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Navi23 location: The Calculus Rock Gender: Male \|	Springfield Consolidated, Springfield, NS < on 5/14/2008 2:17 PM >

	One day last fall, I retrieved directions to the satellite place and embarked on an adventure. Traveling to the satellite place from my house involves crossing the mountains of Nova Scotia. Mountains is an overstatement though. The 'mountains', or more appropriately foothills, are just minor remnants of the end of the Appalachian Mountain Chain (i.e. the mountains in Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, &c.). It was halfway through the foothills that I had found true beauty roadside. Life is slower paced in the foothills and I thought maybe that I had found the area of Nova Scotia where abandonments actually exist and last. It was early and I had plenty of time. The satellite place could wait as I decided to take a look around Springfield Consolidated. There wasn't a board anywhere in sight. It appeared as if they never even tried to seal up the building. Why were there no boards; and more so why were there no windows? Whatever. I reasoned it was because they were about to demolish the building and went about my business. Lazy me luckily found stairs around back and went down to the lower floor. There was a layer of items beneath my feet; but nothing of significance. Springfield Consolidated is quite small and I didn't really expect that much. After I looked through the 4 classrooms of the bottom floor I moved upstairs. The building was very structurally sound and I reasoned that it couldn't have been closed very long. The mid latitude climate of Nova Scotia and the freeze thaw cycles that accompany, would destroy a building like this in very little time. (I found from the internet that Springfield Consolidated closed its doors June 20, 2004.) I went back to the satellite place again in the winter. Springfield Consolidated still sat empty and open. I wanted to look for the roof I missed; but instead I continued on my way. Now you may be asking yourself...why hell are you babbling on about some 9 room schoolhouse in the foothills of Nova Scotia? Well... Anyone else get in there?

tribeachpunk location: Halifax, NS Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Springfield Consolidated, Springfield, NS <Reply # 1 on 5/14/2008 4:27 PM >

	Very nice set and excellent information to compliment the photos!! I've never been there, nor had I heard about it before you created this thread. Too bad it's gone. Would have added this spot my list of places to visit this summer... [last edit 5/14/2008 4:28 PM by tribeachpunk - edited 1 times] Halifax UrbEx (Blog) \|\|\| Atlantic Canada Urban Exploration Facebook Group

don cornelius This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information. location: Your asshole. Proud Parent \| \|	Re: Springfield Consolidated, Springfield, NS <Reply # 2 on 5/14/2008 4:41 PM >

	that place looked cool. to bad its gone. 40+ year olds with Myspace pages are not cool, they are pediphiles on the prowl. Buyer beware.

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