Welcome To The Demolition Of Queen's Ward School!

Welcome to my blog chronicling the demolition of Queen's Ward School, a public elementary school located in Paris, Ontario.
The actual demolition date had been vague at best. This, coupled with freezing temperatures during the week that the demolition took place resulted in my coverage of the demo action being less thorough than I had preferred! I decided to post a blog covering the demolition just for fun. At the same time, although Queen's Ward was merely an elementary school, it was still a piece of Paris history, albeit a minor one.
As I receive photos and history about the school, I will add them to my blog. Do you have any photos or historical facts of interest? If you do, you can contact me through the "comment" link on this blog.
I got involved with blogs and demolitions last June, 2010 when forty-one buildings were demolished on the south side of Colborne St. in downtown Brantford, Ontario. Over the course of fifteen and a half weeks, I became obsessed with the demolition of those old dilapidated buildings that had been the blight of downtown Brantford for too many years.
If you are interested in viewing this blog, here is the name of the site:
www.colbornestdemobrantford.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Heinbuch-Daughen

The Eastern Side Of The Property!

Someday soon the Retirement Community will appear on this property. Let's hope that this will be a classy looking place!

Sunday January 16th, 2011!

Another week went past. Everything was gone! The only evidence that any kind of building was ever on this property was a pile of small boulders. The blanket of snow hid any other evidence that may have still been present.

Welcome To The Demolition Of Queen's Ward School!

Welcome to my blog chronicling the demolition of Queen's Ward School, a public elementary school located in  Paris, Ontario.
 I missed some of the demolition action, but I just did this for fun anyway.
I intend to add more old photos and history about the school over the course of February, 2011. Check back and see what I end up posting. If you went to this school and have any photos or history that I can use, please contact me through the comment link.
If you are interested in viewing another demolition blog, please view my other blog which chronicles the demolition of forty-one buildings in downtown Brantford, Ontario. This took place over the summer of 2010. I have some great photos, history and comments!
 The address is:
www.colbornestdemobrantford.blogspot.com

So, What Is Next!

Queensview Retirement Community is slated to be built on the school property. According to the sign, there will be retirement apartments and lifestyle services available. Although this will be situated on busy King St., this is still a nice piece of property. The rear is surrounded by woods. When the leaves are absent from the trees, you can see down the Nith River Valley and a good deal of the town of Paris. This community will be a lovely little place to live. 

Take A Good Look!

This photo is looking eastward. You can see the crane at the very back in the middle of the photo.

The Crane Is Parked. The Job Is Almost Done!

The crane and the two dumpsters were parked on the easternmost part of the school property. By the end of the following week, everything was gone.

Another Perspective From Across King St.!

This photo shows where the entrance into Queen's Ward used to be. The tree in the foreground was in front of the classroom at the far right of the school.

Another Look At The Rubble!

Those are steel beams at the far right. The rubble behind the bricks are pipes, etc. from the heating and water systems.

So Much For The Boys' Side!

Did you ever think that there were that many bricks in the school!

Where Did Queen's Ward School Go!

Well, that's it! Everything was flattened by the end of Friday. All that was left were piles of rubble.

Sunday January 9th, 2011!

A Last Look At What Is Left!

This is a photo looking east. The remainder of what is in this photo was taken down in the afternoon on Friday January 7, 2011. This was a quick and easy demolition that lasted a week. Don't misunderstand, I'm sure that the Demo Guys had problems present themselves!

A Scene From Behind!

This photo was taken facing east. The wall at right is the office wall. The crane is taking down the remainder of the Girl's Washroom.

The End Of The Janitor's Room!

The part of the school that you can see at right is where the Janitor's Room was. The entrance from the playground and the main hall is in the middle.

A Scene From The Other Side!

The nice Demo Guy operating the crane let me take a brick on Thursday. He told me that I was the fourth person to ask him for a brick that day.

Demo Dog With His Shovel At The Ready!

Demo Dog tried to pitch in to no avail. He had to go home with no job again. This is my blog. I can put as many photos of my dog in it as I want! That's Demo Dog's Daddy, my husband, Dennis.

Demo Dog Out Seeking A Job!

After the demolition of the south side of Colborne St. was over in September, 2010, Demo Dog was sent out with his tools and resume to seek new employment. This was how he hunted for a job. It turned out that he  spent afternoons over at his girlfriend Kya's sitting around in her yard. No wonder he never came home with a new job last fall!

Demo Dog Looks For Another Job!

In case you haven't followed my blog chronicling the demise of the south side of Colborne St. in Brantford, Ontario, this is Demo Dog. He became a minor celebrity during the summer of 2010. The Demo Guys all got to know him over the course of the summer. When the demolition was over, he was told to look for another job. Of course, Demo Dog managed to time arriving at the Queen's Ward Demo Site on the last day of demolition. He was really disappointed that there was no work for him!

What Happened To The School Name!

I hope that someone had the foresight to save the name engraved over the school. It would be a shame if it wasn't! I bet that there are bunches of us who would love to reminisce about those wonderful schooldays all of those years ago!

One Last Look Into The Office Window!

It is amazing how the windows stay intact while the demolition goes on around them. It makes you wonder whether you really have to be so careful when handling glass after all.

There's A Crane In The Hall!

Did you ever think that someday there would be a crane just outside the office in the hall? I don't think that Mr. Cooper would have let that happen when we went to Queen's Ward. He ran a pretty tight ship.

Another Freezing Cold January Day!

I almost froze my hands off taking these photos.

The Crane Is Gutting The Boiler Room!

The crane pulled out all of these interesting looking pipes, etc. from the boiler room. This was known as the Janitor's Room when I attended school here. Mr. Smith kept all of his janitor stuff in this room.

Friday January 7th, 2011. The Sun Is Out, The End Is Near!

The sun was shining brightly on Friday. The debris was piled up ready to be taken away. This is the west side.