The school was extremely well built. Graduated in 91 when it was EFHS. The school was opened in 1921 and had a start build date of middle 1919. It was close to 100 years old when it was tore down. The school was brittle. The crane he is using is a power house. The gentleman behind the crane is good operator and used the tear points in the school to help him get it down quicker. Make an area weak and it will fall quicker. The north end of the building, the band area...that is what was my home away from home, mid summer to end of the school year and start over. The framing design built and used in the old school is far superior to what is being built today. The one thing we had that still is the tops that all the other classes missed. MAZZAS pepperoni rolls and hot dogs and pizza buns. Noone was ever turned away. That was Larry and his family. That was what really made EFHS and the school and memories.
I don't think you realize what you are talking about when you mentioned the framing in this building is superior to what would be built in present time. Building techniques and materials have come a very long ways since 1920 something... just saying. Not to mention building codes were most likely non existent when the structure was built.
@@fnhwk i am a building contractor. There was code back then as well. Most if not all buildings 1920s thru 1960 used different materials with most having superior strength over todays quick fab up and done. Mud and slat walls are 50 times stronger than basic sheetrock. Concrete mixtures back than hit as high as 9000psi strength rating. Brick and mortar constructs were made of better materials. 2x4, 2x6 and more were there actual size. 2x4 now are anywhere from 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 if you buy from actual contractor site to actual 1 5/8 x 3 9/16. So you actually lose as much as 35% load strength. Type of nails used were mostly square nails. So much more. Rigid steel has its places but rigid steel is only used in outside shoring and outside main support. Light gauge stud steel is used for in between fabrication and load differentation. Timber still is the ruling build. Most if not all long supports are LVL and that is composite wood compressed under high pressure and steam. 20+ years doing this. Yes there are newer materials and some yes are better, but some are actually not. Everything I do requires basic physics, complex math. Load calculations and more. By the way reinforced concrete is an over used term. 100s of permiatations for concrete mixtures all with different weight ratios for what they are setup for. Have a good one.
Smash that old Junior High building down! It crumbled really easy. Actually, modern buildings are a lot more efficient when it comes to use of materials. Composite construction and modern methods result in a better building which is more watertight and well insulated. Buildings are designed for limited lifespans, to a budget, and need to be fit for purpose over their design life. No more... or we are wasting money... especially where public buildings are concerned.
It makes me so sad to see these old pre-World War II schools get demolished. I love old schools that were built prior to world war II, especially if they were high schools. My girlfriend, Harris C Irine, went to Wanesfleld High of Sellersville PA, and graduated in 1987. The oldest part of it, which is the main part, was completed in 1921, and it opened at the start fo the 1921-'22 school year. Today, it's still standing, and it's still a high school. In 1993 it was designated as historic landmark. In the hallways, it still has it's original iconic schoolhouse globe lamps. Originally, they used 200 watt incandescent bulbs in them. In the 90, and the last decade, they used CFL bulbs in them. Now, they use LED bulbs.
It's always a little sad to see an old school demolished. I grew up in Southern West Virginia and East Fairmont HS was hundreds of miles away on the opposite end of the state near Morgantown. In spite of the distance, it was famous for its highly respected football, basketball, marching band, and traditions in the 60s and 70s. When I see an old high school being unceremoniously demolished, my thoughts turn to the tens of thousands of kids that walked through those doors and up those stairs, and through those hallways on their journey to adulthood.
Funny thing is this school was good enough for Jr. High but not for High School. It lasted another 20 years. Lots of memories here, now going to the scrap pile.
I avoided watching this video... I attended 7th grade here and 8th grade at the new middle school. The junior high school was a great environment missed by many who attended. Now a football field stands where this incredible school once stood. Wish it never had to be closed down...
@@TackyFlamingo ik thats how it worked at my school, last year they tore a building down built in 53, it was originally a gym, but in 1990 they started building a new gym and made the old one into a reading classroom building, it was used as that from the 90s till 2020. Tore it down. Now a new classroom building is almost completed in the same spot as the two buildings torn down last summer
Ozone depletion is caused by natural causes, not by dangerous gases. The government banned CFCs because of their stupidity. Also, people still think that A/C refrigerant can deplete the ozone layer. What a bunch of crazy environmentalists.
Strange how they don’t take down electronics before demolishing. In fact, it’s kinda disappointing seeing all those electronics being wasted (AC units, lamps, Speakers, etc.).
It looks like someone took all the carvings off and removed the Fire alarm system. A few carvings were destroyed but there was no trace of the other carvings or the fire alarm system.
You can build a school cheaper than you can tear one down. Then you see all of the left over equipment in this short video. The lockers, chalkboards, ac units should be transported to the new school. Reduce ruse recycle right?
When I went to middle school (in the 2010s) the building was new, and I later learned that there was an old building built in... only 1981? Well anyway, I just thought seeing that would’ve been cool
Yea it was a very old school, it was built and 1919-1921 which now today's is 2021 yea the school was very old, and needed to be demolished. Because when they barely touched the school bricks was already falling off.
My school opened a new main building last year and therefore demolished the old 1965 building. The 1965 building was better condition than the 2021 building is now in 2022.
If I want to get rid of an air conditioner unit I have to pay to have freon removed.....apparently they don't and they're getting paid with taxpayers' money!!! Ripoff.
Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
@@cottton Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
All the former students and teachers of that school are gonna be sad and disappointed that their building had to be demolished to clear out the urban blight in that city.
Yea it was built in the 1921 now today is 2021 the building is old in weak, you see how they barely touched half of the roof it was already coming down by itself.
There was good reason for tearing down that school... it's an eyesore and, judging how it all came down, was structurally unsafe. But it must've been handsome in its day!
MrRideutah this school was built in 1921. It was first a high school then once the new high school was built it was turned into a junior high. 7th and 8th grade.
My longtime girlfriend's high school, Wanesfield High of Sellersville Pennsylvania opened in September of 1921. It's still standing and still a high school.
What a mess 😂 any idiot can take down a building like that, try separating the wood from the scrap metal and the general wased, he might of got it down fast but they will be there months cleaning up
