Isn't RETIREMENT great. That was the BIG STORM weekend, has Jon some wild stores?

Francis Grout School also sits empty now, however it was home of the Food Bank for awhile

Lafayette School has stood empty for many years

Hawthorne became Expo and may become EMPTY, if the W'loo School Board moves Expo to the Longfellow Site.

Hey Class of 1956, the New Jr Highs of our day (1952/53) are being replaced with new buildings on the same grounds. New Logan Middle School and New McKinstry Elementry School. We is old.

Nice shot.

The way petrol prices are going we might all be going back to this type of transport.

Not a sight we see over here. In March (our autumn) we had 15 consecutive days of 35C plus (most close to 40) - pretty hot and a record for us.

Nice and tranquil

I bet there is lots of lively life in this young man. How long ago was this taken?

Wow indeed - what a lovely young woman with an engaging smile.

Where are we? I say taken from Russell Lampson Site. Building in foreground was "Old Peoples Bank" see Trolley making jog on 4th St. On right see 5th St. Bridge and a portion of the 4th St. Bridge. Good Luck with the buildings

Where are we? From "Old Courthouse Site" before Park Ave Bridge, see Dam and 4th St Bridge. I need someone from the Class of 55 to help me with the buildings

Where are we? I say at the Russell Lampson Hotel Corner. See the CGW RR Bridge, the 5th St Bridge and the 4th St Bridge.

Where are we? I say on 4th St (Trolley Tracks) at Sycamore St, ( Blacks Corner) as Layafette St. had tracks on it. Where is the Class Of 55 when you need them?

You forgot the Palace, which became the Waterloo Theatrer (Across from Blacks on Sycamore St) They found out the Strand was easier to remodel than to tear down. There is a Gentlemans Cinema up the block however.

They also felt sorry for us as they have remodeled and added an ELEVATOR for us older folks that had a hard time with those beautiful stairs .

2008 will be last year of Longfellow Grade School as the W'loo School Board voted to close it. The Building could be revived as the new EXPO HIGH SCHOOL and close Hawthorne Building as Expo is now there .

The "New Construction" was done on the Vine St Side of the Building, moving the Administration Offices away from these doors, you don't have to go up the stairs to now get to the Offices. This is still a great picture of a Great School .

GREAT SHOT