Abandoned 100 Year Old High School In New England

[@naomivought]

Honestly not a bad looking school even still. Too bad it can’t be saved. There’s so much good left

[@joshuacoldwater]

7:25- That room full of books PISSED me off, in today’s world there are always people looking to learn. The fact that someone from that school didn’t fill their truck up with those books and bring them to a neighboring district, a local library, a shelter, or even just a prison SPEAKS VOLUMES about the staffing. I am disgusted.

[@JCarey1988]

I would have given anything to buy books from my old primary school's library, but at the time I was too young to drive and my parents didn't even tell me until a YEAR after it had closed.

[@ranisrikumar5735]

Exactly my thoughts! Nobody likes to see the books abandoned this way, terrible

[@ranisrikumar5735]

@@JCarey1988your words show how the authorities abandoned those valuable books…

[@robertmailhos8159]

Economics having a big roll of the school board closing this classic high School is a crying shame you are right about the books being donated to a place that could have used them 😮😢

[@abandonedcentral]

Sucks to see reusable items like the books left behind. Thanks for watching Robert!

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@abandonedcentral your welcome abandoned central 👍

[@ericag3919]

Yes, the books could have been donated, given away, or even if push came to shove recycled. So many options.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@ericag3919 you got that matter right about those books 📚 being donated to a school or something else being done with them

[@K1ll3r84]

It breaks my heart to see my old high school in utter ruins 😢

[@Blackrew]

It must be pretty sad for this to have been your high school, knowing nobody goes there anymore and its just slowly falling apart by itself.

[@AnalogElectronicsGent]

I attended this school from 1972-1976. I have good memories of high school days. It’s terrible that the city allowed the school to remain stocked, fall into disrepair and then vandalized. What a terrible waste… I’m glad that I left the city where I grew up… Bridgeport . I graduated on a Friday in June, 1976 and headed off to college out of state the very next day. If the city does this with their valuable resources, I made the right decision to leave.

[@livingkings]

Lets go another awesome video ready to watch - Alex parker

[@abandonedcentral]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Greg87601]

She was great looking 100 Year Old Hight School in New England.

[@sueneilen4526]

Great video thanks I’m a great grandma love watch your videos

[@abandonedcentral]

That's awesome. Thanks for watching our videos Sue! Glad you enjoy them.

[@chriscampion9906]

I feel bad when you say you missed this one ..kinda untrue as you have giving most of us whom never would have seen it all a great tour for that Thank you

[@alexandersalarms5380]

Awesome! I plan on going here next week. It's a MUST SEE for sure.

[@blitzz1x282]

Where is it located

[@amyheskett4104]

All them books left😔 when there is so many people that would love to have books to read. And it is a shame the scrappers really do some damage to the buildings. I love your videos so much😊😢

[@abandonedcentral]

Thank you so much for the support! We greatly appreciate it Amy!

[@ramonamcquien2236]

A company could have salvaged the desk , filling cabinets, books and chairs. Or even allowed former students the opportunity to buy a souvenir , Donated the books,. Just to be looted and distorted.

[@JCarey1988]

I managed to get a couple tiny souvenirs of my old grade school by sheer dumb fortune; I was driving by my old neighborhood and the church (who used to run it) was having a garage sale. Walked out in tears with a single framed picture and a hymnal.

[@ohreally1997]

it's always wild when a school district closes a school, and doesn't even bother to bring in auction company. considering how broke the schools are, you'd think they'd be looking at all the resources they have to recoup and supplement. i'd imagine someone is likely still paying the minimal liability insurance on the property, or else they'd have tore it down. although, i don't know how that works in a lot of these cities/towns that are experiencing rapid desertion.

[@cherylschantz9893]

It’s a waste of resources! It really makes me angry!

[@SarcasticMary]

Almost 1k views and under 100 likes?!?! We can do better than that for these guys, they always give us great content! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@abandonedcentral]

You're the best! We greatly appreciate all the support!

[@42Redbear]

This is Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I hope there was a banner in the gym that read: "MBIAC Football Champs 1963." I played on that team. What memories!

[@darybarnett5128]

😊 for some reason your voice are it's texture help me why anxiety and bipolar issues I focused on the history and your voice thank you

[@TheRhNegative]

Huh>?

[@thomasbasu]

Who were students from this school they have lot of memories here ❤

[@parapoliticos52]

a great example about wasteful public education

[@JudyMackirdy-v7r]

Why do people vandalize so many things .

