Comments on: Anyone Know The Deal Here?

By: youdontknowme

youdontknowme — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:22:15 +0000

Now that’d be a badass canvas for a mural…

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:03:28 +0000

Yeah, my realtor also told me that it was supposed to be turned into a charter school when I was looking at places in the neighborhood. He guessed it would be another 3-4 years (from now) before it actually opened.

By: ds

ds — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:07:15 +0000

This is the “Bruce” of Bruce Monroe school. Bruce Monroe being the de-segregated combination of Bruce and Monroe schools.

Kind of like Adams Morgan.

By: anonneemooo

anonneemooo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:10:02 +0000

the problem was the city took three years to negotiate the lease. its done now.

By: Neener

Neener — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:49:48 +0000

a lot of times people hazmat up for lead and asbestos.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:57:37 +0000

I spent a very unhappy month in 2nd grade attending Bruce elementary before transferring to Whittier and then Keene. That was back in 1957. I recognized that imposing profile right away. Ughh! The horror! The horror!

By: animal mother

animal mother — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:36:01 +0000

According the contact at the Cesar Chavez website (http://www.cesarchavezhs.org/prep/contact/), as of last month they planned to begin substantial renovations this month. I’m also skeptical, but that was their position as recently as three weeks ago. They also claim that substantial demolition has been done on the interior.

But yeah, I’ll also be surprised if they actually open in 09, since they said the same thing about this time in 07 about what was going to happen in 08.

By: DCDireWolf

DCDireWolf — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21:13 +0000

I live across the alley on the backside of the school, so I watch the progress from my bedroom windows. They used to have an old playground there that the neighborhood kids would jump the fence and use. A few months ago they came in and bulldozed the playground and tore up all the weeds and grass. Then they left it alone for a couple of months, the mound of dirt they had bulldozed grew giant weed trees in it and a lot of the grass/weeds have come back. Waste of time.

Inside the building, at the same time they did the bulldozing, some dudes in hazmat outfits were seen going in and out of the building. Not sure what they did, I never say them bring anything out with them.

For the last few months, there has been zero activity there. I’d be VERY surprised if this is ready to go by Fall ’09.

By: animal mother

animal mother — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:10:41 +0000

It’s less depressing looking (despite being vacant and run down) on the Kenyon St. side. But in any case I agree, more windows would be a good step.

By: SG

SG — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:08:18 +0000

I truly hope they add some windows. Otherwise, it will be a depressing place to attend school and an eyesore.