2y ago

Old Prairie Schoolhouse 1906-57

More pics https://imgur.com/gallery/Ot00Jq8

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Complete with an indoor bathroom for convenience!!
I like this picture. I've seen schools like this, except the ones I've seen are preserved and part of a museum exhibit.
The only thing that is slightly annoying about this picture is the person who took it obviously placed books and papers on some desks to make it look more dramatic. I'd have rather seen it without added props.
- Nope. I took the pic and didn't touch anything. That is literally how it was when I went into the place.
  
  Oh, you took this? I'm sorry, I should have asked. I know a lot of instagrammers will set props in abandoned locations, and so I jumped to an unfair conclusion. My bad.
- Actually if I remember correctly, one of the books (I think the one laying open in the middle of the first pic) was a guestbook. The others, I don't remember what they were. (I took these pics a few years back while wandering around)
Found some info on this place:
https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/pointdouglasschool.shtml
- Well that sucks. I took my pics in 2015, the year before it got burnt down it seems.
  The interior pics and exterior are different... my interior ones are from another school a few miles over (Mobray #245), but in the same area. https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/mowbrayschool.shtml
  I do have a few pics of Point Douglas too, mixed together.
  And it looks like jackasses messed it up too, but at least it's not burnt down. There are no words to express how pissed off I am knowing people just have to go and fuck things up like that.

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