By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Johnny Vardeman: Some aging local schools were closed, some rescued
JV.WEB
The old Main Street School in Gainesville is pictured being torn down in March 1978.
Gainesville city schools are in building mode with a new Enota Elementary School and one off Mundy Mill Road near Oakwood plus an addition to Centennial Arts Academy in the works. Razing the aged Enota School triggers memories of other historic schools that closed or fell victim to the wrecking ball. The late 1970s were filled with physical changes in city schools and farewells to Old Faithfuls that meant so much to many Gainesville residents.