Old Indiana High Schools and Gyms part 2

[@srobert7845]

So much character in these old schools! They had a life and history of their own. Today's kids don't know what they have missed! Community's pulled together for their schools and each other! Respect for one another and was a happier time! I was so lucky experience a small part of those times!

[@hiperson7347]

Great videos!!! I graduated from Greensburg in1980. I went to the school pictured for 7th and 8th grade. There is an older high school in town that is now apartments. We didn't have videos or cable- we had sports, music, and the outdoors. Thanks for the memories when our heroes were the boys who made the winning basket with 2 seconds left in the game.

[@firemedic2816]

Just found your videos of Hoosier Gyms THANK YOU bring back a LOT of HOOSIER HYSTERIA Memories. I grew up in Northern Indiana, Graduated Northridge High,

[@hourlynewscaster]

Thank you a thousand times for that wonderful compilation. I am a 1965 graduate of Washington Catholic HS and was a cheerleader in two of the gyms where "Hoosiers" was filmed. Great piece of work. Again, thanks for the memories.

[@toddcunningham3213]

I love these old schools and gyms. I grew up in Kansas and played in a lot of cracker boxes and larger fieldhouse style gyms as well. They had so much character and almost a "personality". Most of the new gyms are all exactly the same. 2 tiers of pull-out bleachers on the sides with a balcony walkway behind the goals. Very vanilla, to say the least.

[@randyhelzerman]

Ha! I went to the Huntingburg Gym and took gym class there when I was in Middle school during the 80's. It was a most magnificent structure---it could seat the whole town of 5,000 people at once, because pretty much the whole town came for the basketball games. Thanks for the memory. I was very sad when they finally tore it down, there won't be another like it ever again.

[@robserrano8971]

Some high schools need to build more classic gym like this instead of plain box gym. Add some brick work and windows. Something to take pride in.

[@biga2057]

Great video! I have to tell you about the Newby Dome in Mooresville. It was the first gym in Morgan Co. specifically built for basketball. It is over 100 years old and is sill in use today for recreational and Hoops teams.

[@imnraged]

I'm from Marion. I grew up playing YMCA basketball at the Coliseum in the 70s. I'm so happy that it was saved.

[@notnek202]

My dad was on the varsity basketball team and my mom cheerleader at the old Morocco gym 1959. My mom was also a varsity cheerleader at Hayworth high school in Illinois before moving to Indiana at the end of her Sophomore year.

[@andreamoore5454]

I was born in 2003 and my grandparents and my uncle told me great stories about the Wigwam and the old kokomo gym.

[@brianreeder601]

as a former player and 2011 Indiana HOF Silver Anniversary Team member I really enjoyed this video!!! Many of us remember these old gymnasiums and still can remember the smell of popcorn in them. I was upset when Huntington tore up the old Community Gym. Very Sad!!!

[@thomasbork2776]

still hoping part 3 will show the northern part of the state from lake and porter counties. some of the gyms are long gone but some are still up.

[@dougrenkenberger7771]

If you ever get the chance to do a Part 3, you should look at the former Lima Township High School gymnasium in Lagrange County (Howe, IN). It was built in the 1920's and is still in use as a grade school gymnasium. When I attended grade school there in the late 70's and early 80's it still had the original wooden bleachers. The building that was attached to the gymnasium when I was in grade school was the former township high school building. It was built in 1874. At the time it was one of the oldest operating school buildings in the State of Indiana. Unfortunately, it was demolished in the 1980's.

[@debhougland1619]

Old Scottsburg Gym is where my Dad played in HS. He graduated from there in 1938.

[@HerminiGranger]

Nachand Fieldhouse home of the Jeffersonville Red Devils! held around 7,000 back in the day, my grandma said it was packed with cheering fans every weekend when she went to Jeff

[@gvgrandmalinda]

Great memories. Saw several gyms where I attended games.

[@xee00]

I LOVE how you put 'Legendary' Home of the Bearcats, everyone in Indiana knows that that place is golden

[@ryanprice7377]

You can't leave out North Liberty High School! Consolidated with John Glenn in 1982 and was tore down, but the gym still remains alive with the elementary school.

[@lisaedwards643]

Milroy Indiana's old elementary school was also origionally a high school, when rush county consolidated high schools, it became an elementary. kudos to the rush county schools and gyms!!

[@_-intensity-_988]

Tipton High School, that's where my great grandpa went to school & played basketball there until he graduated in 1949.

