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casstechnicalhighschool photos on Flickr | Flickr I also played tennis. Although I hated to see it demolished, the building isnt what makes us great. Even so, we loved it. In the early twentieth century, Detroit had three high schools and a city-wide graduation rate of 35 percent. See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports.
Cass Tech High School (old) - Photos gallery Historic Detroit Nearly every classroom in the school was left filled with desks, supplies and equipment. I have gone back recently and man. Several years after the original Cass Tech High School in downtown Detroit was abandoned, a local photographer sifting through the ruins found decades of the school . It was hugeit took almost a whole square block. In addition to being one of Detroits highest performing schools, Cass Tech was also a historical landmark with an illustrious list of famous alumni like Alice Coltrane, Diana Ross, David Alan Grier, and Big Sean to name a few. He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. Due to budget cuts, student population shifts, and building deterioration, around 200 public schools have closed in Detroit since 2000. What doesnt appear in the images, however, is how the old Cass Tech, with its classic and imposing architecture, made high-schoolers feel like they belonged to something great. In 2000, the Detroit Public School District announced plans for construction of the current modern Cass Tech building, which was built in 2004. Detroit, MI. Today theres a Meijer grocery store on the site. [16] In 2021, U.S. News ranked Cass Tech 84th among Michigan high schools, and reported a 62.9% percentile score on the SAT. This page is not available in other languages. The Now/Then section about Cass Tech was started back in 2010, before demolition work had begun, a Detroit Urbex contributor who goes by the name Albert Duce explained.
Cass Technical High School | Detroit Historical Society Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library. A new building nearby on Second Avenue was designed in Collegiate Gothic style by Malcolmson and Higginbotham with Albert Kahn as construction architect; construction began in 1916,[6] the cornerstone was laid in 1917,[7] and after delays caused by World War I austerity measures, the building opened in September 1922. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. All rights reserved. Remember the Balogh House? It was like a college in high school. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe . Escapism via car had been the goal of much the work being done in Detroit: earn enough to not have to be there anymore, then move to the land of suburban dreams-come-true as soon as the option presents itself. History of Cass Tech High school from its founding to the present day. The first class graduated in 1910 with only six or seven students, but by 1909 enrollment jumped to 700 students and a new wing was added to the Cass Union School to accommodate the increased enrollment. RM 2HTHMAD - 1970's photograph of children queuing with baggage luggage for school coach trip, Sweden. What Ill always take with me is basketball, the camaraderie and cheering. Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library. Pictures from the demolition of the school in 2011. A lot of memories come back when I go past it. .
Cass Tech Apparel - Cass Tech Shop We spoke with alumni of three closed or demolished schools to hear what it was like to go there and what their loss means. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed.
[5], The school was founded in 1907 on the third floor of Cass Union School on Grand Union Avenue, subsequently moving to its own wing. It was ultimately demolished in 2012. Many locally and nationally known figures are counted among its graduates including Diana Ross, John DeLorean, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Anderson (aka Big Sean), Lily Tomlin, Peter Karmanos, and David Alan Grier. And when you would go outside to the back, there was the baseball field, basketball courts. The building is there but its dilapidated, its burned down. Cass Technical High School placed in the top 50% of all schools in Michigan for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 20%) for the 2020-21 school year. Media outlets have labeled the once thriving Motor City "a ghost town," referencing the dilapidated ruins of buildings that remain untouched in parts of Michigan's largest city. Pinterest. The massive machinery that drove Cass Tech's elevators. Cass students in one of the school's gyms. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org. Some have a story, but we have a legacy. Heres where that careful what you wish for piece comes in. They were beginning to integrate Redford when I started there. They had a lawn area and we use to gather around over there. At that time, we were the only school with a gymnastics program so I got very involved with that.
The High School of Commerce - a former home of Cass Tech High - is demolished in August 1964 to make way for Interstate 75. Michigan; Cass Tech High School; . Student Life. In 2017, when I came back, a piece of me died inside. Cass Union Schools president, Benjamin F. Comfort, suggested that fewer students would drop out if they were given vocational training that they could use in Detroits growing factories. The fire was in fact minor and the demolition was unrelated. When it was announced that the school would close following the 2006-2007 school year, there were a little over 1,000. Learn more. [17], In 1984, Cass Tech was honored by the U.S. Department of Education among 262 schools that should "shine as inspirational model for others," a list that included public and private schools. This Cass Tech Fine-Art photograph is a photo picture print of a building that holds many memories for the thousands of City of Detroit Cass Tech High School graduates who have walked its corridors. Cass students in one of the school's gyms. [6][30][31] At the time of demolition, the school building was approximately 830,000 square feet (77,000m2) and weighed more than 100,000 short tons (91,000t). Students work in the Cass Tech foundry about 1940. The Main Building of the Detroit Public Library as it appears today. The Detroit Boat Club, located on Belle Isle, was the first poured concrete building ever erected. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking news. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. It was an area that was like an island unto itself. Confronting Satan in a Dark Spanish Castle. .
Cass Technical High School Alumni, Class Reunions, Yearbooks All contents ], including the Symphony in B-flat by Paul Hindemith and La Fiesta Mexicana by H. Owen Reed. [citation needed], The school's Harp program was established in 1925.
