It took us almost 7 hours to clear the debris from this room, including old broken book shelves, doors, and even a smashed up grand piano.

Come September 1953, the school would open its doors for the very first time as a Saint John High School – opened by Reverend Joseph Feicht. Sadly, it was not long before the building would be destroyed by a fire on November 5, 1953.

In the winter of January 2017 I had ventured to the old Sleighton School Village – a place rich with a unique history. The school had originally started been introduced to the state of Pennsylvania as the House of Refuge in Philadelphia in 1826, founded by a group of Quakers. The school would eventually part off into separate boys and

Today’s photo album (or technically, second photo album because I missed one day) is one of an abandoned school in Michigan.

The old Wengler Ave. School in Sharon, PA was once loved by many, as families had shared countless memories within the school. Sadly, all was ripped away by the wrecking ball in 2015.

NOTE: SCANNING THE QR CODE AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF IMAGES WILL BRING YOU TO A 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL REALITY VIEW OF EACH ROOM PICTURED. YOU CAN EITHER TILT AND TURN WHILE LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE TO VIEW ALL AROUND THE ROOM, OR USE A VR HEADSET TO BE ENTIRELY IMMERSED AS IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY THERE. EITHER SCAN FROM YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN, YOUR TABLET, OR A FRIEND’S PHONE.

The Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center. Constructed in 1909 was a juvenile correctional facility in North Carolina

A once beautiful middle school now put to ruin. This 3 story, yellow-bricked, colossal school building; once a neighborhood site where children would have carried books, papers, back packs and fresh pencils through its halls is now a monumental tribute to decay. We wander these classrooms, where students would have joined for lectures and schoolwork to strengthen their minds, as

A place once frequented by squatters, this former elementary school was a lively part of Eastern Atlanta, and while it is still lively with nature, I wonder ‘where did the education go?’ Perhaps out one of the many broken windows… We find ourselves quietly standing among the destruction of a large, once vibrant gymnasium inside the John B. Gordon School.

Given the choice, would I rather examine some grand architecture, or some odd and forgotten specimens? You know, specimens…like pigs, frogs, larvae, rats, etc. Not long ago I was presented with the opportunity to see and photograph both of these inside an abandoned high school. This school is most certainly one of the largest abandoned schools that I have ever