Staples Demolition
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Demolition at Staples was a part (and perhaps the most interesting) of the 2003-2006 renovation project. The plan was intended to demolish the entirety of Buildings Five, Six, Seven, and Nine, while partially demolishing the old forms of Four and Eight, for the reasons of the fact that these buildings were falling apart and that renovations could not take place in such areas in part of the New building's construction.
Contrary to popular belief, the process of demolishing each of these buildings actually took several weeks. The process includes first completely vacating the buildings of valuable equipment, followed by removal of asbestos particles that were included with the flooring and ceilings when these buildings were built, followed by cleaning the buildings out of loose materials (i.e. ceiling boards and wall-mounted implements (i.e chalkboards). Only then does an excavator come in to demolish the building, which itself takes several weeks to do.
All demolitions of this ongoing construction project have now been completed.
| Building | Date closed to public | Date abatement completion | Date demolition completed | Areas demolished/to be demolished | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2004 (art rooms) / 18 Feb 2005 (whole building) | 28 Feb 2005 | 10 Mar 2005 | Three art classrooms, hallway, and offices. Two original rehearsal rooms (and the roof of the third smaller one), Stagecraft Room, and Auditorium all kept |  | |
| 17 Feb 2006 | 8 Apr 2006 | 6 May 2006 | All |  | |
| 26 Jun 2005 (south end) / 17 Feb 2006 (remainder) | 6 Aug 2005 (south end) / 24 Mar 2006 (remainder) | 18 April 2006 (remainder) | All |  | |
| 23 Dec 2004 | 17 Jan 2005 | 29 Jan 2005 | All |  | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 2 Apr 2005 | 30 April 2005 |  |  | |
| 23 Dec 2004 | 10 Feb 2005 | 6 Mar 2005 | All |  |
