15 YEARS AGO: THE FINAL FALL FOR CARDINAL BRENNAN
The final graduating class of Cardinal Brennan began its school year right about now…15 years ago. A milestone of time.
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Vacant buildings and what to do about them
These are the big three.. but they don’t end there.. There are countless properties like these..
So what do we do?
Where do we go from here?
Are these eyesores just going to stay where they are? Remain as they were..? relics of a time gone, and no changes coming to change then, reestablish them, or raze them?
October 5, 1999 to now: Dried petals lay beneath the sand
October 5, 1999: The new Cardinal Brennan gym is dedicated.. 20 years later: The gym is now property of North Schuylkill…
All of those tears, hugs.. and long embraces between friends in front of that gymnasium in the summer of 99 are just history… memories are the flowers… forward in the sands of time..
THE LITTLE HAUNTED HOUSE THAT COULD
A gloomy rainy night and the Cardinal Brennan haunted house go so well together.
Certain moments in time capture your nature.. capture your…
Certain moments in time capture your nature.. capture your curiosity.. This photo of me was taken just last week as I gazed into the rafters of my former school .. my alma mater .. My high school, Cardinal Brennan, is now closed.. This season there is a haunted house being hosted in it, it is … Read moreCertain moments in time capture your nature.. capture your…
A night at the Alma Mater: The CB Haunted Attraction
There was always something majestic about Cardinal Brennan.. And something eerie. Even more so on a dark and chilly night in October.. I graduated as the century turned in 1999. The school would end up lasting less a decade more.. it was closed by the Allentown Diocese for good in 2007. It was purchased by … Read moreA night at the Alma Mater: The CB Haunted Attraction
THE FINAL ALMA MATER IN AN ABANDONED SCHOOL
I went to an auction today.. a bit of an emotional roller coaster sort of began and ended at the right time in my life.. at the moment when I understand things better than before.. at a point where I can forgive, forget, and focus nostalgic memories when needed for perspective. I went to the … Read moreTHE FINAL ALMA MATER IN AN ABANDONED SCHOOL
The school that wasn’t
The school that wasn’t While I had no original plans to write anything about this very personal issue, a few events took place that changed my mind. I went to a little high school in the coal region of Pennsylvania named Cardinal Brennan Jr/Sr High School. It was a strange place. Catholic education echoed through … Read moreThe school that wasn’t
The school that wasn’t
While I had no original plans to write anything about this very personal issue, a few events took place that changed my mind. I went to a little high school in the coal region of Pennsylvania named Cardinal Brennan Jr/Sr High School. It was a strange place. Catholic education echoed through the hallways, along with … Read moreThe school that wasn’t
The Pagan conquest
More information about something locally making big news.. The former Cardinal Brennan high school is going to be NORTH SCHUYLKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL very soon.. The former Catholic home to education was closed in 2007.. shuddered and tucked away in the annals of memory in the coal region.. Since the announcement was made that NS was … Read moreThe Pagan conquest