St. Alphonsus School
Recently demolished for reasons I'll never understand.
All of these were shot on film, most of them using a Contax 645, which didn't give me the look I wanted.
Nevertheless, I'm glad I got a few photographs before all of the nostalgia and remaining details were removed...
![Exterior view of St Alphonsus School in Dearborn MI shot during a snow storm](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/1fbc00b4-e377-4bce-9d94-2097b28b0e8a/1/1/04-04-2023-St-Alphonsus-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-4781-02a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=b32d2932c78c4b6f2bee215e435edeb302bbf672417a9d544d0f9335874c06e0)
Exterior View ~ Winter Storm
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![heavily decayed classroom with desks and ceiling debris](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/36927273-4495-49ce-9e27-adedfceea179/1/1/04-04-2023-St-Alphonsus-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-4781-08a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=b32d2932c78c4b6f2bee215e435edeb302bbf672417a9d544d0f9335874c06e0)
Decaying Classroom
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![abandoned computer lab](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/548e09ae-f9cc-4bcd-8e3e-e5b88f757570/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1715-16a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Computer Lab l
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![Intercom speaker in an abandoned school](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/16fdc5e4-828d-47d4-8f0b-c57880461067/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1715-12a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Speaker
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![Abandoned classroom with desks](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/ded08f49-35be-4c60-96bd-fda9ce479c11/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1715-07a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Classroom l
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![abandoned school bathroom with urinals and stalls](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/11c57ca2-8096-4ad1-a6fd-9aa79c2f1c3c/1/1/04-04-2023-St-Alphonsus-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-4781-04a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=dfe0264fd05b0d0f9ac5de885d4cc77d8d537b405e9e4b589dc07a5b453c9324)
Bathroom
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![abandoned school cafeteria](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/b750503e-83e3-442a-a239-d1a285caface/1/1/04-04-2023-St-Alphonsus-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-4781-01a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=b32d2932c78c4b6f2bee215e435edeb302bbf672417a9d544d0f9335874c06e0)
Cafeteria
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![abandoned classroom with desks St Alphonsus School](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/a46100ab-e2b9-4f75-8c9a-133751b2a513/1/1/04-04-2023-Misc-Detroit-St-Alphonsus-Pentax67-ii-Portra-Portra-400UC-Expired-2006-4774-04a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=dfe0264fd05b0d0f9ac5de885d4cc77d8d537b405e9e4b589dc07a5b453c9324)
Classroom ll
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![Eraser on a wood chalkboard ledge](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/3e09c0a9-86c7-4d0d-89bd-b407801bdd38/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Fuji-Pro-160NS-1720-02a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Eraser
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![abandoned school hallway with desks stacked](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1898,2500,1200/0-0-0/a0e1d74f-4b6d-4cd5-9ed4-549b3248af2d/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1718-16a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=174e1d2c866d8d0e6f61ec5ea915711bcd29d9a021f9fe873a40d448cd96aaea)
Hallway
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![abandoned computer lab classroom](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1898,2500,1200/0-0-0/5d7b7ca3-5590-461f-a274-fee8cc8f4587/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1716-11a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=174e1d2c866d8d0e6f61ec5ea915711bcd29d9a021f9fe873a40d448cd96aaea)
Classroom lll
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![desk with names carved into it](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1898,2500,1200/0-0-0/d021d364-a658-4ced-a14e-d232354d2449/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Fuji-Pro-160NS-1720-01a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=174e1d2c866d8d0e6f61ec5ea915711bcd29d9a021f9fe873a40d448cd96aaea)
Desk Carvings
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![abandoned computer classroom](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1898,2500,1200/0-0-0/0cd7b641-fa03-4f59-8759-8801dabb025c/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1715-15a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=174e1d2c866d8d0e6f61ec5ea915711bcd29d9a021f9fe873a40d448cd96aaea)
Computer Lab ll
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![abandoned school locker room with mural of a cheerleader](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,1897,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/0e750dad-efed-4769-9b27-a4af8cd47d8e/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Fuji-Pro-160NS-1720-11a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=f4748845bfcd751d6fcf931936f24ede5161813869cfdac4c133c1c8cc7fdeea)
Locker Room Area
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![St Alphonsus School Dearborn Michigan Home of the Arrows](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/236052b0-5a09-4784-ba8f-c016dae4745e/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1718-15a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Gym/Auditorium
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![back stage lighting and curtain control panel in an abandoned school auditorium](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,3182,1600,3182/0-0-0/c97dd871-48ff-4b3e-bec9-93d378d0daac/1/1/04-04-2023-St-Alphonsus-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-4781-10a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=e444cbb42d0c5b9bdf2bfc7d5a1fc5ffb1d702739d9ebf18e864d5525825036a)
Stage Controls
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![St Alphonsus Home of the Arrows](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/53a8bf84-3a7b-4dc9-b218-4d6c9a93ad03/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1718-14a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Arrows
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![St Alphonsus hallway](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/7e01ca99-85c2-4653-9a06-7bc93335ae40/1/1/03-14-2023-St-Alphonsus-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1718-12a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598096~hmac=cc109690a57e0fbf4e71875021ca1e6d4a54a7b74cda1567b06d0192043ff7d1)
Good Bye
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