Demolition & construction

A wood-framed senior community is replacing the structural steel and brick Seaford Avenue School. The above view of Seasons at Seaford, looking southwest from Waverly and Locust Avenues, shows the lower floor and the girders of what may be the Club House. Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.

 
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A retirement community will replace the Seaford Avenue School.

Huge Gershow trucks are hauling away the debris from demolition of the school.

This was the north exit from the first floor corridor.

Wood replaces brick

The above view of Seasons at Seaford, looking southwest from Waverly and Locust Avenues, show the frame construction of the lower floor and the girders of what may be the Club House. Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.

A fence along Seaford Avenue

A temporary fence went up along Seaford Avenue during the week of September 21, 2015.

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Plaques saved from Seaford Ave. School

In the past few months, the Seaford Herald Citizen has been running excellent news articles by Editor Andrew Hackmack, Reporter Laura Shofer and others.  In the issue of November 20-26, 2014, it reports on several items saved from the Seaford Avenue School before demolition and donated to the Seaford Historical Society.  Almost every time I voted there, I looked at the 1939 plaques and resolved to photograph them.  I never did so, but I am glad the Herald Citizen has published the photos.
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I erroneously thought that the upper plaque referred to the WPA, which we learned about in history books of the early 1950's.  Instead, it refers to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, which built 7,488 school buildings, the Triborough Bridge, and financed the 11,000 volt electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad, if I'm correct, from New Rochelle to Harrisburg and Washington.

Referendum on the sale of school

The public referendum on the sale of the Seaford Avenue School passed, 972 to 769, despite a flood of anonymous fliers and posters urging a No vote.

Regarding the Seaford Avenue school

Again, I missed a Board of Ed meeting.  Patch.com has an excellent report concerning the meeting of August 22, 2012.
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The Board of Education has published this letter concerning the possible sale of the Seaford Avenue school.
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The Board of Education has issued this press release dated September 6, 2012.