Omg.. I just saw this. How awful..so many memories. Attended 1962 through 67. Grew up on Furman Street.. Performed on that school stage often..I'm so sad.
This video brings me to tears everytime I watch it. It holds a great many memories for me there. Thank you David for holding onto what's left of any memories we have of the school. I attended Brandywine for 4th through 6th grade. We were the LAST 6th grade graduating class. We also were the first 8th Grade Class to go out of Central Park Middle , and also was the 1st - 9th to enter Linton. Brandywine School, gone but not forgotten.
I lived in Schenectady for almost a year when the fire and demolition happened. When I was new to the city it was one of the buildings that had me go "oh, wow!". Sad that it is lost forever.
So SAD !! I attended Brandywine in the early 60s. I remember the hardwood floors and those pillars in the hall. Mrs Pullings was one of my teachers along with Mrs. Moyer . Great Memories . THX !
I have video somewhere in the house of when it had burnt down. I remember my one of my neighborhood friends went to school there. 1972 or ‘73 not sure but my mother took me there to watch the students walk around the school in their Halloween costumes. I remember it was an administrative building for awhile? I got my workers permit there. Ahhhh memories. 😊
Thank you for the great video. It brought me to tears. I attended Brandywine in the 60's and early 70's and was one of the last classes to go thru. I walked thru it many a times when it was the BOE. I was in Schenectady that nite of the fire going out to dinner and saw the smoke from a distance. Couldn't believe what I saw, it was fully engulfed by then. Sick kids. I just drove by there and saw that it was a giant parking lot. Just what the city needs. Really a shame. your great video!
We both attended I was the kid who had the TREE for his plant project in first grade in Mrs. Williams Class, the tree was laughed at then in 1972, however it still stands proudly and quietly at 43 Elm St in the center of the yard, my mom said "who else would choose a tree", I said "I needed a seed and went behind the school and took one from the tree out back, and it would last longer than a flower" she was so proud and watered it daily until her passing in 1996.
I started at Brandwine at 4 years old - 1949. I remember playing in the playground, hiding in these big concrete pipes. I live in Virginia, but met someone here whose family owned the store across the street.
I went to Halsey school also. During kindergarten(1967-1968) they were building ML King Jr school, & I can remember walking afterschool from Halsey to my friend Jimmy Versocki's house on Stanley St. We'd go to the old Schenectady Museum, which was where King school is now. Jimmy lived across the street. Mrs. Urowsky walked us from Halsey to the new King school for a tour before it officially opened. Mrs. Isabella Brown's 4th grade was my last class there, as we moved to Milwaukee in 1972.
Dave, I just saw this video for the first time. I didn't go to Brandywine (I went to Elmer Ave.), but the loss of Brandywine is huge. It's always sad to see something significant go away.
WOW!!! I was NOT prepared to see that. It was a great school! My friends attended there. I went to Halsey School on Albany & Stuben Streets. I played at Brandywine though. I felt bad when it closed and then for a brief time it served as the building for The School District offices. As teens, we often met behind the school to decide where we would go hang out for the evening. Lots of memories! Its very sad to see. My City dwindles a little more each passing year. It makes my heart ache.
Sad!! Went there from K to 6 from 1940 - 1946 before graduating to Central Park Jr HS. It was a great school. Schenectady was a great place to grow up in those days and its sad to see most of the changes were not for the better. Hopefully Schenectady will become great again someday.
My cousin posted a comment about playing in the building, its true, it was crazy, the place was so nice inside, we had a lot of fun (even got arrested haha) hide and seek was nice, i hid by the brick wall past the kitchen or whatever that was, and under the stage you guys where jumping on.. the place was awesome and i loved the video.. looks like you guys had some good times there, i wish i knew the teachers of the rooms that we walked through...
sad that some kids just took it to far... i remember walking past when the sprinklers where still on there and the place was a huge pile of ice after the fire.... Beautiful place, i loved living over there.