[@DOLfirst]

Man! I want those bannisters

[@MrJeep75]

Best video on this place

[@soniaibarra1926]

Wow very nice and Huge School.👍🏻👍🏻 The Books 📚 Left Behind should have been Taken to Their New School or Donated. 👍🏻👍🏻 Blessings and have a Great Week and take care. 🙏🙏🌻🌻

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching our video!

[@stmfmike]

It's a shame people have to vandalize it. All those books should have been donated. We are a wasteful society.

[@ogenevieve]

What's the name of this school and what state is it in? I'm from Ma and ive lived in New England my whole life, but i just can't figure it out. You got a sub from me. This is why our country is in the toilet bc we treat everything like it's disposable. Almost everything in there is still useful to someone. Great content.

[@Textemple]

Drop me a line? I am literally watching it like "I'll go there this week and get that and re-dispense it. I live like 10 minutes from it near JFKUmass T stop, my friend from college was on the board trying to save it.

[@clivejohnson5645]

Warren Harding High in Bridgeport,CT

[@iraseskin5110]

First time commenting on vid. Those awesome murals are by a famous wpa artist. They need to be saved of original

[@thestars386]

*Keep* up the *great* work on your *documentation* of these *wonderful* places!! *At **1:36**:* Genesis 3:19; *"Dust you are and to dust you will return."* I *love books,* seeing all those books just sitting there is a *hurt piece.*

[@darkness4588]

All these old school can be repaired and turn into big homeless shelters for homeless people to live and find jobs to help them get food and clothes and the schools have big cafeteria to feed them

[@AliceBowie]

The first thing i thought when i saw this was "this looks like new haven." I was close. Anyway, bridgeport i guess is doing better than it was 20 years ago. I made a comment insulting Bridgeport, but i erased it. I wish CT all the best.

[@debbie4220]

With their taxes, this should have never happened! I’m an X born and raised in CT! Love it but……

[@GhostRider50918]

Wow 😮 that is something else thanks

[@Toofargonetosave]

Should restore it and preserve it. Can't beat 100

[@user-Power]

I can not believe😮 Just so simply abandoned and nothig done?😮

[@movieedge7370]

There’s a lot of stuff in that school that could’ve been re-purposed , what a waste 🙁 all those memories hard work that students did in That’s school all left to rot , it just so sad to see ☹️

[@victorlopez2143]

Too bad that a building like this can't be reused again and renovated. There was an old elementary school back home that was renovated into a elderly complex..It's still there..

[@joemccann4373]

old film projector, surprised it was still sitting there. get some money for those still

[@brendahowell5946]

Awesome I just don’t understand why they can’t save it . THE BOOKS MADE ME REALLY UPSET

[@kellybarnett4829]

I would have loved to have one of those pottery wheels... what a shame... I hope they get rescued before the demolition.

[@JCarey1988]

I wish my old primary school had been left abandoned, it got the lowest floor gutted and turned into a low-budget daycare instead. What a sad ending.

[@diannewilliams4501]

What a shame and such a waste of money. It was a nice looking school. That blind that was rattling was creepy.

[@abandonedcentral]

The blind was going nuts lol thanks for watching our video.

[@shanaemerine9074]

What a beauty❤❤❤

[@abandonedcentral]

It really was! Now its been vandalized really bad. Most likely will get demolished.

[@eileenmoyer6239]

Love your videos you explore the best places. It just annoys me that people feel the need to destroy abandoned places. Why can't they just explore and enjoy without desecrating everything they come in contact with. Better to just leave a footprint than a path of destruction in your wake.

[@xtralate]

great video bro🙏🏼

[@abandonedcentral]

Appreciate it 👊

[@vincentkennedy3487]

NBA star Charles Smith who played for the Knicks went there

[@thomasbasu]

If I had gone there, I would have definitely brought some important things which I needed,poor thing all the books are lying like this. I wish some extraordinary book, things get there.

[@jasonrossi4017]

I've seen a video done by other urbexers done about a year ago of this place and it was in almost mint condition.

[@parapoliticos52]

Theatre can be given to artists to perform there. Classrooms can be rent to people teaching classes, from yoga to anything. Or given for symbolic rent, just to keep the building functional. Gyms and sport fields can be made community centre for sports or local teams, professional or armature, to be based/housed there. Some wings can be made into studios for homeless. In fact the building is so big it can house the entire homeless population of the city after it's modified accordingly. Why waste a solid functioning building like that?

