton to us
The second half to this video will be out in a week or 2, but in that time check out our video walk-thru of the church if you haven't! My family's history and the neighborhood's history are really tied to that site. :/ sad to see it go! It was a treat to be granted access! Ty for playing along
This is so wild! I used to attend there back in the 90s. :) My little sister's name is even on that Clifford book you picked up! Thanks so much for jumpstarting my otherwise fuzzy memories!
Incredible. I was there 5-7th grade. It’s still the setting of dreams I have now and then. It’s wild to see this and remember so much of it. Thank you for posting this. I walked by it today and saw the plants in the sidewalk and boarded up windows.
We are glad we could help you with a much needed shot of nostalgia :) thank you very much for playing along, we are absolutely sad to see that building go
Class OF 2020 HERE! My class was the last to graduate from St. Als. We were the last class to walk the halls and i cried my whole way through i have a video of it. The fact that i can put a teachers name to every classroom that was showed in the video. This is amazing yet so heartbreaking and sad i really miss my school and the people i went to school with and teachers.
I remember having to take private bible study in 2nd grade, and the teacher (who was also a pianist) would take extra time to give me jazz lessons on that piano!
@@DecadesofDecayUSA My thoughts exactly!! My second grade teacher didn’t like me, though because I asked too many questions and didn’t want to sing kid-songs- so I think it was more of a ‘me’ thing 😂
Class of 2010 alum here! Thank you so much for this video! Makes me sad to see so many of my childhood memories as part of an abandoned building now. Especially the library books! I wish there was a way to rescue them! As someone already pointed out the room you thought was the art room was the science room! I had signed my name on there when the building closed but I see it’s been erased😂
Are the developers not moving forward with building new apartments? I thought demolition was going to be done in June with construction starting this fall.
So crazy to see this place in this shape. My family has ties with this school, and I can’t believe it’s gonna be gone. Such a staple to the community will be gone forever 😔
@@DecadesofDecayUSA it is definitely worse now. I was there a couple weeks ago and almost everything is destroyed. Glass everywhere, people dumped books all over the stairs, it’s really sad
I just found your videos. This is so cool. I attended Sunday School in that building as a child. Our family attended church in the lower level, that you called the Cafeteria, before the new church was built. Later in life, I was part of the Technology Committee for the Mary Queen of Saints school when it started at that location and the St Rita location. It was so weird being in that old school as an adult and helping to get the MQS school started. It's sad to see those rooms empty and damaged now. The good news is that the Mary Queen of Saints school is alive and well at it's third location in the Immaculate Heart of Mary building on 116th Street just North of Greenfield Avenue.
It is sad to see it all go. And ill bet the transition was strange but rewarding! Ty for you info and playing along. It means the world to us! also, TY for explaining where the church used to be!
Great Video. My daughter was a student there from K5-graduation. It’s crazy to see the old rooms…I vividly remember the boiler room beigg by so loud when I had Girl Scout meetings in a basement room nearby! It’s crazy to see the beautiful old bookshelves and chalk boards all sitting there. I wonder why no one ever took the time to move things out? We were already gone when the school disassembled so I didn’t realize it was so sudden.
I do know that the new owner is trying to repurpose as much of the books and religious items as he can, and yes it is sad to see it all go... Thank you a ton for the kind words and for playing along!
At 22:15 that’s a Tesla coil in the background, the large white tower with the metal tube. I think in late 00’s a student built that for his science class project! I just remember seeing that every year after he graduated!
I'm fairly certain they are repurposing as much as they can. The owner talked about understanding the religious significance of the site and the artifacts, and wanting to give then another life! So here is to hoping!
This is a very nice well built structure. It seems like the Church would preserve it and use it as a community center or something. Any one else notice the old Thom McAnn shoe box ?
I did not notice the shoebox, and I do believe that the whole site is going to be sold. It is sad that it will not be here anymore. I know the owner is trying to repurpose the religious artifacts so that at least they can live on in other parishes
As someone who’s family was deeply involved in the success and downfalls of this school, and a graduate of here as well (my now-husband and I were classmates) this is very disheartening. The school was sold due to politics with the priest and neighboring parishes. The school (MQS) now operates out of an even worse building where they don’t even have a gym. I spent so much of my time here as a kid while my parents poured their hearts into keeping this amazing school afloat. So sad to see it lost by the selfish decision of others. If possible, I know my parents always wish they could walk through the halls once more.
I'm so sorry that politics and bureaucracy helped to close this place.. I too am sad that the community will lose this historic site :/ the gym is a sad loss too.. Thank you for playing along...
I live just west of this church and school! I bet the students who when there are amazed of the condition of it now! I need to drive buy to see if it is still there! 2020 it closed. Covid year….
8:30 i could be wrong but i *think* i have a vague memory my mom painted that room 9:30 i hated going in there 10:11 this piano counter is crazy cus i definitely only remember one piano when i was there, & i think it was the sideways one 14:40 that bubbler suuuucked, never used it 15:02 also hated going in there, the original dated building block is in there tho 20:15 this was the science room! miss goocher aka ‘the gooch’(i know) was one of the best teachers i ever had. my mom did not paint this one, was painted that way when i was there 24:47 many shenanigans went down in that bathroom. there was a stool for little kids to reach the sinks & me & my friends would move it around the bathroom to random, inaccessible spots. someone drew a giant penis on that wall straight ahead in that bathroom, huge, like 5 feet tall.
love the vid, i went to school here for a full 10 years 4k-8th grade 2002-2013. drive past frequently & it saddens me greatly, been hoping for a vid exactly like this.
Thanks for the time code! I am really glad this video can help you stroll through the hallways in you brain! Thank you a ton for playing along! We do this for us, but it is so great that it can reach and effect other people too! It makes it so much more worth while...... TY AGAIN
