The school was extremely well built. Graduated in 91 when it was EFHS. The school was opened in 1921 and had a start build date of middle 1919. It was close to 100 years old when it was tore down. The school was brittle. The crane he is using is a power house. The gentleman behind the crane is good operator and used the tear points in the school to help him get it down quicker. Make an area weak and it will fall quicker. The north end of the building, the band area...that is what was my home away from home, mid summer to end of the school year and start over. The framing design built and used in the old school is far superior to what is being built today. The one thing we had that still is the tops that all the other classes missed. MAZZAS pepperoni rolls and hot dogs and pizza buns. Noone was ever turned away. That was Larry and his family. That was what really made EFHS and the school and memories.
I don't think you realize what you are talking about when you mentioned the framing in this building is superior to what would be built in present time. Building techniques and materials have come a very long ways since 1920 something... just saying. Not to mention building codes were most likely non existent when the structure was built.
@@fnhwk i am a building contractor. There was code back then as well. Most if not all buildings 1920s thru 1960 used different materials with most having superior strength over todays quick fab up and done. Mud and slat walls are 50 times stronger than basic sheetrock. Concrete mixtures back than hit as high as 9000psi strength rating. Brick and mortar constructs were made of better materials. 2x4, 2x6 and more were there actual size. 2x4 now are anywhere from 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 if you buy from actual contractor site to actual 1 5/8 x 3 9/16. So you actually lose as much as 35% load strength. Type of nails used were mostly square nails. So much more. Rigid steel has its places but rigid steel is only used in outside shoring and outside main support. Light gauge stud steel is used for in between fabrication and load differentation. Timber still is the ruling build. Most if not all long supports are LVL and that is composite wood compressed under high pressure and steam. 20+ years doing this. Yes there are newer materials and some yes are better, but some are actually not. Everything I do requires basic physics, complex math. Load calculations and more. By the way reinforced concrete is an over used term. 100s of permiatations for concrete mixtures all with different weight ratios for what they are setup for. Have a good one.
Smash that old Junior High building down! It crumbled really easy. Actually, modern buildings are a lot more efficient when it comes to use of materials. Composite construction and modern methods result in a better building which is more watertight and well insulated. Buildings are designed for limited lifespans, to a budget, and need to be fit for purpose over their design life. No more... or we are wasting money... especially where public buildings are concerned.
It makes me so sad to see these old pre-World War II schools get demolished. I love old schools that were built prior to world war II, especially if they were high schools. My girlfriend, Harris C Irine, went to Wanesfleld High of Sellersville PA, and graduated in 1987. The oldest part of it, which is the main part, was completed in 1921, and it opened at the start fo the 1921-'22 school year. Today, it's still standing, and it's still a high school. In 1993 it was designated as historic landmark. In the hallways, it still has it's original iconic schoolhouse globe lamps. Originally, they used 200 watt incandescent bulbs in them. In the 90, and the last decade, they used CFL bulbs in them. Now, they use LED bulbs.
Funny thing is this school was good enough for Jr. High but not for High School. It lasted another 20 years. Lots of memories here, now going to the scrap pile.
It's always a little sad to see an old school demolished. I grew up in Southern West Virginia and East Fairmont HS was hundreds of miles away on the opposite end of the state near Morgantown. In spite of the distance, it was famous for its highly respected football, basketball, marching band, and traditions in the 60s and 70s. When I see an old high school being unceremoniously demolished, my thoughts turn to the tens of thousands of kids that walked through those doors and up those stairs, and through those hallways on their journey to adulthood.
I avoided watching this video... I attended 7th grade here and 8th grade at the new middle school. The junior high school was a great environment missed by many who attended. Now a football field stands where this incredible school once stood. Wish it never had to be closed down...
@@TackyFlamingo ik thats how it worked at my school, last year they tore a building down built in 53, it was originally a gym, but in 1990 they started building a new gym and made the old one into a reading classroom building, it was used as that from the 90s till 2020. Tore it down. Now a new classroom building is almost completed in the same spot as the two buildings torn down last summer
Strange how they don’t take down electronics before demolishing. In fact, it’s kinda disappointing seeing all those electronics being wasted (AC units, lamps, Speakers, etc.).
It looks like someone took all the carvings off and removed the Fire alarm system. A few carvings were destroyed but there was no trace of the other carvings or the fire alarm system.
When I went to middle school (in the 2010s) the building was new, and I later learned that there was an old building built in... only 1981? Well anyway, I just thought seeing that would’ve been cool
Ozone depletion is caused by natural causes, not by dangerous gases. The government banned CFCs because of their stupidity. Also, people still think that A/C refrigerant can deplete the ozone layer. What a bunch of crazy environmentalists.