When we were at Halsey I remember that our whole class walked down Hamilton Hill to see a Disney double feature at Proctor's. The films were "The Living Desert" & The Vanishing Prairie", which I saw again years later on the Disney channel in the late '80s. The Carl Company was still there then. We lived at 939 Emmett St, corner of Backus-a ghetto area now. Saw it last March when I was there last. Some Indian guy is remodeling the house now
I attended Brandywine in 1955-58. I have many memories and I still recall some of the students who attended with me as well as my teachers...Mrs Pulling 4th grade, Mr. Desimony 5th grade and Mr. Corrigan 6th grade. I later when to Central Park starting in 7th grade, then off to Linton for 10th to 12th. At Brandywine, kick ball was our favorite game which we played, as well as handball which we played off the side of the building. Back then we had nuclear attack drills and would go to the basement and hide under a desk. I recall we had a school bully, but I'll not mention his name. I remember a student who loved chess and played on the top of the steps at the entrance from the play yard after school. We had patrol boys...students who wore badges and acted as school police. We played king on the mountain in the play yard and I always won...LOL. It all seems like yesterday and for some reason I did a search to see if there were any photos of my old school, and I found this film which was very special. I was touched with emotion watching and remembering. Wow, what happened to the years? When as a child we can't wait to grow up and when grown up, we wish we were a child again...LOL
Robin, we both go way back. In 1955 when you started at Brandywine, I was in the 5th grand with Mr. Corrigan. I was Karen Simmons then. I caught hepatitis A that year and had to repeat the next year with him again. If you had him, then you'll remember that each year he read the poems "Little Boy Blue" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" out loud to the class with much dramatic effect. One of my biggest memories of him was when he literally boomed out to one of the boys who talked back to him (Charles Cinnelli) , "Yooou've. Got. Your. NERVE!" I have to wonder if you ever had Miss Cohen, Miss Veeder or Miss Heagle--they all were great teachers. Miss Foote (second grade) always said "Lips. I hear lips" when we were supposed to have rest period. I very much remember the "duck and cover" air raid drills that you mentioned (the siren was on top of Friehoffer's bakery), and singing "how much is that doggie in the window" while waiting for the all clear signal. Also the fire drills are vivid because we had to go down the fire escape and the building was so tall that I was afraid to look down because you could see the ground far below through the open grates. The many kickball games are fond memories for me too. Perhaps you recall also the square dance classes in the basement when the Sch,dy winters kept us indoors off the playground. "The Wasbash Conon Ball" was my favorite and it was great fun to twirl around with my neighborhood friend Benny Winslow (a secret crush). I could go on and on as I walked there every day from my home during all my elementary years (before going to Central Park Jr. High and then Linton) with Sharon Weaver or Pam Mohlman (among many other girlhood besties) but I'll stop after just one more reminiscence. The films David took of the grand staircase window and the auditorium made me so nostalgic. Every Christmas it was dressed in colored lights and we all sang "I heard the bells on Christmas Day" as we marched downward single file into the auditorium for the annual Christmas pageant. It was a magical moment for a child and I remember it as much as my kids remember trips to Disneyworld. I'm not sure you'll ever come back to read these comments but I do thank you for recalling so many memories!
I remember that school. Past it a million times going to my grandmas house as a kid. Grew up on keyes Avenue off of union street. Went to Paige elementary school, central park middle school, and graduated from schenectady high school in 2007. I do miss schenectady ( moved to Colorado ten years ago ) but i have heard schenectady has changed, a lot of my friends say it turned into a 💩 hole. Is it true though because there was always bad areas in schenectady and good areas.
Omg.. I just saw this. How awful..so many memories. Attended 1962 through 67. Grew up on Furman Street.. Performed on that school stage often..I'm so sad.
This video brings me to tears everytime I watch it. It holds a great many memories for me there. Thank you David for holding onto what's left of any memories we have of the school. I attended Brandywine for 4th through 6th grade. We were the LAST 6th grade graduating class. We also were the first 8th Grade Class to go out of Central Park Middle , and also was the 1st - 9th to enter Linton. Brandywine School, gone but not forgotten.
I lived in Schenectady for almost a year when the fire and demolition happened. When I was new to the city it was one of the buildings that had me go "oh, wow!". Sad that it is lost forever.
So SAD !! I attended Brandywine in the early 60s. I remember the hardwood floors and those pillars in the hall. Mrs Pullings was one of my teachers along with Mrs. Moyer . Great Memories . THX !
I had Mrs. PULLING in 1964!
I have video somewhere in the house of when it had burnt down.
I remember my one of my neighborhood friends went to school there. 1972 or ‘73 not sure but my mother took me there to watch the students walk around the school in their Halloween costumes.
I remember it was an administrative building for awhile? I got my workers permit there.
Ahhhh memories. 😊
Thank you for the great video. It brought me to tears. I attended Brandywine in the 60's and early 70's and was one of the last classes to go thru. I walked thru it many a times when it was the BOE. I was in Schenectady that nite of the fire going out to dinner and saw the smoke from a distance. Couldn't believe what I saw, it was fully engulfed by then. Sick kids. I just drove by there and saw that it was a giant parking lot. Just what the city needs. Really a shame. your great video!
We both attended I was the kid who had the TREE for his plant project in first grade in Mrs. Williams Class, the tree was laughed at then in 1972, however it still stands proudly and quietly at 43 Elm St in the center of the yard, my mom said "who else would choose a tree", I said "I needed a seed and went behind the school and took one from the tree out back, and it would last longer than a flower" she was so proud and watered it daily until her passing in 1996.
Bob Brown that's a great story thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday, Mom.
I started at Brandwine at 4 years old - 1949. I remember playing in the playground, hiding in these big concrete pipes. I live in Virginia, but met someone here whose family owned the store across the street.
I went to Halsey school also. During kindergarten(1967-1968) they were building ML King Jr school, & I can remember walking afterschool from Halsey to my friend Jimmy Versocki's house on Stanley St. We'd go to the old Schenectady Museum, which was where King school is now. Jimmy lived across the street. Mrs. Urowsky walked us from Halsey to the new King school for a tour before it officially opened. Mrs. Isabella Brown's 4th grade was my last class there, as we moved to Milwaukee in 1972.
Dave, I just saw this video for the first time. I didn't go to Brandywine (I went to Elmer Ave.), but the loss of Brandywine is huge. It's always sad to see something significant go away.
