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Blog With Few Words: Cape loses another historic building

Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 9:49 PM

Demolition of old Franklin Elementary School, from start to finish:

July 10:

July 11:

July 12:

July 13:

July 19:

July 27:

August 1:

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August 14:

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I had to leave town before the last walls fell. Thanks for the update.

I was particularly sorry to see that the classic flagpole, a mirror image of one in front of the old Washington School, wasn't saved in some form.

http://www.capecentralhigh.com/franklin-school/taking-one-for-the-team-at-frankl...

-- Posted by Ken1 on Wed, Aug 15, 2012, at 12:41 PM

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