St. Christine Catholic Elementary School
15344 Lamphere, Detroit, MI 48223
-Abandoned 2005
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History of St. Christine Catholic Elementary School
The St. Chistine Parish of Detroit was established in 1954 while the school doesn’t have a build date it was likely established with the church or built shorter after. Records show it was in operation by 1960 however. In its early years it was known by students for its 15 cent Hot Dog Thursdays, alongside Teen Dances, held every Saturday throughout the 70s. The design of the building is very similar to that of Detroit Public School builds of the 1960s, with Ribbon windows throughout, alongside a 1 story floor plan.
Recollection from the author
Upon Entering Hutchison it was the start of a new adventure for me. This was officially me completing my long term goal of Urban Exploration, to explore a Detroit Public School which I thought were all secured heavily but I soon found out some were owned by the lank bank. Of which Hutchison was one, upon entering the school for the first time it was a sense of into the dark wide open, A new frontier of sorts of something I truly had never seen before. Going in I knew the abandoned schools of Detroit were some of the best gems of the abandonment of Detroit but it wasn’t till I entered were I saw that come to light.
