Conservation wax? What the hell is that used for? Some documents about the electric systems of the building. Location info has again been erased. The doorway from the stairway to the upstairs corridor. The main entrance is in the low wing. The classrooms are probably in the other wing. The upstairs corridor. Room 18. ItContinue reading “When It’s Closed, Anything Can Happen Part III”
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When It’s Closed, Anything Can Happen Part I
And here we are at another new location. This here is a former agricultural school, which was built in the 1950’s and closed in the early 2000’s. While I was approaching, I was approached by a woman, who worked at a flea market just behind my back. She told me, that the school had beenContinue reading “When It’s Closed, Anything Can Happen Part I”
The School Is Still Out Of Bounds
And so I welcome you to yet another familiar location. This here is the secondary school featured earlier in 2020. Nothing seemed to have changed throughout the years. The building was as empty as always. And as closed as always. Although suffering some damage, the place still seemed locked. I knew the name of theContinue reading “The School Is Still Out Of Bounds”
So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too
Here we have a school building from 1931. Yes, from 1931. And it is on the demolition list. According to authorities it has lost its value and can go. Well, let me tell you something. It shouldn’t go. It should never have gone. It was seriously an important part of the history of the townContinue reading “So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too”
Not Empty, Just Waiting
This beauty here is a former elementary school built in 1929. Behind it is the newer school built in 1955. The school was closed in 2009 and sold to a private owner in 2012. The new owner renovated and rescued this old beauty, but in 2021 they put it up for sale. Technically it isn’tContinue reading “Not Empty, Just Waiting”
Still In Use But Beautiful Enough To Be Featured
Another one of my so beloved 1950’s old schools. I’ve spotted this a couple of times, and I haven’t really been sure of its status. But after this I am. If you look closer, there are cars parked on the parking lots. If you look even closer, there are lights in two of the windowsContinue reading “Still In Use But Beautiful Enough To Be Featured”
Village School Number Two
Village school number two. This one was also founded in 1926 and the current school building was constructed in 1950. It was closed in 2006. The eaves are failing, but the doors are well locked. It was starting to look like another failure. It looks like the teacher apartments are in this wing. The doorsContinue reading “Village School Number Two”
Village School Number One
For the really first time this summer I am entering uncharted territory. The previous winter I read a news article about a municipality closing all but one of their schools. This is really no news. Many small municipalities in Finland only have one school left. But this one is one of the largest municipalities inContinue reading “Village School Number One”
Two Landmarks Erased With One Plan Part I
After realizing, that I had to say goodbye to the old restaurant Jokela, I next drove up the Niinivaara hill, where two more endangered landmarks were standing. The first of them is the former Juhanala school built in 1960. The school in the building was closed in 2012 and the high school in the sameContinue reading “Two Landmarks Erased With One Plan Part I”
For Sale, Yet Unwanted
Today I present you a new big catch. It is a former elementary school built in 1954. Located outside the town center the school still had around 100 pupils, when it was closed in 2010. The building was in good shape back then. They tried to sell it several times, but the highest bid wasContinue reading “For Sale, Yet Unwanted”