[@curtislowe2775]

love that Pine Village is in there...the PINE KNOTS...they won the 1973 Fountain Central sectional....I remember watching that game as a kid living in Attica. Of course, the Pine Knots went on to get crushed in the regional by who else...but Lafayette Jeff. No team from the Fountain Central sectional in the 60's and 70's ever advanced past the regional because they always had to play Lafayette Jeff at Jeff! (except Attica in 1967)

[@wizeone56]

Thnx 4 the memories!!

[@derpendary3597]

A gym you might wish to consider is at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, IN. It wasn't a high school, but a great old gym from the 30's. I played many a game on that floor.

[@MrDuncanquasar]

Lots of schools up here in Lake County you could use- Gary Roosevelt, Wirt, Lew Wallace, Horace Mann, Crown Point, Hammond Tech, etc.... Still a nice video though

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

Mishawaka opened in 1874... but if you’re talking about that current building... it’s actually 1903; along with its gym. It’s like the 3rd oldest school in the entirety of Indiana.

[@derekcolson1296]

I was impress to see Greensburg on there lol although there are still three former high schools standing in Greensburg! I was disappointed that Burney high school was not on there considering they had a cameo in the movie Hoosier!

[@ryanprice7377]

You can't leave out North Liberty High School! Consolidated with John Glenn in 1982 and was tore down, but the gym still remains alive with the elementary school. They say if you sit in the high balcony seats you can still here the cheers of the Shamrocks going to victory. My dad says theyre the best memories of his life were in that gym.

[@manhoot]

My school was @ 5:13. Talk about memories! Very well done.

[@ruthwoytsek7750]

I hope you made more of these. Napoleon and Osgood are missing. Sadly, Napoleon was torn down years ago because it was too old to save (parts were built in the 1860s or so), and Osgood High (home of the Cowboys!) went on to become an elementary school (I went there) until 1990, and now it's a winery of some sort.

[@MICHAELLESTER-f9k]

There is Williamsburg High School (a community center now) with its gym included and still intact.

[@wmboling]

You left out 3 excellent old schools all in Terre Haute that all closed in 1971. Wiley(1863-1971), Gerstmeyer (1922-1971) and Garfield (1912-1971), all three had great high school basketball histories.

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Excellent! Thanks for putting this together.

[@rubberman2006]

Cannelton IN still has an old gym that is still standing and one of the oldest gyms in Indiana. But not used.

[@curtislowe2775]

ok part 3 has to have Lafayette Jeff's Crawley gym...man that was the place we used to dream about playing in if we won our sectional (Fountain Central). Of course Jeff ALWAYS won their sectional for what was it....20 straight years...and Coach Crawley is a Hoosier legend. What a run he had with his teams. Then Frankfort's gym needs to be in there as well. When we went to play there in the 70's we were in awe of the place....their school nickname didn't elicit much fear though...the Hot Dogs! LOL! However, Frankfort had a legendary coach,Evert Case,that my grandpa knew when he lived in Frankfort. So much HS basketball history in Indy...those were the days when communities bonded.

[@michaelhartman683]

Curtis Lowe Been inside the Crawley Center twice......MASSIVE venue! Never seen a game there but watched two cousins graduate from Lafayette Jefferson in the late 90s. Cool venue.

[@MrCalisto77]

The Berry Bowl of Logansport, Home of The Berries with the oldest Indiana mascot named Felix! Just wanted to get Logan on here!

[@greghumnicky2723]

Need to include South Bend Adams Auditorium/Gymnasium, built in 1940, hosted the South Bend Sectional and Regional into the mid- '50s. Was the home court for the four South Bend high schools, Adams, Riley, Washington and Central.

[@GasCityGuy]

I appreciate all of the feedback. Unfortunately I couldn't get to every gym I would've like to and some that have been mentioned I've since added to my collection. I may have enough for a Part 3 in the near future.

[@mj03smith]

GasCityGuy please add the Middletown indiana gym. I can’t find it on the web anywhere, but it’s super old and just a time warp. I had basketball practice in there a couple times when other gyms were in use. Not sure if it’s still in use it was crippling! So cool to be in there though if you could get a picture of the inside! :) great videos thanks for sharing!

[@petezoltathegreat1522]

You forgot logansport

[@michaelhartman683]

Hey Greg, I do not know if you have been made aware of this, but I have heard that North Newton High School (I think) will be playing a regular season game at the old Morocco High gym at some point this season.

