Post Intermediate School

8200 Midland Street Detroit, MI, 48238

-Abandoned 2006

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History of Post Intermediate School

Post Intermediate School is a school in Northwest Detroit, that was built in 1930, a second addition was to be built in 1931 however was delayed until 1955 with help from a 1949 millage which added additions to many of Detroit’s Public Schools, along with many new schools built throughout the 50s. The 1955 addition would add a gymnasium and a swimming pool. It shared many of its utility work with the nearby Fitzgerald Elementary School, including a tunnel leading to a shared boiler house for the two schools. Due to declining enrollment throughout the 2000s, and its very close proximity to Fitzgerald it was decided to close Post Intermediate in 2006. Today the Fitzgerald School has been renamed to the Mary Mcleod Bethune Elementary Middle School, after many merges of schools in the area. Since closure Post has suffered extensive water damage along with scrapping, however many areas remain in ok condition, the tunnel leading to the shared boiler house has flooded.

Recollection from the author

Post was a change in pace compared to many Detroit Schools, though it was long abandoned and decay had set in hard, many parts of the school were beautiful, from the auditorium have a similar but smaller feel to Cooley High School, to the mural on the walls nearby the office, Post was another example of a once beautiful school turned to ruin. Also for a Middle School Post was massive and had all the common areas you don’t see in all Detroit Middle Schools most notably the Pool.