u/MrNiceGuy1999

Pleasant. 🙂

Marshall Middle School in Westland, MI. It's slated for demolition soon so last week after dinner, my girlfriend and I went walking around the athletic track that's still there to take in a smoky Midwest sunset. Not too long after we got there, some kids pulled up on their e-scooters, did a lap around the parking lot, and to my surprise, they went into one of the gym doors that was unlocked. I went back the next day when it was 95° humid and smoky outside so I knew no one would be around. I had my flashlight and had a look around. The building hasn't been vacant more than four years or so, but it has obvious signs of vandalism and water damage. What hit me right away was that some of the classrooms still smelled the same. Wood shop, the principals office, cafeteria. Etc. I went into the classroom where I was at when 9/11 happened. That picture is the main hallway and I remember that day, parents coming to get their kids from school and it being a total shit show because the rest of us pretty much had no idea what was happening, until 7th grade me stood up on my desk in English class demanding answer's. I did a lap around the entire school and it was strange. The best way I can describe it was like walking around in an abandoned memory. I went there for thee years as a kid. I'm sad to see it go.