The demolition of the Sacred Heart School on Emslie Street began yesterday. It represents the final event in a twenty-year saga of neglect. The demolition has proceeded quickly space, confirming the efficiency with which modern methods and equipment can dispose of a city’s cultural inheritance.
All that is left of the school is its very southern flank, which surely presents some difficulty for demo contractors, as it nearly abuts the historic church building that is part of the complex. The school building, damaged in a winter storm last December, framed a central plaza within the four-building church complex. The three other buildings of Sacred Heart, including the church and two dormitories for priests and nuns, remain standing. Considering they are now also vacant, one wonders for how long.
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