Ruins of Jacksonville: Annie Lytle Public School

[Timkin]

Guess I should take a chance and go paint them again 

[AKIRA]

that was the name of a local band... it was also painted on the side of the ramp to the old Fuller Warren bridge and next to Gina's deli back then.

[Timkin]

Ah... Thank you for the insight , Akira.  I remember another band who tagged all over and in the building.  I wish someone would alert JSO that I only want to go there to paint over the offensive tagging on the columns...

[ricker]

Dog, Tim, when can we secure a 'hold harmless'?

With.adequate advance notice, count me in to help freshen.the.paint!
Any word since the 'come to jesus' pow-wow??

[Dog Walker]

Dog, Tim, when can we secure a 'hold harmless'?

With.adequate advance notice, count me in to help freshen.the.paint!
Any word since the 'come to jesus' pow-wow??

Ricker,  Only the owner can give us a "hold-harmless" and they are still not responding. 

[Timkin]

Ricker.... This has been an issue for quite some time.  Were it not, we would be  on it, securing and painting over graffiti.

Unfortunately for what ever reason ( and I have no clue what it could be)  The owner responds to nobody.  Way back when they agreed to a hold harmless and even drafted one.. but no signature.  So that is worthless, legally. 

Mr. Milne , as you know at the meeting , permits us to be on his land.  No problem.  He cannot permit us to touch the building for any reason. It is no longer within his authority to do so.  You recall at the meeting he asked was I still going down there.. My reply was no  the hold harmless agreement between us expired  when the building was let go. Absolutely true.

If I did not think I would get in trouble for doing so, I would be down there attempting to secure it.  CM  Jones, Lumb , the City's legal, even Mr Milne advised that we cannot do it.  It is frustrating . 

[Timkin]

That is interesting.. Was it not at one time painted at the roof line , kind of on the right of the front?

[Tachyons+]

Hello there!

Im curious if anyone knows who has been cleaning School 4?

Went in there today and the top second floor was mainly all clean.

All the trash had been swept out and dangerous roof hanging stuff removed.

Clean enough to have dinner and sit and do yoga in. 

Let me know if anyone knows why, noticed that someone in this thread had talked about volunteering to clean it.

Cheers! -Logan

[Tachyons+]

Just found the thread where the Save School NO.4 is doing the current cleaning work. Great work. Would love to come volunteer! Cheers! -Logan

[Dog Walker]

So Stephen,  you were a graffiti vandal in your earlier days? Naughty boy!   

[Cliffs_Daughter]

Hey Logan - Nice icon there...   

Anyway, you want to know about helping out? Get thee to Facebook and find the Annie Lytle Preservation Group.
Patsy is the mod/lead coordinator now and you can find more photos and dates of past and future clean-up meets.

[Dog Walker]

It's amazing what the volunteers have accomplished.  The rooms upstairs that have been cleaned up are completely transformed.  Just a few people have removed a couple of thousand pounds of old plaster, broken window frames, roof beams, hundreds of spray paint cans.

Sheer physical grunt work and it's making a difference.

[Timkin]

3 of the 4 stairwells cleared.  95% of the failed Auditorium roof ( and the charred remains of that portion set on fire) removed,  both front Admin offices cleared , as well as entry hall and front hall in front of Auditorium.


Lots of progress and a great team .. Thanks everyone

[czubernis]

Tim, will your group be there tomorrow on April 5, 2014?