Comments on: Abandoned Mississippi: School for the Blind http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/ It ain't all moonlight and magnolias Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: MissPres News Roundup 9-4-2009 « Preservation in Mississippi http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/#comment-435 MissPres News Roundup 9-4-2009 « Preservation in Mississippi Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:11:50 +0000 http://misspreservation.com/?p=1925#comment-435 [...] Comments ELMalvaney on Abandoned Mississippi: School …tombarnes12 on Abandoned Mississippi: School …Katrina Survivors: C… on Lost to [...] [...] Comments ELMalvaney on Abandoned Mississippi: School …tombarnes12 on Abandoned Mississippi: School …Katrina Survivors: C… on Lost to [...]

]]> By: ELMalvaney http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/#comment-434 ELMalvaney Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:08:59 +0000 http://misspreservation.com/?p=1925#comment-434 Thanks for sending this link. There was an article in the Clarion Ledger about it today with a picture of this model, and you're right, I don't think anything of the campus will survive if this development gets off the ground. Strangely the article mentioned specifically that the old superintenden'ts house--probably the smallest building on the campus--will be torn down, but didn't say anything about the other buildings. Nothing in the model bears any resemblance to the school or dorm buildings. It makes me sad because I've grown to appreciate this campus and I wish others (i.e., those with power and money) could also appreciate it and find a way to develop it with new buildings interspersed with the old and preserve this piece of Mississippi history. Actually, I've heard lots of pie in the sky development plans that never got moving, so I'm adopting a wait and see attitude toward this one as well. Thanks for sending this link. There was an article in the Clarion Ledger about it today with a picture of this model, and you’re right, I don’t think anything of the campus will survive if this development gets off the ground. Strangely the article mentioned specifically that the old superintenden’ts house–probably the smallest building on the campus–will be torn down, but didn’t say anything about the other buildings. Nothing in the model bears any resemblance to the school or dorm buildings.

It makes me sad because I’ve grown to appreciate this campus and I wish others (i.e., those with power and money) could also appreciate it and find a way to develop it with new buildings interspersed with the old and preserve this piece of Mississippi history. Actually, I’ve heard lots of pie in the sky development plans that never got moving, so I’m adopting a wait and see attitude toward this one as well.

]]> By: tombarnes12 http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/#comment-433 tombarnes12 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://misspreservation.com/?p=1925#comment-433 It appears that the campus will be disappearing. At least I don't see evidence of the old in the presentation video fo the District at Eastover... http://www.ddg-usa.com/Projects/SS-MM_Eastover/Project.html While I like the project, I wonder how much of the old campus will survive. Probably not much. Thoughts? It appears that the campus will be disappearing. At least I don’t see evidence of the old in the presentation video fo the District at Eastover…

http://www.ddg-usa.com/Projects/SS-MM_Eastover/Project.html

While I like the project, I wonder how much of the old campus will survive. Probably not much. Thoughts?

]]> By: ELMalvaney http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/#comment-242 ELMalvaney Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:34:53 +0000 http://misspreservation.com/?p=1925#comment-242 JMO, just wanted to make sure you knew I had posted some pictures of the old Institute for the Blind at http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/15/lost-mississippi-institute-for-the-blind-jackson/ JMO, just wanted to make sure you knew I had posted some pictures of the old Institute for the Blind at http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/15/lost-mississippi-institute-for-the-blind-jackson/

]]> By: ELMalvaney http://misspreservation.com/2009/07/06/abandoned-mississippi-school-for-the-blind/#comment-236 ELMalvaney Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:24:22 +0000 http://misspreservation.com/?p=1925#comment-236 The stars must be in alignment on this post--everyone seems to be looking for info about the School just now. The stars must be in alignment on this post–everyone seems to be looking for info about the School just now.

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