276 Comments for Horace Mann School (KC)

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I like the mural with the kids hands up-perfect for a child's classroom.
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Shameful, these could have been so useful to somebody at some point.

Seems like a small library, were there more bookshelves Motts or was this it?
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I wonder how old these things are? You can actually count the set of bristles, lol. Probably not that soft either
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Love the hallway and stairwell shots!

The blue and orange together like that is hideous to me, but I guess cheerful in some manner
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Ewww, lol
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That would have freaked me out somewhat.
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I bet at some point some of those books could have been donated to a library or another school--anything but to let them sit and rot like this. Probably lots of good usable supplies were there too.

I love this shade of green-so soothing to me
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I was just going to say, it sure looked pretty decent from the outside. Man, this place suffered some pretty serious water damage at some point.
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How could you even walk in this place, Motts?
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Wow, seems like they didn't even try to straighten anything up before turning the lights off for the last time. Like they got out in a hurry for some reason.

I love that colorful map!
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Wow, that looks like an old bicycle, 70's or 80's?
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Are those radiators boxes attached to the walls?

Hanging soap dispensers, lol
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Serious water damage from the ceiling caving in.
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The lone piano shot, lol.

The curtains on the left look like they were made of a sparkly or metallic material. Interesting.
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Lol, guess I spoke too soon. This place definitely needed quite bit more than a coat of paint.