Trenton Central High School......"In the beginning." Well maintained up into the early 1960's, then down hill from there. Anyone care to enumerate some of the reasons that Trenton landmark descended into a neglected state?
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Now ask yourself why the Trenton BOE bought and did a great restoration on the Prospect Street Bell Tell complex, that is massive and is only used for shops and storage. They spent millions in renovations and environmental remediation, all the while letting the very structure of the beautiful high school fall into total disrepair? Additionally, the Prospect Complex is not even it Trenton, it's in Ewing.
ReplyDeleteMy hunch is that money was the motivator because it makes little sense. When asked, they said they needed a facility that doesn't flood. There are many parts of Trenton and abandoned building that don't flood.
Ed Millerick
Oh, Tom, I am convinced that the entity that has gone under several names such as the EDA or Schools Construction Corporation had an agenda, fueled by contractor and engineer contributions, to let the school fall into disrepair to the point that the only option was to build and new building. There is more to go around when it comes to full demolition, disposal and the construction of a new facility. History pales in the face of a New Jersey Dollar.
ReplyDeleteEd Millerick