The Glover School

In February 2014, the new Glover School opened housing Kindergarten through Third grade. The former school was established in 1916 and had reached the end of its useful life (if you need a recollection, see the gallery below). The new school is beautiful inside and out but I had not been able to capture its full length with my current crop of lenses. As I tested out a new super wide angle lens from Canon, I made it a point to stop at the Glover school on a beautiful sunny September day. I couldn't have asked for better conditions (well, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:03:59-05:00September 15th, 2015|Categories: School|Tags: Glover school|1 Comment

Town Meeting and Origins of Democracy

Town Meeting took place at the Marblehead Veterans Middle School last night and I was reminded of the incredible power of democracy and the history of this town. First came word that we were short of a quorum and then the reverse 911 call went out to draw attendance. Once that was said and done, the process of putting all matters of town government before its citizens could begin. If you weren't able to make it last night, make sure you vote next Tuesday and make a point of attending at least one Town Meeting in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2015-05-04T22:17:52-04:00May 5th, 2015|Categories: School|Tags: Veterans middle school|0 Comments

The Annual Thanksgiving Football Game – Marblehead vs Swampscott

Thanksgiving in Marblehead is an incredible time to get together with family and friends but it is made even more special by the annual Thanksgiving football game between Marblehead and Swampscott. I headed to the game today with my son and brought along the camera...just in case. We were standing at the far end zone facing a brisk wind that made it feel like the teens out there. The reward for braving the cold was that Marblehead was driving toward us in the first quarter. In the first few minutes of the game, Marblehead's Brooks Tyrrell broke free and ran [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-11-28T11:18:00-05:00November 28th, 2013|Categories: School|Tags: Marblehead high school|0 Comments

Marblehead Veterans Middle School Under the Flag

In late July, I decided to head out and try to photograph the Marblehead Veterans Middle School. I had previously scouted the area and thought I would try for a long exposure image. While I had a few ideas in mind, none were panning out quite as I had hoped. As I was ready to pack up and leave empty-handed, I noted the old lettering at the top of the building denoting this as the former Marblehead High School and the proximity of the American flag. I ended up on my back looking up at this scene as it was [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:52-05:00August 29th, 2013|Categories: School|Tags: American flag, black and white, school, Veterans middle school|0 Comments

Goodbye Glover

This week, the Glover school demolition began. I saw the first chunks removed on my way to work on Monday and noted even more disappeared by noon Tuesday. I had come home to grab lunch and quickly got the camera instead. I took a few shots from School street but then made my way around to Cherry Street and saw this view. The view reminded me of watching the old YMCA come down with layers appearing for singular moments in time. As it was the crew's lunch break, I had some time to compose this image to showcase the interior [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:11-05:00August 10th, 2012|Categories: School|Tags: demolition, Glover school, school|0 Comments

Marblehead Magicians beat Swampscott in the Annual Thanksgiving game

What an incredible game! I found a spot along the far goalpost and set up with my longest lens. Was very fortunate to catch two of Marblehead's scores including a great run by Will Quigley. Awesome game boys!

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T09:06:28-04:00November 24th, 2011|Categories: School|Tags: Magicians Football, people|2 Comments

The Glover Part 4 – Classrooms

This is easily my favorite photo from my morning spent photographing the Glover school. There is so much about this image that I still don't understand: Why a mural of a whale rowing a boat? Why is this little desk pushed up against the wall? At the same time, you can again see signs of the age of the Glover in the huge vent to the right and the green flooring. Below is the teacher's break room. It's a truly tiny space and, when I saw the light coming in and the half-erased words on the chalkboard, I knew that [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:30-05:00March 9th, 2011|Categories: School|Tags: Glover school, HDR, school|4 Comments

The Glover part 3 – The Boilers

Ever since I took a tour of the Glover school at the time of the last override vote, I had wanted to come back and shoot the boiler room. These boilers are incredible for their sheer size and age (almost 100 years old). As you can see, there have been modifications made over the years to try to squeeze more heat out of them by adding a blower to the front. The scary thing is that these boilers are one bad part away from the scrap heap. It seems that we've made it through this Winter with them keeping our [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-05-05T11:00:38-04:00March 2nd, 2011|Categories: School|Tags: Glover school, HDR, school|0 Comments

The Glover part 2 – The Stairwells

Part 2 of the 4-part series from my shoot at the Glover school. Above and below are two of the stairwells in the Glover school. The first struck me as half of the glass panes have been patched up and most are held in place with duct tape. The floors show the toll of a hundred years of little feet walking up and down the stairs. Below you'll find the seal of the town of Marblehead at the top of another set of stairs. Please click the photos to see them bigger and explore the details presented in each image. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00February 28th, 2011|Categories: School|Tags: Glover school, HDR, school|2 Comments

The Glover part 1 – The Cafeteria

I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of spending some time shooting the Glover school this Wednesday. As many of you know, the Glover was built in 1916 and houses grades 1-3. The school's boilers have reached end-of-life and I'm informed that parts are only available from demolitions of buildings of that age in this state. The town of Marblehead voted down a debt override exclusion to allow this building to be rebuilt by a margin of 71 votes. I hope that these images can shed some light on the current standing of the school. While there is an immense [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:31-05:00February 24th, 2011|Categories: School|Tags: Glover school, HDR, school|3 Comments