My school opened a new main building last year and therefore demolished the old 1965 building. The 1965 building was better condition than the 2021 building is now in 2022.
You can build a school cheaper than you can tear one down. Then you see all of the left over equipment in this short video. The lockers, chalkboards, ac units should be transported to the new school. Reduce ruse recycle right?
Yea it was a very old school, it was built and 1919-1921 which now today's is 2021 yea the school was very old, and needed to be demolished. Because when they barely touched the school bricks was already falling off.
If I want to get rid of an air conditioner unit I have to pay to have freon removed.....apparently they don't and they're getting paid with taxpayers' money!!! Ripoff.
All the former students and teachers of that school are gonna be sad and disappointed that their building had to be demolished to clear out the urban blight in that city.
Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
@@cottton Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
Yea it was built in the 1921 now today is 2021 the building is old in weak, you see how they barely touched half of the roof it was already coming down by itself.
There was good reason for tearing down that school... it's an eyesore and, judging how it all came down, was structurally unsafe. But it must've been handsome in its day!
MrRideutah this school was built in 1921. It was first a high school then once the new high school was built it was turned into a junior high. 7th and 8th grade.
My longtime girlfriend's high school, Wanesfield High of Sellersville Pennsylvania opened in September of 1921. It's still standing and still a high school.
What a mess 😂 any idiot can take down a building like that, try separating the wood from the scrap metal and the general wased, he might of got it down fast but they will be there months cleaning up
The school was extremely well built. Graduated in 91 when it was EFHS. The school was opened in 1921 and had a start build date of middle 1919. It was close to 100 years old when it was tore down. The school was brittle. The crane he is using is a power house. The gentleman behind the crane is good operator and used the tear points in the school to help him get it down quicker. Make an area weak and it will fall quicker. The north end of the building, the band area...that is what was my home away from home, mid summer to end of the school year and start over. The framing design built and used in the old school is far superior to what is being built today. The one thing we had that still is the tops that all the other classes missed. MAZZAS pepperoni rolls and hot dogs and pizza buns. Noone was ever turned away. That was Larry and his family. That was what really made EFHS and the school and memories.
yeah sure a timber and masonry structure is far superior to rigid steel or reinforced concrete
I don't think you realize what you are talking about when you mentioned the framing in this building is superior to what would be built in present time. Building techniques and materials have come a very long ways since 1920 something... just saying. Not to mention building codes were most likely non existent when the structure was built.
@@fnhwk i am a building contractor. There was code back then as well. Most if not all buildings 1920s thru 1960 used different materials with most having superior strength over todays quick fab up and done. Mud and slat walls are 50 times stronger than basic sheetrock. Concrete mixtures back than hit as high as 9000psi strength rating. Brick and mortar constructs were made of better materials. 2x4, 2x6 and more were there actual size.
2x4 now are anywhere from 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 if you buy from actual contractor site to actual 1 5/8 x 3 9/16. So you actually lose as much as 35% load strength.
Type of nails used were mostly square nails.
So much more.
Rigid steel has its places but rigid steel is only used in outside shoring and outside main support. Light gauge stud steel is used for in between fabrication and load differentation. Timber still is the ruling build. Most if not all long supports are LVL and that is composite wood compressed under high pressure and steam.
20+ years doing this. Yes there are newer materials and some yes are better, but some are actually not.
Everything I do requires basic physics, complex math. Load calculations and more.
By the way reinforced concrete is an over used term. 100s of permiatations for concrete mixtures all with different weight ratios for what they are setup for.
Have a good one.
Smash that old Junior High building down! It crumbled really easy.
Actually, modern buildings are a lot more efficient when it comes to use of materials. Composite construction and modern methods result in a better building which is more watertight and well insulated.
Buildings are designed for limited lifespans, to a budget, and need to be fit for purpose over their design life. No more... or we are wasting money... especially where public buildings are concerned.
It makes me so sad to see these old pre-World War II schools get demolished. I love old schools that were built prior to world war II, especially if they were high schools. My girlfriend, Harris C Irine, went to Wanesfleld High of Sellersville PA, and graduated in 1987. The oldest part of it, which is the main part, was completed in 1921, and it opened at the start fo the 1921-'22 school year. Today, it's still standing, and it's still a high school. In 1993 it was designated as historic landmark. In the hallways, it still has it's original iconic schoolhouse globe lamps. Originally, they used 200 watt incandescent bulbs in them. In the 90, and the last decade, they used CFL bulbs in them. Now, they use LED bulbs.
