Eastern Jr. High/Perdue Academy
25 S Sanford St, Pontiac, MI 48342
-Abandoned 2007
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Date Recorded: 3/3/26
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.History of Eastern Jr High School/Perdue Academy
Eastern Jr. High was built in 1924 on the east side of Pontiac MI following a big population boom in the 1920s during a time of economic development in the region with the boom of the automotive industry Eastern while not the biggest school in the district was of note with its 3 story floor plan and over 150,000 sf of space. It was renamed to Perdue Academy in 1975. By the 2000s the school had seen declining enrollment and was closed around 2007 based on research. Throughout its years of abandonment it has been hit hard from scrappers and vandals however in 2021 it was the subject of a revitalization project that would see the school be renovated into
Cafeteria space in basement shot 1
Cafeteria space in basement shot 2
One of the entrances to the school from a staircase
1st floor hallways shot 1
Corridor leading to Auditorium and Gymnasium spaces
Auditorium and Gymnasium corridor
Auditorium shot 1
Auditorium shot 2
Auditorium shot 3
Auditorium shot 4 (Backstage of stage)
Auditorium shot 5
Auditorium shot 6
Auditorium shot 7 (Balcony of the Auditorium most of the seating and main space on the 1st floor can be seen)
Auditorium shot 8
Auditorium shot 9
Auditorium shot 10
Auditorium shot 11
Auditorium shot 12
Perdue features two gymnasiums separated from a single wall
Orange Gymnasium shot 2
Orange Gymnasium shot 3
Orange Gymnasium shot 4
The second gymnasium has a more blue and yellow color palette
Blue and yellow gymnasium shot 2
Locker room connected to Blue and yellow gymnasium
1st floor classroom
1st floor classroom
1st floor classroom
Some stairwells in Perdue feature big windows
2nd floor hallway shot 1
