The school was extremely well built. Graduated in 91 when it was EFHS. The school was opened in 1921 and had a start build date of middle 1919. It was close to 100 years old when it was tore down. The school was brittle. The crane he is using is a power house. The gentleman behind the crane is good operator and used the tear points in the school to help him get it down quicker. Make an area weak and it will fall quicker. The north end of the building, the band area...that is what was my home away from home, mid summer to end of the school year and start over. The framing design built and used in the old school is far superior to what is being built today. The one thing we had that still is the tops that all the other classes missed. MAZZAS pepperoni rolls and hot dogs and pizza buns. Noone was ever turned away. That was Larry and his family. That was what really made EFHS and the school and memories.

@ironmatic1

4 жыл бұрын

yeah sure a timber and masonry structure is far superior to rigid steel or reinforced concrete

@fnhwk

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you realize what you are talking about when you mentioned the framing in this building is superior to what would be built in present time. Building techniques and materials have come a very long ways since 1920 something... just saying. Not to mention building codes were most likely non existent when the structure was built.

@WVmikey1973

2 жыл бұрын

@@fnhwk i am a building contractor. There was code back then as well. Most if not all buildings 1920s thru 1960 used different materials with most having superior strength over todays quick fab up and done. Mud and slat walls are 50 times stronger than basic sheetrock. Concrete mixtures back than hit as high as 9000psi strength rating. Brick and mortar constructs were made of better materials. 2x4, 2x6 and more were there actual size. 2x4 now are anywhere from 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 if you buy from actual contractor site to actual 1 5/8 x 3 9/16. So you actually lose as much as 35% load strength. Type of nails used were mostly square nails. So much more. Rigid steel has its places but rigid steel is only used in outside shoring and outside main support. Light gauge stud steel is used for in between fabrication and load differentation. Timber still is the ruling build. Most if not all long supports are LVL and that is composite wood compressed under high pressure and steam. 20+ years doing this. Yes there are newer materials and some yes are better, but some are actually not. Everything I do requires basic physics, complex math. Load calculations and more. By the way reinforced concrete is an over used term. 100s of permiatations for concrete mixtures all with different weight ratios for what they are setup for. Have a good one.

@PreservationEnthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

Smash that old Junior High building down! It crumbled really easy. Actually, modern buildings are a lot more efficient when it comes to use of materials. Composite construction and modern methods result in a better building which is more watertight and well insulated. Buildings are designed for limited lifespans, to a budget, and need to be fit for purpose over their design life. No more... or we are wasting money... especially where public buildings are concerned.

It makes me so sad to see these old pre-World War II schools get demolished. I love old schools that were built prior to world war II, especially if they were high schools. My girlfriend, Harris C Irine, went to Wanesfleld High of Sellersville PA, and graduated in 1987. The oldest part of it, which is the main part, was completed in 1921, and it opened at the start fo the 1921-'22 school year. Today, it's still standing, and it's still a high school. In 1993 it was designated as historic landmark. In the hallways, it still has it's original iconic schoolhouse globe lamps. Originally, they used 200 watt incandescent bulbs in them. In the 90, and the last decade, they used CFL bulbs in them. Now, they use LED bulbs.

@David-yk9hm

Жыл бұрын

Safety reasons

I wish this was my school

@schoolofgrasshoppertv5878

5 жыл бұрын

If that was my school I would not learn anything anymore

@sadcattoclips

3 жыл бұрын

They were ripping it down because of the frame but ok

@trainlover11playzgoodbyetr4

3 жыл бұрын

Jack i agree

@Jabberjai

2 жыл бұрын

they tore it down and replace it with the middle school, a lot better of a school probably.

@leonardoplays5546

2 жыл бұрын

but education is still important to everyone...

i mean, my school could have used some of those AC units, lmao

@eggdog2689

3 жыл бұрын

lol

It's always a little sad to see an old school demolished. I grew up in Southern West Virginia and East Fairmont HS was hundreds of miles away on the opposite end of the state near Morgantown. In spite of the distance, it was famous for its highly respected football, basketball, marching band, and traditions in the 60s and 70s. When I see an old high school being unceremoniously demolished, my thoughts turn to the tens of thousands of kids that walked through those doors and up those stairs, and through those hallways on their journey to adulthood.

Funny thing is this school was good enough for Jr. High but not for High School. It lasted another 20 years. Lots of memories here, now going to the scrap pile.

@Cookiegirlie2003

8 жыл бұрын

+David Mainella i know, aren't you very sad about that school.

Now THIS is demolition. I understand safety but just get in there and get it down!.

@jamescampbell1549

7 жыл бұрын

This operator is clearly taking no prisoners!!

Best Demolition Video I`ve seen in a long time. Thanks.The Building looked as if it was built in poor quality as it came down in huge chunks.

0:25 What a great video keep making great videos I enjoy watching your videos keep making great videos I like your videos a lot

Lifetime of Memories in them old schools we losted an old school this year in parkersburg wv.