WOW!!! I was NOT prepared to see that. It was a great school! My friends attended there. I went to Halsey School on Albany & Stuben Streets. I played at Brandywine though. I felt bad when it closed and then for a brief time it served as the building for The School District offices. As teens, we often met behind the school to decide where we would go hang out for the evening. Lots of memories! Its very sad to see. My City dwindles a little more each passing year. It makes my heart ache.
Sad!! Went there from K to 6 from 1940 - 1946 before graduating to Central Park Jr HS. It was a great school. Schenectady was a great place to grow up in those days and its sad to see most of the changes were not for the better. Hopefully Schenectady will become great again someday.
My cousin posted a comment about playing in the building, its true, it was crazy, the place was so nice inside, we had a lot of fun (even got arrested haha) hide and seek was nice, i hid by the brick wall past the kitchen or whatever that was, and under the stage you guys where jumping on.. the place was awesome and i loved the video.. looks like you guys had some good times there, i wish i knew the teachers of the rooms that we walked through...
sad that some kids just took it to far... i remember walking past when the sprinklers where still on there and the place was a huge pile of ice after the fire.... Beautiful place, i loved living over there.
When we were at Halsey I remember that our whole class walked down Hamilton Hill to see a Disney double feature at Proctor's. The films were "The Living Desert" & The Vanishing Prairie", which I saw again years later on the Disney channel in the late '80s. The Carl Company was still there then. We lived at 939 Emmett St, corner of Backus-a ghetto area now. Saw it last March when I was there last. Some Indian guy is remodeling the house now
I attended Brandywine in 1955-58. I have many memories and I still recall some of the students who attended with me as well as my teachers...Mrs Pulling 4th grade, Mr. Desimony 5th grade and Mr. Corrigan 6th grade. I later when to Central Park starting in 7th grade, then off to Linton for 10th to 12th.
At Brandywine, kick ball was our favorite game which we played, as well as handball which we played off the side of the building. Back then we had nuclear attack drills and would go to the basement and hide under a desk. I recall we had a school bully, but I'll not mention his name. I remember a student who loved chess and played on the top of the steps at the entrance from the play yard after school. We had patrol boys...students who wore badges and acted as school police. We played king on the mountain in the play yard and I always won...LOL.
It all seems like yesterday and for some reason I did a search to see if there were any photos of my old school, and I found this film which was very special. I was touched with emotion watching and remembering. Wow, what happened to the years? When as a child we can't wait to grow up and when grown up, we wish we were a child again...LOL
Robin, we both go way back. In 1955 when you started at Brandywine, I was in the 5th grand with Mr. Corrigan. I was Karen Simmons then. I caught hepatitis A that year and had to repeat the next year with him again. If you had him, then you'll remember that each year he read the poems "Little Boy Blue" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" out loud to the class with much dramatic effect. One of my biggest memories of him was when he literally boomed out to one of the boys who talked back to him (Charles Cinnelli) , "Yooou've. Got. Your. NERVE!" I have to wonder if you ever had Miss Cohen, Miss Veeder or Miss Heagle--they all were great teachers. Miss Foote (second grade) always said "Lips. I hear lips" when we were supposed to have rest period.
I very much remember the "duck and cover" air raid drills that you mentioned (the siren was on top of Friehoffer's bakery), and singing "how much is that doggie in the window" while waiting for the all clear signal. Also the fire drills are vivid because we had to go down the fire escape and the building was so tall that I was afraid to look down because you could see the ground far below through the open grates. The many kickball games are fond memories for me too. Perhaps you recall also the square dance classes in the basement when the Sch,dy winters kept us indoors off the playground. "The Wasbash Conon Ball" was my favorite and it was great fun to twirl around with my neighborhood friend Benny Winslow (a secret crush).
I could go on and on as I walked there every day from my home during all my elementary years (before going to Central Park Jr. High and then Linton) with Sharon Weaver or Pam Mohlman (among many other girlhood besties) but I'll stop after just one more reminiscence. The films David took of the grand staircase window and the auditorium made me so nostalgic. Every Christmas it was dressed in colored lights and we all sang "I heard the bells on Christmas Day" as we marched downward single file into the auditorium for the annual Christmas pageant. It was a magical moment for a child and I remember it as much as my kids remember trips to Disneyworld. I'm not sure you'll ever come back to read these comments but I do thank you for recalling so many memories!
I remember that school. Past it a million times going to my grandmas house as a kid. Grew up on keyes Avenue off of union street. Went to Paige elementary school, central park middle school, and graduated from schenectady high school in 2007. I do miss schenectady ( moved to Colorado ten years ago ) but i have heard schenectady has changed, a lot of my friends say it turned into a 💩 hole. Is it true though because there was always bad areas in schenectady and good areas.
Watch this video in much higher quality at the
WEBSITE FOR THE BRANDYWINE SCHOOL
which is on
schenectadyvideo.tripod.(com)
7:58-8:29 you'll see the mist of ghost and 1pic you'll see hundreds of ghost orbs. 😭😥 God rest there souls amen and RIP
click on the "WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY" link in blue