[msb-alumni] Re: Demolition Underway at Former Michigan School for the Blind
- From: Fawn Scott <fawnscott61@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 01:31:38 -0400
Hi Peg
Yes yes and amen!!!
Sincerely
Fawn Scott
On Monday, April 7, 2014, peggy bowen <sunflower.54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all. This reminds me of Little House on the Prairie when the last
> show was when the land was destroyed. How sad and depressing. We do have
> our memories. They were good one's and they will stay in our hearts
> forever. They can't take them away from us. Peg B. Class of 73.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Steve <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx');>
> *To:*
> msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 06, 2014 2:00 PM
> *Subject:* [msb-alumni] Re: Demolition Underway at Former Michigan School
> for the Blind
>
> The way things stand right now ...
>
> They are going to tear down the cottages and the Service Building. So,
> the whole western half of the campus will be available for new housing
> development. I don't think this plan has changed since the last meeting I
> was at a couple years ago discussing this.
>
> The Main Building will be used by the Lansing Housing Commission for their
> functions on the main floor. The upper floors were planned to be sone kind
> of senior or low-income housing.
>
> The Old School Building was supposed to be a candidate for redevelopment,
> it has about 4,000 square feet of potentially commercial office space.
>
> The Library, a 17,000 Square Foot building, has been remodeled and is
> shared by Neighborhood Empowerment Center and the Greater Lansing Housing
> Commission. There are a couple meeting rooms available for community
> organizations.
>
> The Health Center, New School Building are used by the Mid-Michigan
> Leadership Academy, a charter school owned by Sabis Schools of New Orleans
> and sponsored by Central Michigan University; they also have the gymnasium
> as well as the land south of Maple Street.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Peggy
> *To:* msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 05, 2014 10:28 PM
> *Subject:* [msb-alumni] Re: Demolition Underway at Former Michigan School
> for the Blind
>
> Hi Bob,
> I find all of this so interesting. The more stories you guys all tell
> about the school and your experiences there I am more intrigued by it all.
> I started there in the fall of 1966-67 and as I said before, I graduated in
> June of 1970.
> So did they tear down the gym too? I remember many bowling sessions and
> sitting in the pits, resetting pins and sending the balls back and nearly
> getting hit by a ball or two a time or two. I also remember working out in
> the matt room the summer we were at cheerleading camp. Well we girls did
> work out, but we also sat on the matts and just talked about boys and all
> that other girl stuff. We sure all had some great times there didn't we?
> And it was always great to go to the stand after school for social hour,
> and taste that cold pop and munch away on those chips or candy bars ect. an
> chat with friends. I remember I ran that stand for a while and kind've
> enjoyed it. I think we did that in our junior year and I remember in my
> senior year, I got a job as switchboard operator and Sandy Penman (Shimmun)
> and Larry Yanchus also worked the board on the weekends that I didn't.
> Larry was the alternate who filled in when Sandy or I couldn't work a
> particular weekend.
> When the switchboard was turned on in the health center during the weekend
> shift, I would work Saturday nights and Sunday mornings and I remember how
> Miss Pez would be so kind as to bring me a big slice of her pound cake. She
> was a pretty cool nurse. I liked Mrs. Anderson too.
>
> *From:* Robert Spear
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 05, 2014 9:38 PM
> *To:* msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [msb-alumni] Re: Demolition Underway at Former Michigan School
> for the Blind
>
>
> I started in the 1962 1963 school year I think anyway. The first year they
> opened Andy cottage other than Blair th
>
>
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