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Probably do not remember how he spelled his name correctly...

Somehow the name of the teacher who held language skills and reading classes upstairs at Gaebler came back to me. Out of the recesses of my memory, through decades clogged with other activities and concerns, images of the short stalky man with a very thick beard, corduroy jeans and "earth shoes" have surfaced today with a name.

Mr Macelerney... Mac eh learny

Maybe someone else remembers him...I liked him actually he could be a bit strict but he liked teaching and was basically a decent sort...I will never forget a tragic little tale he had us read called "A Piece of String" if I remember the title correctly.

Peace to all and wishes for enjoyment of the daily increasing light and warmth at this lovely time of year

I admire you and feel for you Pookie. At first I think that I cannot imagine how you hang in there and then it occurs to me that it is the love you have for your family members that keeps you going.

I want to leave the past in the past regarding Gaebler, but that is of course easier said than done when a wound has left such a big and ugly scar.

I like to believe that that system, which created and maintained Gaebler has changed for the better and that more enlightened care s provided now. I also like to believe that many workers there back then were part of a machine, which they had no power to personally influence.

So given a better framework maybe many of them would have shown a better side of themselves to the children/patients in their care.

Some of them were no doubt just rotten and should never have been allowed near kids with psychological and emotional vulnerabilities.

I will continue to pray for you Pookie, take care of yourself too now friend..

Peace

Jan

I hope you are enjoying the first warmth of Spring.

Thanks Mr. Motts. Great revisit to an old friend.

Adjusted for todays Dollar this place cost a freaking fortune. Most likely at the time of the fire a refurb was out of reach, for even the deepest government pockets. What a shame.

The fire would have weakened the cement and brickwork.

It burned in 1960 autoguy

Was informed by a tour guide while kayaking that the metal isn't rebar but actually a bed frame. Bannerman used any object he could during construction to save money. Not sure if it was true but we took a closer look and it really did look like a bed frame and not rebar.

ha ha can't take a pic of this today

was there 4 years ago too bad I didn't go sooner but did make it- worth the trip and our guide was great

Flushed, I am sorry that happened to you.

Awesome as always, thnx for sharing! Exploring that place must had been quite an adventure.

Not this type of construction. IMO, it was mostly a sales prop of fairly raw facades. Impressive and fun to go to back in it's hey-day, but nothing that would stand up to the elements in the area.

Or were they shoved the shoplifters.

Most stuff seen was bricks slathered with cement to smooth things out and make the contours and shapes. The water infiltration and freezing cycles had split everything to pieces.