Safety reasons
I wish this was my school
If that was my school I would not learn anything anymore
They were ripping it down because of the frame but ok
Jack i agree
they tore it down and replace it with the middle school, a lot better of a school probably.
but education is still important to everyone...
i mean, my school could have used some of those AC units, lmao
lol
Funny thing is this school was good enough for Jr. High but not for High School. It lasted another 20 years. Lots of memories here, now going to the scrap pile.
+David Mainella i know, aren't you very sad about that school.
Now THIS is demolition.
I understand safety but just get in there and get it down!.
This operator is clearly taking no prisoners!!
0:25 What a great video keep making great videos I enjoy watching your videos keep making great videos I like your videos a lot
It's always a little sad to see an old school demolished. I grew up in Southern West Virginia and East Fairmont HS was hundreds of miles away on the opposite end of the state near Morgantown. In spite of the distance, it was famous for its highly respected football, basketball, marching band, and traditions in the 60s and 70s. When I see an old high school being unceremoniously demolished, my thoughts turn to the tens of thousands of kids that walked through those doors and up those stairs, and through those hallways on their journey to adulthood.
I avoided watching this video... I attended 7th grade here and 8th grade at the new middle school. The junior high school was a great environment missed by many who attended. Now a football field stands where this incredible school once stood. Wish it never had to be closed down...
School's out for ever!
What about asbestos ? Was there any?
Lifetime of Memories in them old schools we losted an old school this year in parkersburg wv.
ah.. best video.. getting rid of junk such as school..
That was once a beautiful building back in the old days 😡
TheArchDemon ain’t so beautiful now huh lmao, but wait do they got a new building there now?
@@itsawalk863 typically when they demolish a school it’s because they are going to build a new one or already built a new one
@@TackyFlamingo ik thats how it worked at my school, last year they tore a building down built in 53, it was originally a gym, but in 1990 they started building a new gym and made the old one into a reading classroom building, it was used as that from the 90s till 2020. Tore it down. Now a new classroom building is almost completed in the same spot as the two buildings torn down last summer
This is my hand when I’m trying to build lego’s
Strange how they don’t take down electronics before demolishing. In fact, it’s kinda disappointing seeing all those electronics being wasted (AC units, lamps, Speakers, etc.).
By the way, I looked this school up on google maps and it was rebuilt.
Next time they try to raise taxes remind them of the perfectly good A/C units that they destroyed.
It looks like someone took all the carvings off and removed the Fire alarm system. A few carvings were destroyed but there was no trace of the other carvings or the fire alarm system.
How come it only showed half the building comming down and not the whole building?
When I went to middle school (in the 2010s) the building was new, and I later learned that there was an old building built in... only 1981? Well anyway, I just thought seeing that would’ve been cool
They did not removed the window A/C unit if destroyed will vent the refrigerant which against law to vent
Ozone depletion is caused by natural causes, not by dangerous gases. The government banned CFCs because of their stupidity. Also, people still think that A/C refrigerant can deplete the ozone layer. What a bunch of crazy environmentalists.
i was thinking the same thing!!!
Another beautiful old building gone.
Those A/C units could have been usable. But too late now.
My school opened a new main building last year and therefore demolished the old 1965 building. The 1965 building was better condition than the 2021 building is now in 2022.
I’m not surprised.
Why this school have window air conditioner
Maybe because the class does. Not have air
So that's why they out it
You can build a school cheaper than you can tear one down. Then you see all of the left over equipment in this short video. The lockers, chalkboards, ac units should be transported to the new school. Reduce ruse recycle right?
I cant believe how the building just fell apart . It looks like it had some structure conditions .
Yea it was a very old school, it was built and 1919-1921 which now today's is 2021 yea the school was very old, and needed to be demolished. Because when they barely touched the school bricks was already falling off.
They are very stupid because the Window a/c units should be remove before demolished because it will vent if a/c get damaged
Karl Bentley they could've been donated to the Union mission or people couldn't afford ac's
If I want to get rid of an air conditioner unit I have to pay to have freon removed.....apparently they don't and they're getting paid with taxpayers' money!!! Ripoff.
They won’t remove the Freon gas, it takes time that they won’t spend
I know! The big tractor hit the window AC units!!!
They could have at least took out them ACs
it seems that building falling apart very easy, looks bad quality of architecture....
watchu 'spect its one of them country schools boy
alexxxxxx23 u
They just used regular bricks and not using rebarbs for reinforcement.