[@2025-ncswic]

What movie was this school in?

[@jeanaesamuel47]

Yessssssss❤❤❤❤❤

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@shellyg0228]

Those books can be used elsewhere it’s a shame

[@dianemarie5731]

What a shame that so much went to waste

[@abandonedcentral]

We agree. Thanks for watching Diane!

[@artiebrewt3170]

The odds are pretty good that at least a few of the alumni went on to get jobs doing TV commercials.

[@CKing-388]

It’s only been vacant since 2016!

[@mikaylagilcreast2441]

trying to figure out where this is so i can go, thought i tracked it down but when i searched there was an article on google about it being slated for demolition but the article was from 2013 so im guessing i didnt find the right location 😢

[@RaxDoesStuff]

Understand that all possessions and assets have to be audited out of inventory before being donated, which in itself takes time and money. Something they clearly lacked.

[@abandonedcentral]

Yes I know. That process is why it never gets done no matter what type of building it is.

[@cherylschantz9893]

No, they were just lazy.

[@jodysmith8048]

People that vandalize deserve to go to jail doesn't matter how long a place has been sitting because vandalizing is vandalizing no matter what

[@abandonedcentral]

We agree with you!

[@idostuff220]

​@abandonedcentral lol u agree with him ? Your trespassing.unless u got permission then is different...

[@abandonedcentral]

@@idostuff220 You're* grammar is worse than a trespassing charge 🤣

[@idostuff220]

@abandonedcentral it's all good, u understood what I was trying to say.

[@sueneilen4526]

@@abandonedcentrallove all your videos I’m a great grandma love watching your videos keep doing them. Can’t see anything wrong with it.

[@TropicLuv]

I don’t understand why in these type of buildings all those kind of supplies are left that could be used elsewhere! It’s such a waste! Even the desks and chairs can be used in other places. What the heck!??!?

[@MrJeep75]

8mm projector watched alot of films on those

[@girsmom]

Should actually write a suggestion about the book thing send anonymously even donate to exactly what you said GREAT IDEA

[@latoyas5299]

You did not show the pool😊

[@MrJeep75]

Sad makes me sick

[@dodgeramsport01]

Well the book donations would be to logical! You are dealing with the county school system after all!

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Not sure if u read these. It would be nice if you would add in the beginning if these places are for sale and their address and realtor phone# only if they are forsale. I think it would only take a fewvphone calls to find out. Someone watching your channel may actually be interested in buying one of these places

[@dmw1085]

If I found the right school, it’s not for sale but assessed value is about $25 million. The one I found, that matches their description, is Harding high school in Bridgeport, CT

[@mariekatherine5238]

To think the pride with which the place was built and regarded by the early students and staff. How pathetic it looks now. They should either fix it or tear it down. I bet anything the new school lacks aesthetic appeal.

[@marthaalvarado8700]

So very sad 😢 what a waste of money 💰

[@reneastle8447]

It's not too late to save it, we can raise funds and hold charity barbecues to restored and reopen the school to its former glory.

[@andresesteves4499]

What a waste, it’s sad 😔 there are some schools that could used books 📚 chairs and tables, they could’ve used the money for the new school and just fix that one, they don’t think 🧐

[@jewishman2687]

Bridgeport itself turned to shit so it figures the High School would too!

[@bondjovi4595]

It ain't what it used to be.

[@chaosinorder9685]

How do y’all do this without getting arrested? Surely the cops know by now that y’all are doing this

[@christinacarbone4111]

You must be great at parties

[@MrJeep75]

Very sad

[@dajourlivingston27]

They could’ve just renovated the school.

[@debbie4220]

Oohhhh nooooo! Tax the heck outta the middle class and make them pay for a new school!!

[@abandonedcentral]

Yes thats always the solution.

[@debbie4220]

Time to house the homeless in is building or senior housing. Just put in an elevator!

[@abandonedcentral]

Not sure why they don't do that more often with these old schools.

[@trilabradorable]

Irresponsible to leave this to rot! Karmas a bitch people!

[@SarcasticMary]

First, I want to say this place was stunning for a school. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time, just to see how they were when they just done, and perfect. ❤ Secondly I'd like to say... Somo, if you're watching: You're an ahole. 😂👍

[@abandonedcentral]

Haha he def went overboard in here. Less is more sometimes!

[@mikeguy]

good video of how tax dollars for schools are wasted

[@debbie4220]

😢

[@MrJeep75]

This is how government waste money