Detroit Urbex: Using photomontage to compare the history of Cass Tech Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center - Newport (Newport, NH) White Mountains Regional High School (Whitefield, NH) Wilbur H. Palmer Vocational Technology Center (Hudson, NH) Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro, VT) Winnisquam Agricultural Programs (Tilton, NH) Portable Document Format (.pdf) . Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. Everything from Diana Ross to Lily Tomlin is included on this list. Glenn Tunstull (on crutches) celebrates with Cass Technical High School classmates at his send-off to NYC for college./Photo courtesy of Glenn Tunstull "For an ambitious 15-year-old entry into the highly regarded Cass Technical High School was like being tossed a life raft, wrapped in creativity. The loss of these schools can be felt in many ways: increased transit times for students commuting to schools farther away, absence of a neighborhood anchor, presence of a large abandoned building near homes.
Then-and-Now Photos of Abandoned Detroit School | Bored Panda OCTECHS Top Ten 2023. One of the most photographed landmarks in Detroit is a monument to the labor movement in Michigan. It remains lovingly cared-for, murals included. In 1950 Detroit was the city of tomorrow. In his full career as a sprinter, Tolan won 300 races and lost only 7. An Abandoned Detroit School, Now And Then. This part of the website blends pictures from the past with the current state today. Taken between 1900 and 1920, this photo shows the reading room in the Detroit Public Library. "Red, White, and Cool", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Detroit Public Schools Community District, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, "Search for Public Schools - Cass Technical High School (260110304669)", "Whitmer strips name of slave owner Lewis Cass from state office building", "Cass Technical High School After Closing", "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: March 28, 2011 THROUGH April 1, 2011", "Michigan MPS Cass, Lewis, Technical High School", "Cass Tech will lose some less popular classes", "The 78 Michigan public high schools with best results on 2019 SAT", "Drum roll: Cass Tech marchers raise enough money to play D.C.", http://michigan-football.com/bb/casstech.html%7C, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=taMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XKwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=894,4865755&dq=cass+tech+football&hl=en%7C, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QCNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1499,5915116&dq=cass-technical&hl=en%7C, "Old Cass Tech catches fire: Blaze can't douse hopes of those who want to save it", "The Life and Death of an Iconic Detroit High School", "Cass Tech High School Detroit, MI: Total demolition/abatement", "Modern Furniture & Contemporary Designers, Furniture Store", "Iconic textile designer Ruth Adler Schnee going strong", "Why the Whitney's Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation", "Funeral Details for Arthur Fields - Ira Kaufman Chapel", http://www.trombone-usa.com/rosolino_frank.htm%7CFRANK, "Pat Ivey Strength and Conditioning coach at Mizzou", Cass Tech High School at Detroiturbex.com, Cass Technical photos circa 2009 at Silentbuildings.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cass_Technical_High_School&oldid=1152682443, March 1926: 1st Place National Champions, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 17:30. [1], Of the students attending Cass Technical High School in 202122, 1,832 (76.2%) of them are Black, 277 (11.5%) are Hispanic, 223 (9.3%) are Hispanic, 57 (2,4%) are White, 6 (0.2%) are American Indian or Alaska Native, and 9 (0.4%) are multi-racial. All these neighborhoods were occupied, now all of houses in the neighborhoods are gone. Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library. Richard L. LaVoie 06/10/1944 - 03/21/2023 Richard L. LaVoie was born in 1944 in Detroit, MI to parents, Harold and Stella LaVoie.
Cass Tech High School (old) - Demolition photos gallery Historic In the Spring of 2006 the new Cass Tech High School, being built next door (out of view to the right side of this photograph) opened its doors. An aerial view of Cass Tech on April 17, 2009. Nothing but burnt down homes and empty lots. Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress best known for her roles in films of the 1970s, such as The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, and Alice Doesn't Live .more #29 of 77 The Best Actresses to Ever Win Oscars for Best Actress #7 of 100 The Best Living Actresses Over 80 #47 of 76 The Best Oscar Hosts Ever The past few decades haven't treated Detroit well. They may have planned to take everything when the school was going to be demolished, added Duce, but after the demolition got pushed back months, and then years, the items left behind lost all value and werent worth salvaging.. [7] The 1922 building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2011. Cass Technical High School Alumni, Class Reunions, Yearbooks, Technicians Classmates, and more! Watch. The old structure caught fire in 2007, and was eventually demolished in November 2011. When Detroits Cass Technical High School was closed in 2005 in order to move to a new building next door, the city was scheduled to lose one of its unofficial landmarks. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019.
Remembering Cass Technical High School - Legacy.com 20th July, 2017. In loving memory ..Detroit Redford High School, Revisit these 5 Curbed Detroit stories that have nothing to do with coronavirus. These images were then combined with more recent snapshots of the school's ruinous last years, revealing the empty halls and untouched equipment that were left to decay. Its just sad to see.
Cass Tech High: Then and Now Photos - ABC News Cass Technical High School serves 2,465 students in grades 9-12. Despite the demolition of the old building, Cass Tech lives on in a new building. [29] The school district listed the building for demolition later that year. Romania: Castles, Ruins, and Medieval Villages, Iceland in Summer: Journey Through a Fabled Land, Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Mokele-Mbembe, Accidental Discoveries: A Celebration of Historical Mistakes, Antiques and Their Afterlives: Stories from the Collection of Ryan and Regina Cohn, Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Satanists, Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing With Anca Szilgyi, Gourds Gone Wild: Growing and Crafting Gourds With Gourdlandia, Playing Ancient Games: History & Mythology With John Bucher, Secrets of Tarot Reading: History & Practice With T. Susan Chang, Why 18th-Century Scots Performed Mock Human Sacrifices Over Cake.