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St. Jules Catholic Primary School

Abandoned Educational in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Jul 05 2021

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Recent status Abandoned
Location # 17674

Designed by Windsor architects Pennington and Boyde, St. Jules primary school was opened in 1925. Thirty five years later in 1960 an addition and gymnasium were added. In operation until 2017 when the school was closed and the students merged into the new St Theresa of Calcutta School. Today the school sits vacant and abandoned, used briefly for Police training. Some people have made their way inside but it's pretty well sealed now with large cement blocks covering most entry points. I was fortunate enough to be invited to tour the school with a group of former students. Listening to some of the stories of being whooped by the nuns here made me glad I wasn't a student 60 or 70 years ago. It seemed every one of them had a story or two like this too. Given free roam for about an hour I made a mad dash to document every corner possible. The immediate future of the building is to sit vacant as it is but inevitably it will be demo'd and the property used to build housing.

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1 week ago

Went here yesterday. Large brick wall on the backside that was climbable, on the other side there is a pipe you can climb on to get up to the roof. I didn't go all the way up it because I wasn't sure if there would be a way in from the roof and didn't want to do the climb down from there without even getting in. Aside from that one of the windows in the spot behind those bricks has got a bit of metal pulled off, enough to squeeze through but the wood is still there. Anybody know of any ways to get inside? Don't know any other abandoned places in windsor and really want to check out what the inside is like.

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1 year ago

Is there a way in and is there security or squatters

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2 years ago

Went there today, and everything was completely sealed and there's concrete blocks blocking the doors and windows have been screwed.

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2 years ago

This place has been sealed good. Did drive by today. Windows have been screwed shut with corrugated steel & concrete blocks blocking doors & any windows

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2 years ago

Can anyone manage to get in and take a video? I want to see what my old school looked like, if you do it can you put it on youtube and resend a link here? Thanks.

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2 years ago

The best way to get in is through the back its caged off but you can easily squeeze through and you will find a open grate giving you an entrance into the school

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7 months ago

Quick reply to this they used concrete blocks making it difficult to get it you probably will need some industrial equipment just to get inside

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1 week ago

Do you know if that grate is still open? I was able to climb those concrete blocks pretty easily but the most I saw was a window that had the metal pulled of a bit but wood was still in the way. There was a way to the roof too but idk if there's an entrance there

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3 years ago

I know a way in but i cant seem to verify my email message me on my insta ill tell u so u can update this