The school was over 90 yrs old.
If it was poorly built it wouldn’t have stood for 90 years. The machinery they’re using is very powerful.
Rip school
Was a new building built to replace that building?
Yes it was built next to the old school.
How many people would like to have had one of those window unit air conditioners?
All the former students and teachers of that school are gonna be sad and disappointed that their building had to be demolished to clear out the urban blight in that city.
Sorry to say this bud but you know some of those teachers in students are probably dead.
They built a new school almost on top of where the old one was wdym
ngl I would be really scared for my school to be demolished
Plot twist: I'm the one demolishing the school
BAH GAWD THE FIEND WITH THE MANDIBLE CLAW THAT SCHOOL IS OUT OF IT
it's every kid's dream for this to happen in the middle of a boring class
A buckling in my school is being demolished
This is what I am dreaming of what will happen to my school
If schools are ripped down why don’t they just rip down the new trash from today!
Edit: This building had structural issues and was demolished because of that.
I hope those widow units were reclaimed [freon]
This is more like it. Finally an operator willing to smash shit!!!!
could of removed the A/c units first..seems Environmental Services doesn't care about the environment
Surprised at how quickly and easily buildings come down
Yeah he pretty much just boops it and it comes down
probably for the best no one uses that place anymore
Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
@@cottton Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.
Such a beautiful old structure being laid to waste
“beautiful”
A beautiful structure would have architecture that would be built to last rather than these crappy brick and mortar eyesores.
@@HOVANA aka the new middle school
wow, it sure did come down fast.
Yea it was built in the 1921 now today is 2021 the building is old in weak, you see how they barely touched half of the roof it was already coming down by itself.
NOTHING is more fun to watch, than an worthless, old piece of shit building being destroyed !!
To make things even more awesome they should replace it with Chuck E cheese
I hope they shut all utilities off before tearing down the school
É muito rápido as demolições desse jeito do q c a bola d ferro.
Best yet.
Aint that the truth david!
Lots of stories in those walls.
Wow see how easy the building is falling down. Old
Very true, it was built all the way back in 1921 now today is 2021. So sad. if a tornado came by the school wouldn't be to withstand it.
The END of an ERA !!!
There was good reason for tearing down that school... it's an eyesore and, judging how it all came down, was structurally unsafe. But it must've been handsome in its day!
Right they built a new school building next to it a lot bigger
Exactly since a demolition shear wasnt even needed to destroy it
Why was the school torn down?
because they built a new one
Why is the old butcher school still standing yet east Fairmont Jr. High destroyed
The excavator driver is in the greatest peril!
Skilled operator ..
I hope they are taking asbestos precautions.
it was only in one hallway so yeah
Fire alarms died in there😢
look what happened to the cute little air conditioners in the windows
good
I wish that was my school
Typical Concrete block construction. Probably not in a tornado zone. A Cat. 4 Tornado would flatten that structure in a minute.
I hope it gets rebuilt
The new school is standing right beside it
Your tax dollars in action, expect higher property tax for a new high school building.
Damn that's school was built terribly, probably not even that old
MrRideutah this school was built in 1921. It was first a high school then once the new high school was built it was turned into a junior high. 7th and 8th grade.
Now I understand. Was wondering why it was constructed that way. That is pretty damn impressive for 1921
MrRideutah yeah! It was a pretty ok school. Full of asbestos...
MrRideutah it was a much better looking school from the back. Looking up the hill!
They Could Have At Least Take Out That Tv And The Acs
SO sad!! That school had stood for decades so the structure and build were great! I hope somebody was able to reuse some the infrastructure.
Wendi Dennison Ii
Yes they built a school right across from where this was demolished
Dang thing so old, just falling to pieces with little effort
that's just a fuckin mess
an I hope it has a ram guard
SENSATIONAL FOOTAGE !!! "bout time these old, useless piece of shit buildings be demolished to smithereens !!
Always good to see prisons being torn down!!!
Every schoolkids dream
Ohhh yeeah thats the good stuff
go on destroy it!
wreck it!
Blow it up!
Ohh yeah!
Wow
I feel sorry about that school. :(
built in 1921
My longtime girlfriend's high school, Wanesfield High of Sellersville Pennsylvania opened in September of 1921. It's still standing and still a high school.
elevador explotado
A kids dream
Now that company did everything right.
Happines noise
What a mess 😂 any idiot can take down a building like that, try separating the wood from the scrap metal and the general wased, he might of got it down fast but they will be there months cleaning up
Take it easy, think of your heart, your whim...
6 down one to go hahahahahahahahaha