Walking Documentary: Akron Garfield 6-11-17

[@smileteach]

Thank you for making this video and sharing it on KZbin. It meant a lot to our family.

[@samualjohnson5450]

Barrett got tore down. Then Akron. I’ve been gone for a long time but it’s heart breaking knowing Fidel’s is gone. So much blood and sweet left in those wrestling matches, so many laughs with my crew. Thank you for the memories, golden rams forever.

[@realandrewcinque22]

Rip 2 a beautiful old school even though i didn't go here it just upsets me to hear a school closing down

[@focusedfreebird]

Holy crap...there's my old locker! And who can forget learning how to drive in the simulator parked out back....went there in 1976.....we used to cross the street to smoke..lol

[@ChrisDoesWhatever]

i really miss this school so bad i have my favorite memories here

[@focusedfreebird]

Hey there's my old locker! Ha. We didn't have those smartphones when we wandered those halls back in the 1970s....!!!!!

[@weatherdan882002]

Sad indeed. My elementary school sort of fared the same fate when it closed in 2003 in favor of the brand new building built on the other side of town. That school opened in 1914 as a high school, underwent two expansions, and eventually became a middle school and then an elementary school. My brother's class (he's 4 years younger than me) was the last class to ever graduate from that school. The building still stands today, as it was sold to a company that (to my knowledge) only utilizes the gym in the back of the building, leaving the rest of the building to basically decay. Last I knew, the city wants to buy it back and turn it into a mixed use building, but like anything in this city, it's proven to be nothing but wishful thinking thus far. I wish i had a video like this of my old elementary school building. Looking at this video, the building does look like it has a lot of history behind it, and I'm sure it can be extensively renovated, but at what cost when compared to building a whole new structure. It looks like space is an issue here, and so is the layout of the building, plus, aside from functionality, schools today also look for safety features, and from this video, it looks like this building doesn't provide either of those. Anyway, nice vid, and I'm glad you have this video to look back at.

[@walterwolansky2685]

I remember 1st period band and band camp. I loved it. Go Rams! Enter to learn leave to serve

[@lowanadrurey3105]

GOOD RIDDANCE GARBAGEFIELD HIGH! I was put through HELL here!

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

I went to Hatton Elementary and Hyre Jr. High and despite being more-than structurally sound buildings they both suffered this same fate. I also graduated from Ellet and though it holds just as many great memories (and maybe a few that aren't so hot) I can say that building is definitely in need of replacement.

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

the panel there is a simplex 2001 and old one was a autocall one

[@lowanadrurey3105]

GOOD RIDDANCE GARBAGEFIELD! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@realandrewcinque22]

Lowana Drurey my buddies uncle said he went there it was such a shithole but staff was nice to him though he wasnt too upset

[@lowanadrurey3105]

That November (don't remember the exact day) 1982 I released myself from this CONCENTRATION CAMP!

[@sigglass2183]

Have they began tearing down this building?

[@JoyandSorrow09]

Slated for May. Mid April the asbestos abatement team is coming back in to finish cleanup before tear down

[@sigglass2183]

Does anybody know the names of all the songs played throughout this video?

[@focusedfreebird]

Don't dream its over by crowded house....

[@sleep_sounds]

Is the song a recording you made?

[@lancethelush]

No, outside of the first track(which was Creative Commons), I pulled directly from KZbin's music playlist(posting as my other channel)

[@allenahlemeyer2806]

Dundee Crown has same looks the hallway never changed but remodel Math wing has makeover History room remodel new windows doors. New Floors for the English and Science rooms. Dundee Crown has two floors beautiful makeover back in 2006 and 2007. I went back after I graduated came back old Dundee-Crown High School has new looks. Indoor track huge new gym basketball courts sport office new student counstler office added back in 1999. Dundee Crown has old gym but we used for lunchroom dance studio baseball soccer shot put meets. 2000s Add new Weight Room Westeling Room and Locker Rooms. 2002 add new attends office and office. 2003s New Math Science History English Art German French and Spanish offices plus Science Family PE Health Driving Computer Tech classroom and offices new woodshop auto and welding rooms. 2005 add new food sewing and child care rooms. Finally 2006 we add new music and fine art wings. Dundee-Crown hallway dated back in 1930s remodel 2000s. I visited old Dundee-Crown for the homecoming games or track and fields meets. When drive or walk bye school stands on the hill looking over the fox river and the valley. I have photos of old Dundee Crown.