This is a fun page, that is part of Queens County Community. You will find various pictures posted that were taken in and around Queens County. However, these pictures will be taken in such a way, that they will not be obvious. They are however in well travelled places in Queens, so keep your eyes peeled.
Oh interesting, yes it does look like it. I think they made all these community schools from the same footprint, but it is not the one at Port Mouton, which is now the Coastal Queens Crafts. This one has also been converted and if you know to what, you will know where it is?
District # 7 and the old Mt. Pleasant School next to the new LRHS look the same because they were both built around the same time from the same plans. Mount Pleasant Consolidated was the first one built to replace one room schools in the Municipality and was done as cheaply as possible. I was principal at Mount Pleasant in 1958, the second principal to hold the position in the second year of the school. Mac Bradshaw was the first principal. The picture you have here is District # 7, now a community centre with a new paint job. District # 7 was included in the Brooklyn Area Schools system. I was supervisor of Brooklyn Area Schools for many years, and the original head teacher of District 7 was the late Mrs.Arnold(Lavinia) Lohnes in the advanced department and Mrs. T. Bowers was the teacher of the middle grades. When Mrs.Wm. Titus was there, a there were 3 departments open. Mrs. (Judge) Gerald (Mary) Freeman taught there as well in the Primary. We also formed the first class for the mentally handicapped in Queens County in the basement classroom....Ruth Hazeldine and Anne Thompson (Jones) were the teachers. It was called then the TMR class. In 1980 I was appointed to the administrative staff as Curriculum Supervisor and assistant to the Superintendent for the newly minted Queens District School Board. The Board met originally at the Municipal Building, White Point Road. Later, we took over a school in Milton for the District offices. Three different superintendants were authorized and encouraged by their Boards to close the D7 school. First was Francis Mouzar, then Jack Turner and Board Chairman, Ron Lane. These efforts failed due to the strong organized community that did not want to lose their school. Around 1995, and after I retired, the then School Superintendant, Grace Buree succeeded in closing the school. I always felt that the smaller schools made a good fit in small communities, and we turned out many, many very successful students in those "good old days". You will note that nothing remains today of the Brooklyn Area School System. Brooklyn Central School, opened in 1929, was torn down in the 1990's. One remaining building has been turned into a business in Brooklyn, The Sandy Cove School, The District 7 School, and the Mount Pleasant School no longer are "schools", but still serve their communities differently. Port Mouton School was built from the same blueprints, only they put two plans together fitted end to end so that the school was twice as large. Why did they do this? Simple...it saved a huge bunch of money...and they were all built from revenue (savings) and not borrowed monies. So when they were finished, the Municipality was debt free! The Municipal leaders who pushed for this were the late Rose Chishom, Municipal Treasurer and CEO, and the late Municipal Warden, Wilfred Gross of Beach Meadows.
Thanks for the heads up. forgot to post on the page.
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ReplyDeleteOh interesting, yes it does look like it. I think they made all these community schools from the same footprint, but it is not the one at Port Mouton, which is now the Coastal Queens Crafts. This one has also been converted and if you know to what, you will know where it is?
ReplyDeleteThe old D7 School in Beach Meadows...now known as the Seaside Community Centre.. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristopher. You got it.
ReplyDeleteDistrict # 7 and the old Mt. Pleasant School next to the new LRHS look the same because they were both built around the same time from the same plans. Mount Pleasant Consolidated was the first one built to replace one room schools in the Municipality and was done as cheaply as possible. I was principal at Mount Pleasant in 1958, the second principal to hold the position in the second year of the school. Mac Bradshaw was the first principal. The picture you have here is District # 7, now a community centre with a new paint job. District # 7 was included in the Brooklyn Area Schools system. I was supervisor of Brooklyn Area Schools for many years, and the original head teacher of District 7 was the late Mrs.Arnold(Lavinia) Lohnes in the advanced department and Mrs. T. Bowers was the teacher of the middle grades. When Mrs.Wm. Titus was there, a there were 3 departments open. Mrs. (Judge) Gerald (Mary) Freeman taught there as well in the Primary. We also formed the first class for the mentally handicapped in Queens County in the basement classroom....Ruth Hazeldine and Anne Thompson (Jones) were the teachers. It was called then the TMR class. In 1980 I was appointed to the administrative staff as Curriculum Supervisor and assistant to the Superintendent for the newly minted Queens District School Board. The Board met originally at the Municipal Building, White Point Road. Later, we took over a school in Milton for the District offices. Three different superintendants were authorized and encouraged by their Boards to close the D7 school. First was Francis Mouzar, then Jack Turner and Board Chairman, Ron Lane. These efforts failed due to the strong organized community that did not want to lose their school. Around 1995, and after I retired, the then School Superintendant, Grace Buree succeeded in closing the school. I always felt that the smaller schools made a good fit in small communities, and we turned out many, many very successful students in those "good old days". You will note that nothing remains today of the Brooklyn Area School System. Brooklyn Central School, opened in 1929, was torn down in the 1990's. One remaining building has been turned into a business in Brooklyn, The Sandy Cove School, The District 7 School, and the Mount Pleasant School no longer are "schools", but still serve their communities differently. Port Mouton School was built from the same blueprints, only they put two plans together fitted end to end so that the school was twice as large. Why did they do this? Simple...it saved a huge bunch of money...and they were all built from revenue (savings) and not borrowed monies. So when they were finished, the Municipality was debt free! The Municipal leaders who pushed for this were the late Rose Chishom, Municipal Treasurer and CEO, and the late Municipal Warden, Wilfred Gross of Beach Meadows.
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