I avoided watching this video... I attended 7th grade here and 8th grade at the new middle school. The junior high school was a great environment missed by many who attended. Now a football field stands where this incredible school once stood. Wish it never had to be closed down...

What about asbestos ? Was there any?

ah.. best video.. getting rid of junk such as school..

@TheArchDemon729

3 жыл бұрын

That was once a beautiful building back in the old days 😡

@itsawalk863

3 жыл бұрын

TheArchDemon ain’t so beautiful now huh lmao, but wait do they got a new building there now?

@TackyFlamingo

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsawalk863 typically when they demolish a school it’s because they are going to build a new one or already built a new one

@itsawalk863

3 жыл бұрын

@@TackyFlamingo ik thats how it worked at my school, last year they tore a building down built in 53, it was originally a gym, but in 1990 they started building a new gym and made the old one into a reading classroom building, it was used as that from the 90s till 2020. Tore it down. Now a new classroom building is almost completed in the same spot as the two buildings torn down last summer

School's out for ever!

How come it only showed half the building comming down and not the whole building?

This is my hand when I’m trying to build lego’s

Strange how they don’t take down electronics before demolishing. In fact, it’s kinda disappointing seeing all those electronics being wasted (AC units, lamps, Speakers, etc.).

@hamzahassan7730

5 жыл бұрын

By the way, I looked this school up on google maps and it was rebuilt.

Another beautiful old building gone.

Pretty cool to watch .. but explosives are more dramatic

When I went to middle school (in the 2010s) the building was new, and I later learned that there was an old building built in... only 1981? Well anyway, I just thought seeing that would’ve been cool

It looks like someone took all the carvings off and removed the Fire alarm system. A few carvings were destroyed but there was no trace of the other carvings or the fire alarm system.

Next time they try to raise taxes remind them of the perfectly good A/C units that they destroyed.

You can build a school cheaper than you can tear one down. Then you see all of the left over equipment in this short video. The lockers, chalkboards, ac units should be transported to the new school. Reduce ruse recycle right?

Was a new building built to replace that building?

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was built next to the old school.

I cant believe how the building just fell apart . It looks like it had some structure conditions .

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Yea it was a very old school, it was built and 1919-1921 which now today's is 2021 yea the school was very old, and needed to be demolished. Because when they barely touched the school bricks was already falling off.

What? They didn't take out those Air Conditioners?

Why was the school torn down?

@Jabberjai

2 жыл бұрын

because they built a new one

They did not removed the window A/C unit if destroyed will vent the refrigerant which against law to vent

@turbinatearc7478

7 жыл бұрын

Ozone depletion is caused by natural causes, not by dangerous gases. The government banned CFCs because of their stupidity. Also, people still think that A/C refrigerant can deplete the ozone layer. What a bunch of crazy environmentalists.

@VannBergHVAC

6 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing!!!

My school opened a new main building last year and therefore demolished the old 1965 building. The 1965 building was better condition than the 2021 building is now in 2022.

@michellebertrand7702

Жыл бұрын

I’m not surprised.

They could have at least took out them ACs

Best yet.

Those A/C units could have been usable. But too late now.

This is more like it. Finally an operator willing to smash shit!!!!

All the former students and teachers of that school are gonna be sad and disappointed that their building had to be demolished to clear out the urban blight in that city.

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say this bud but you know some of those teachers in students are probably dead.

@Jabberjai

Жыл бұрын

They built a new school almost on top of where the old one was wdym

How many people would like to have had one of those window unit air conditioners?

Aint that the truth david!

I know! The big tractor hit the window AC units!!!

The excavator driver is in the greatest peril!

ngl I would be really scared for my school to be demolished

wow, it sure did come down fast.

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Yea it was built in the 1921 now today is 2021 the building is old in weak, you see how they barely touched half of the roof it was already coming down by itself.

Rip school

Plot twist: I'm the one demolishing the school

@itsawalk863

3 жыл бұрын

BAH GAWD THE FIEND WITH THE MANDIBLE CLAW THAT SCHOOL IS OUT OF IT

it's every kid's dream for this to happen in the middle of a boring class

A buckling in my school is being demolished

it seems that building falling apart very easy, looks bad quality of architecture....

@waxedtaters

8 жыл бұрын

watchu 'spect its one of them country schools boy

@petraverunacova2490

7 жыл бұрын

alexxxxxx23 u

@beerborn

6 жыл бұрын

They just used regular bricks and not using rebarbs for reinforcement.

@miriambingamon7577

5 жыл бұрын

The school was over 90 yrs old.

@TatersUnited

5 жыл бұрын

If it was poorly built it wouldn’t have stood for 90 years. The machinery they’re using is very powerful.

Such a beautiful old structure being laid to waste

@HOVANA

3 жыл бұрын

“beautiful” A beautiful structure would have architecture that would be built to last rather than these crappy brick and mortar eyesores.

