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Oakes Field Gym, recycled for use by South Charleston Jr. High. |
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SCHS played basketball here in the 50s; clean-up, fixup since then makes the place brighter. Picture from the entrance, looking toward the scoreboard. |
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From the balcony, looking back toward the entrance. Bob and friends usually sat in the bleachers to the left center of the picture. |
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Balcony, toward scoreboard. In the 50s, the red brick was unpainted, making the place darker. |
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Balcony over entrance. Bleachers were on both sides in the 50s, only on the right side now. Cheerleaders' reserved bleacher seats marked. |
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Overall shot toward entrance. |
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SCHS building (now the Junior High) first-floor hallway, with principal's office and entrance on right, trophy case on left. |
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Trophy case opposite entrance |
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SCHS Library. Memory: sitting in that corner taking the Navy scholarship test. Tough. |
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SCHS library, first floor. |
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Stairwell, first to second floors. There's some of that exposed tile! |
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The old incinerator shaft we were always told to leave alone. Note the nice paint job on the lockers! |
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Guess we never needed this high-security stuff in the 50's! Were we that calm and under-control? |
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Used to get a glimpse of the heating apparatus behind the boiler room door from time to time. This time, got a good look. Same machines, new paint? |
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Chemistry lab, third floor -- Denizens such as Chris Jarrett, Mike Woodford and Bob Lilley made names for themselves here. Not always complimentary... |
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Ms. Childress' room, 3rd floor -- Senior trig and solid spoken here back then. Note huge gravity heat/return ducts. Sometimes worked too well! |
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SCHS auditorium -- band concerts, plays, assemblies, pep rallies... |
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The seats still reflect the original building's purpose as Loudon High School. |
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Auditorium -- another general view from the stage. |
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...with footlights. |
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Those original 30's chandeliers must be valuable today! |
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Vintage lighting panel for auditorium stage. |
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As a future electrical engineer, this setup always fascinated me. |
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Auditorium stage -- Ms.Lynn Cole to left, present SCJHS math teacher who opened doors and helped guide my tour. |
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Front foyer of auditorium, second floor. Jerry Gorby and I once recorded clarinet and bongo tunes here, taking advantage of the great echo. |
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The "Black Eagle" snack-shop is now selling used appliances and furniture! Through a glass darkly...auditorium stairwell outside balcony. |
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IN the stairwell outside the projection room, a dove has built a nest in the light, and the paint still peels, 40 years later. |
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Auditorium from balcony. |
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Looking through the port into the projection booth. No more 16 mm films here! Guess it's all DvD and videotape in the classrooms. |
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And we bid fond adieu to the auditorium. |
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...and visit the cafeteria -- a little brighter than in the 50s. |
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And, those PCs weren't there 'way back when, either. |
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Behind the counter, ran into a '60 graduate (forgot her name), who recalls some of the people I recall (best friend of my best girl, for example). |
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In the "new building" looking from the cafeteria toward the band room. Those lockers were all olive drab in the old days... |
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My locker was about in the center of the picture; those of Tom Connolly and other band people nearby. Band room just through the door and to the right. |
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Band room, picture from where the cornets used to sit. Eighth grade band period just ending. Pete Raspillaire would have sat in picture center. |
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Band room, looking toward the flute section, my favorite. |
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Picture's a bit shaky, but the point is clear. Clock outside band room NEVER really worked. Picture was taken at about 10:30 AM. |
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Wall drawing, claiming the building for the Junior High School. No more Black Eagles here. |
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Principal's office in front on the first floor. |
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On the way out, a shot of the official building plaque. |