A Temple in the Making?

The shapes remind me of temples I have visited.  This will be Quincy's new "temple of knowledge."
Happy Monochrome Monday!

Circular Elements

This view of the new Central Middle School is located on the corner of St. Ann's Road and Hancock Street.  The circular design element reminds me of this one at Quincy High School.  I wonder what it's function will be . . .

Wrapped In Color

This view of Quincy's new Central Middle School is taken from St. Ann's Road.  The other side has not been enclosed yet.  I can see some design similarities borrowed from Quincy High School.  I'll show you one tomorrow.

Framed In Steel

The new Central Middle School is beginning to take form.  This worker is framed in steel that has been erected on site.

Digging It

Soil is being moved around at the YMCA in preparation for their $25 million building project.

A Good Foundation

Concrete is being poured at the new site for Central Middle School.  We'll be seeing many more hardhats during the coming year of construction.  I plan to share the progress of this exciting construction at various stages of development.  Those high-rise apartments in the background are highpoint on Quarry Street.

Demolition Phase

This is what's left of St. Ann's Parish Center. I had many good times here swimming, bowling and watching my sons go through the cub scout ranks in Pack 21.

Land is being cleared to make way for the new Central Middle School.

Clearing The Land

Demolition of St. Ann's School is well underway. The property is being cleared to make way for a new middle school. The school has been totally demolished. The former convent can be seen still standing in the background.

Rebuilding

One World Trade Center will stand tall at 1776 feet when completed in about a year, My thoughts on this anniversary are with all the people directly affected by this senseless tragedy.

Working On Curb Appeal

Road work continues to connect parts of Quincy.

Thursday is "This Old House Day"

Reconstruction is moving along at #2 Bromfield Street. You can see the first posting of this houseHERE.

On Track

These men are working on the indoor track at the new high school. Students and staff started making their way around the track this week.

Thursday is "This Old House Day"

Attiesmom gave me the lead on this 1900 bungalow at 2 Bromfield St. It is being turned into a 100% "green" house with solar panels, radiant heat,etc. The second level is being added to the existing footprint. I may revisit this construction site and post the progress.

Lunchbreak

The new high school courtyard looks like a great place for some construction workers to have their lunch.

I will be featuring a series of photos of the new high school this upcoming week as opening day approaches.

Rolling To The Finish

Carts and materials are lined up outside the new gymnasium at Quincy High School. Schools will open here in two weeks.

A Breath Of Fresh

The air is being cleared of construction particles and final work is being done on Quincy's new high school. I will be posting a few more images from the site as the opening of school fast approaches.

This is my contribution to Monochrome Weekend. Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

Layout

It looks like quite a meticulous process to install the massive gym floor at the new high school.

Standing Room Only

This is the work site for the new Quincy High School theater. This state-of-the-art theater is scheduled to be completed this fall. What an incredible community resource this will be.

The Learning Curve

The humanities wing of our new high school is taking shape on the former site of the Center for Technical Education. You can see a color image of this view from six months ago by clicking HERE.

I wonder how soon Quincy will adopt "Distance Learning" whereby students will be able to choose online courses to supplement their curriculum. Maybe the next high school we build will be a Virtual High School, a school sans walls; though personally I don't think there is any substitute for face to face teaching with a quality teacher.

Do you have any thoughts about Virtual High Schools?

Inside Phase 3

This is the construction site of the Humanities wing of our new $126 million Quincy High School. Most of the work has moved to the inside and is on schedule to be finished and opened in September, 2010. Click HERE to see the last picture I recorded of the wonderful curved roof-line on the left face.