Cooley High School

**d.leon** · December-24-23, 05:50 PM

I haven't been on this forum for many months! what is the status of Cooley High? [[graduated Jan 61) I heard it was consider to be a nursing home, then nurse's school [[I think). i also saw a video of a fellow that recorded walking through the burnt out ruins of Cooley! SO SAD! It was truly a beautiful structure! Hope someone has an update! Thanks!

**Jimaz** · December-24-23, 06:22 PM

There's a fairly detailed Wikipedia article about it.

Street View

**d.leon** · January-14-24, 07:42 PM

Thank you for that!

**Jimaz** · January-14-24, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by d.leon

Thank you for that!

You're most welcome, d.leon, but perhaps the credit goes to Wikipedia. I have no personal experience with Cooley.

I have to admire that architecture though but that's Detroit for you.

Google finds a lot more information but I assume you're mainly looking for alumni.

**Lowell** · January-19-24, 01:23 PM

Bumping this thread over to the main Discuss Detroit forum from the Chit Chat Lounge as it is fits that discussion and audience more appropriately.

**victornoah** · February-14-24, 07:01 PM

It is quite disheartening how a one-time public school, renowned for its academic excellence, and a jaw-dropping student population, now in such a terrible state.

**Gistok** · February-14-24, 09:15 PM

Wasn't the fire only in the auditorium?

From the front the school looks OK.... and here's a view of the back, which also looks intact...

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4014...8192?entry=ttu

**Cincinnati_Kid** · February-15-24, 11:56 AM

I always thought Cooley was the most architecturally beautiful and significant of all of Detroit's High Schools.

**Satiricalivory** · February-15-24, 02:04 PM

Why is DPS fucking around? Sell the building to the organization that wants to renovate it already. They're doing a huge disservice to the local community letting it rot. Disgusting behavior for a public entity.