{"id":5049,"date":"2021-09-26T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/photography\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2022-07-31T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:50:15","slug":"benson-polytechnic-high-school-pre-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/photography\/2021\/09\/benson-polytechnic-high-school-pre-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Benson Polytechnic High School Pre-construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After 104 years of history<\/a>, Benson Polytechnic High School moved out of its longtime home in inner Northeast Portland this summer. Here are a few final views of the now-vacant campus before the three-year construction process begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A final look at the historic entry plaza that will become a construction staging area, then a new ADA accessible entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The empty basement cafeteria will be converted to back of house and mechanical spaces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Historic light fixture in the theater lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The auditorium’s theater wall will soon be surgically removed and reinforced to modern seismic standards. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View out to NE Irving St. from the upper level auditorium lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vacant auditorium from the stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking across the stage to the old rigging gallery that has flanked performers for 91 years. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The sea of original wood seats in the auditorium await demolition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A view across the soon-to-be-replaced auditorium vestibule, looking into the 1916 main building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The gym entry looking back toward the main building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The gym corridor is stripped of the various athletics history, which was salvaged for reinstallation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A view to the historic main building through the historic gym.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mural outside the gym classrooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A 1960s locker room in the basement of the original gym.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The dark main gym will soon be upgraded with large skylights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Portions of the main gym floor are marked off for salvage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A corridor from the main building across the 1953 library building and 1991 music room addition to the south shops. While all but the first of these buildings will be demolished, a new corridor will fill this same space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A final look at the narrow light court created with the 1953 construction of the library and science building. The new social courtyard will fill most of that building’s space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This final largely-intact section of the original rear courtyard corridors will be demolished to accommodate the new commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The foundry building courtyard will be opened up for construction of a new interior connection back to the rest of the campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The vacant foundry following move-out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Classrooms on the 2nd floor of the foundry building, where the original two-story foundry’s gantry crane supports remain visible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 104 years of history<\/a>, Benson Polytechnic High School moved out of its longtime home in inner Northeast Portland this summer. Here are a few final views of the now-vacant campus before the three-year construction process begins.<\/p>\n

<\/a>A final look at the historic entry plaza that will become a construction staging area, then a new ADA accessible entry. <\/a>The empty basement cafeteria will be converted to back of house and mechanical spaces. <\/a>Historic light fixture in the theater lobby. <\/a>The auditorium’s theater wall will soon be surgically removed and reinforced to modern seismic standards. <\/a>View out to NE Irving St. from the upper level auditorium lobby. <\/a>Vacant auditorium from the stage. <\/a>Looking across the stage to the old rigging gallery that has flanked performers for 91 years. <\/a>The sea of original wood seats in the auditorium await demolition. <\/a>A view across the soon-to-be-replaced auditorium vestibule, looking into the…<\/p>\n

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