Silver Lake School Demolition Underway
Numerous people stopped by to watch on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Silver Lake as a lone excavator began knocking down the northwest corner of the Silver Lake school. Among those watching were Bob O’Hara seated in the golf cart to the left, and Ben Metzger (standing) with Jake Metzger (seated). InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
By Dan Spalding
InkFreeNews
SILVER LAKE — The top northwest corner of the old three-story Silver Lake school building was the first to be removed as demolition got underway Tuesday morning, Sept. 6.
An excavator started on the corner of the school Tuesday morning and began toppling the exterior walls while also sorting debris.
A worker for the company handling the demolition, Advanced Demolition Services, Mansfield, Ohio, could be seen continually spraying water on the debris to reduce dust.
The school was constructed in 1932 as a high school and was eventually transitioned into an elementary. It closed in 2005.
Numerous people with cameras in hand drove up to the school along High Street in Silver Lake early Tuesday to watch the deconstruction project.
Former students and residents gathered recently to honor the building before its demise.
Workers for Advanced Demolition Services began demolition of the old Silver Lake school early Tuesday. Water was being sprayed to tamp down dust from the debris. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
A spray of water crossed the path of an excavator arm Tuesday as demolition of the old Silver Lake school began. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
Somebody appeared to have set up a cell phone on a bumper across the street from the school to record the demolition. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.