| 1. back staircase entry - the building
is unused and closed, but I found a way in on Saturday; this is my
private "inside" tour |
| 11. downstairs to the main floor, looking west - to the right is the stationery store (Papermate? Colgate?) |
| 2. Fr. Hilary's Art Appreciation slide show room - now home to the SB Boys Choir |
| 12. turning eastward - there used to a
pendulum 'regulator' clock here; Rector's office end of hall |
| 3. Doorway to the Tower - storage room for theatical stuff, shades of "Vertigo" |
| 13. into the basement - on my tour,
without the camera's flash, this was even scarier than it looks |
| 4. hallway connecting the staircase to
the "the Barn" (Junior Dorm) |
| 14. basement, looking westward - used to get Bro. Sylvester's jelly sandwiches here |
| 5. east off the hallway, headed
toward The Barn, the showers - "cleanliness is next to ...." |
| 15. the washing machines - not exactly 'Star Trek' technology! |
| 6. into the Barn - bathroom (usually
locked), lavatories; at the left is a laundry chute, my bed was in
front of the window |
| 16. the laundry room - couldn't find my old number, 178 |
| 7. turning left, looking west - there
are now walls which make small rooms at each end (bats flew in through
that window) |
| 17. sports equipment room - that's a Lancers uniform; how did we ever fit into those things? |
| 8. I've gone downstairs one flight, still looking west - photo lab on the right, classrooms through the double doors |
| 18. high point, or low point, of the tour - the Jakes |
| 9. turning to the right, Fr. Martial's Music Room - obviously since given over to other pursuits |
| 19. even lower point - it's been nearly fifty years, but the smell seems to linger |
| 10. down the hall, northward (one
floor down from #4 above) - the piano practice rooms. Locked. |
| 20. conclusion of my "inside" tour - return
from the depths, fresh air and sunshine at last! |