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By the time I found out about this school, I was reading local news stories about its impending demolition and thought it was too late to see it. At the tail end of Christmas break, while visiting family in Vermont, I convinced my father to make the drive to Massachusetts with me and check it out. Luckily, only brush had been cleared, and the buildings still stood ready to be explored. I would guess that whichever company is responsible for demo is waiting for the snow to melt before beginning work.

I know that this is a very well-known location, and the facility is very well documented online. Still, despite the vandalism and stripped-out nature of the buildings, I very much enjoyed my time here. Maybe it was just the vastness of the complex, or the feel of the place; the endless graffiti and taggage almost gives it a life of its own. I must say, I am a fan, and am very glad to have gone before it gets bulldozed.

A few of these photos uploaded fuzzily (that's what I get for using Microsoft Paint to re-size them), but enjoy!

1A Lonesome Seat



1. Open


2. Big Light


3. Everything is Temporary


4. Lasting Message


5. Strings


6. Running Out


7. Brick and Plaster


8. Which Way


9. Blocked


10. Dark and Rotted


11. Cafeteria


12. Maytag


13. Collapsed


14. Gymnasium


15. Moldy Bowl


16. Spiral


17. Theater (met a small group of other explorers in here. They had been several times before and were really helpful, pointing us to some other interesting sights around the campus. Anyone on here by any chance?)


18. Overlook


19. Infirmary Hallway


20. You?

My father and I made a return trip in February to check out some of the buildings we had no time to see on the first visit. The snow made walking around tough, but it was still a fun trip. Pics:


21. Power Plant


22. Itty Bitty Tunnel


23. Frozen Door


24. All Alone in the Basement


25. Posing


26. Commies


27. TV Time


28. Time-Out Chair


29. Back to the Theater


30. Charlene


31. Balcony Drifts


32. Heading Home






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nice pics




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I haven't been here in ages. You got some pretty neat shots




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Nice shots man, glad you got a chance to see it. Man that building in #28 is about to fall in any second, as a side note its bullshit someone wrecked that shot by tagging it…I thought that was one of the last untagged places in there.




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A piano and a spiral staircase. Great set.




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Nice photos here. I don't see too many shots of that gymnasium. I couldn't get enough light down there for a decent shot, but its one of the most interesting parts of the whole place. Good job...




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A piano and a spiral staircase. Great set.


Sarcasm?

Anyway, great set, very good pics.




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Thanks! Million Dollar Man, I hear you about that one building. The basement was fairly tidy (and still mostly free of graffiti), but the second floor and roof are squashed in a pile on the first floor.




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Hey Sean, nice to meet you that day! I believe you met myself and two of my buddies. You actually told us about the gym in the basement if memory serves.




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Nice to see this place is still standing! I explored it a couple of times last summer, met a few cool fellow explorers walking around the grounds. I didn't go too far into the buildings because I was alone. Never got to see the theater in person. My dad used to work on the telephone switchboards here back in the 70s.
Sweet Set!!




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Time out chair is a creepy shot...why is there a holding cell under the stairs?




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Awesome pics!! Love the snow in the auditorium. Looks like a great explore.




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Thanks! Caesura, nice to meet you too. Yep, we told you about the gym, and you told us about the infirmary and the modern-looking 1960's building. We ran into each other a bit later and you showed us to the roof. I'm glad we crossed paths, it was nice meeting someone helpful who had been before.
Gr8fzy1, I would assume that that little corner was used for storage, but with the little chair in there, a creepy shot was certainly warranted .




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awesome work! you got some really unique shots from a largely over-photographed location




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Is this belchertown??




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Wow. Made this place look good. If I was closer. I'd love to go.




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Wow. Made this place look good. If I was closer. I'd love to go.


Thank you! Demo is already underway (I got to this one pretty late in the game), but there has certainly been no shortage of photos from this place over the years, so at least there will be plenty to remember it by.




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