[@kellybarton2756]

Wheeler School in Wheeler, IN, is used for AA meetings. Built 1917 or 1919 I believe.

[@runswithwolf7498]

I went to Murdock Elementary in Lafayette.

[@GraceAboundedMore]

Did you mention Lowell High School? Been closed for sometime. Not sure if it was taken down or not.

[@kennuge12]

The Old Scottsburg High School gym is STILL being used by the Warriors.

[@bigchicken58]

I did not see Lafayette Jeff High School on either video. Marion Crawley was their legendary coach. Lafayette was always a state power playing in the North Central Conference. Games were always sold out 5000 plus!

[@pilotwes247]

Hey GasCityGuy, whats this music?? It's great.

[@johnbrower2738]

No gym's from Fort Wayne???

[@charlievaught4326]

Thank you.

[@jose-yq6jt]

None from Allen County?

[@marcomacias3960]

where did this music came from

[@wks01954]

Western High School near Russiaville. Northwestern High School near Kokomo.

[@TheZeke1974]

Sadly, we just lost Auburn High School last year, home of the Red Devils. :-( Now its just an empty lot....

[@importguy22]

i was a starter at lafayette jefferson for 3 years from 00 to 03 we sold out alot of games there is no better feeling than 7 thousand plus fans screaming for you what other state will u get that at for a high school game none but indiana come on man get crawley center on here go jeff

[@joekline5283]

St.Mienrad Grad School &Dale high school?

[@braidenhampton5866]

How could you forget the Wigwam? Largest gymnasium in the world. Closed down not too long ago. Anderson Indiana is the home of Indiana basketball!

[@TroyTHREATLEVEL]

right on, some Kokomo action!!!

[@GraceAboundedMore]

I watch Chicago news and all the complaining about schools closing and kids might have to attend a school 4 or 5 blocks away. Our small town schools have been consolidating for 40 years closing smaller school and busing kids away.

[@brokenloverboy95]

you forgot a couple of gyms like Dugger, and Pleasentville

[@larryhullinger8103]

Old Lafayette Jefferson high would have been a good one for this video It is now apartments for the elderly and dissabled

[@COPDealing]

You forgot Michigan City Elston and Michigan City Rogers(now MCHS)

[@pilfkcab]

No old Lebanon middle school? Why?

[@frogger74]

No No No Crown Point High School? Also, what about ALL Northern Indiana High School's?

[@thomasbork2776]

Nothing from Lake or Porter County

[@coffymix2269]

Part 2 and still no schools from lake county, How about East Chicago Washington

[@dandantheman9960]

Who's cutting onions

[@thomasbork2776]

Nothing from Lake or Porter County. What is up with that

[@locham05]

i go to washington high school

[@LooneyLanasCrustyShorts]

0:43: Not even a dial clock scoreboard?

[@xxgamingpig4399]

cunningham elementary alexandria IN

[@mj03smith]

Xxgaming pig yes please!

[@pioneersbaseball27]

sir, the fact that you forgot one of the greatest gyms in Indiana, Memorial Gymnasium, Home of the Columbus North Bull Dogs is absolutely upsetting. How can you forget about a gym that has seen more people in it and more basketball history go through that gym than almost any other in the state. Either Video had it. Also, It was Columbus Central Middle School, Central was not a high school ever.

[@gregalexander7296]

I am sorry to differ with you but the old Columbus Central campus was the Columbus High School until the early 1950's when the current campus was built. I have seen several pre 1930 Columbus Yearbooks with photo's of this building and the 1923 gymnasium. As for Memorial Gym, I do plan on another video at some point. The first two were mainly for former school buildings and gyms or pre 1950 structures. Memorial gym was build in the early 1950's so it just missed the cut this time.

[@rhandyman25]

winchester field house

[@ryanprice7377]

You can't leave out North Liberty High School! Consolidated with John Glenn in 1982 and was tore down, but the gym still remains alive with the elementary school. They say if you sit in the high balcony seats you can still here the cheers of the Shamrocks going to victory. My dad says theyre the best memories of his life were in that gym.

[@ryanprice7377]

You can't leave out North Liberty High School! Consolidated with John Glenn in 1982 and was tore down, but the gym still remains alive with the elementary school. They say if you sit in the high balcony seats you can still here the cheers of the Shamrocks going to victory. My dad says theyre the best memories of his life were in that gym.