@Jabberjai

2 жыл бұрын

@@HOVANA aka the new middle school

Skilled operator ..

É muito rápido as demolições desse jeito do q c a bola d ferro.

The END of an ERA !!!

I wish that was my school

Lots of stories in those walls.

I hope those widow units were reclaimed [freon]

Why this school have window air conditioner

@Eduardostreams

9 ай бұрын

Maybe because the class does. Not have air

@Eduardostreams

9 ай бұрын

So that's why they out it

This is what I am dreaming of what will happen to my school

Surprised at how quickly and easily buildings come down

@cottton

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he pretty much just boops it and it comes down probably for the best no one uses that place anymore

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

@@cottton Actually the school was very old it was already falling apart, and I'm pretty sure the inside the school there was some collapses. And you can see the roof was already coming down by it self when they barely touched the building.

To make things even more awesome they should replace it with Chuck E cheese

They Could Have At Least Take Out That Tv And The Acs

I hope it gets rebuilt

@robertspencer703

5 жыл бұрын

The new school is standing right beside it

Ohhh yeeah thats the good stuff go on destroy it! wreck it! Blow it up! Ohh yeah!

They are very stupid because the Window a/c units should be remove before demolished because it will vent if a/c get damaged

@TheRobert2254

7 жыл бұрын

Karl Bentley they could've been donated to the Union mission or people couldn't afford ac's

@kenlahmers9648

4 жыл бұрын

If I want to get rid of an air conditioner unit I have to pay to have freon removed.....apparently they don't and they're getting paid with taxpayers' money!!! Ripoff.

@lachlanslightsandfans

3 жыл бұрын

They won’t remove the Freon gas, it takes time that they won’t spend

I hope they are taking asbestos precautions.

@Jabberjai

2 жыл бұрын

it was only in one hallway so yeah

Fire alarms died in there😢

@elgeneralxx

4 жыл бұрын

look what happened to the cute little air conditioners in the windows

@ironmatic1

3 жыл бұрын

good

I hope they shut all utilities off before tearing down the school

NOTHING is more fun to watch, than an worthless, old piece of shit building being destroyed !!

Why is the old butcher school still standing yet east Fairmont Jr. High destroyed

that's just a fuckin mess

@andrewpredeth2382

8 жыл бұрын

an I hope it has a ram guard

SO sad!! That school had stood for decades so the structure and build were great! I hope somebody was able to reuse some the infrastructure.

@swimmingfool2010

7 жыл бұрын

Wendi Dennison Ii

@Jabberjai

Жыл бұрын

Yes they built a school right across from where this was demolished

Wow see how easy the building is falling down. Old

@octavionwarrior2090

2 жыл бұрын

Very true, it was built all the way back in 1921 now today is 2021. So sad. if a tornado came by the school wouldn't be to withstand it.

could of removed the A/c units first..seems Environmental Services doesn't care about the environment

If schools are ripped down why don’t they just rip down the new trash from today!

@michellebertrand7702

Жыл бұрын

Edit: This building had structural issues and was demolished because of that.

Dang thing so old, just falling to pieces with little effort

There was good reason for tearing down that school... it's an eyesore and, judging how it all came down, was structurally unsafe. But it must've been handsome in its day!

@TheRobert2254

8 жыл бұрын

Right they built a new school building next to it a lot bigger

@KomatsuHB215LC-1

Жыл бұрын

Exactly since a demolition shear wasnt even needed to destroy it

Every schoolkids dream

Damn that's school was built terribly, probably not even that old

@mariahlove98

7 жыл бұрын

MrRideutah this school was built in 1921. It was first a high school then once the new high school was built it was turned into a junior high. 7th and 8th grade.

@Africanfrogs

7 жыл бұрын

Now I understand. Was wondering why it was constructed that way. That is pretty damn impressive for 1921

@mariahlove98

7 жыл бұрын

MrRideutah yeah! It was a pretty ok school. Full of asbestos...

@mariahlove98

7 жыл бұрын

MrRideutah it was a much better looking school from the back. Looking up the hill!

Wow

Typical Concrete block construction. Probably not in a tornado zone. A Cat. 4 Tornado would flatten that structure in a minute.

Always good to see prisons being torn down!!!

Your tax dollars in action, expect higher property tax for a new high school building.

elevador explotado

A kids dream

6 down one to go hahahahahahahahaha

built in 1921

@jackyclaiborne2142

Жыл бұрын

My longtime girlfriend's high school, Wanesfield High of Sellersville Pennsylvania opened in September of 1921. It's still standing and still a high school.

SENSATIONAL FOOTAGE !!! "bout time these old, useless piece of shit buildings be demolished to smithereens !!

Happines noise

I feel sorry about that school. :(

Now that company did everything right.

What a mess 😂 any idiot can take down a building like that, try separating the wood from the scrap metal and the general wased, he might of got it down fast but they will be there months cleaning up

@kenclouseau2616

5 жыл бұрын

Take it easy, think of your heart, your whim...