Inside the 10 Detroit schools being demolished
Over the last year or so, I've been trying to visit all of the vacant schools in Detroit. As discussed in other threads, demolition has started on 10 of these schools.
Dexter Ferry Elementary - 1922-2005
Ferry elementary operated from 1922 until its closure in 2005. Only 263 students were left when it closed. I recall the school being well secured in the summer of 2008 or 2009, but by the time these pictures were taken, there had been at least two major fires.
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Dexter Ferry in the 1920's.
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Dexter Ferry, 2010.
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While taking this picture, some neighborhood kids saw one of us in a window and came into the school looking for us. I stood in this spot [[which was actually quite dark) for almost 10 minutes as they roamed the halls, yelling and singing. Eventually they got bored and left.
As of the beginning of May, asbestos abatement work was well under way
Why Doesn't DPS hire a PropDisp?
I don't get it. For all of the cleaning up Robert Bobb has been doing [[God bless you, Robert Bobb), I have to shake my head at seeing pics of so much school property left in buildings that are [[ARGH) still unsecured.
Why hasn't DPS hired an outside property disposition company to take the stuff away and sell it? There are things of value [[mostly furniture) that the district could sell. This wouldn't just result in cash for the district, but also serve as reusing/recycling [[other districts/businesses/individuals could purchase instead of buying new). Not to mention, it would reduce the amount of junk in abandoned buildings, posing as fire kindling and health hazards.
Why hasn't this been done? What does the city have to lose? Even if they held their own public auction, it would be better than watching this stuff literally rot away.