The picture from Hope Indiana, their mascot was the red devils when it was hope high school and later changed to the Hauser jets with the new high school being build known at hauser Jr./Sr. high school. I went to school at Hope and enjoyed every minute, such a great town with a lot of pride.
Sir if you don't have some of the old gyms and schools in SW Indiana I can guide you to them. That would include Winslow, Petersburg, Otwell, Holland, Jasper, Spurgeon, Lynnville, Oakland City, Princeton and those are just the ones I can think of!
Anderson High School's main building was built in 1910, not 1912. The addition opened in 1935 and the final addition in 1979. Wigwam opened in 1961. I know as I could see the 1910 date over the Lincoln Street entrance from my house!
Check out my upload video of the Bridgeton Raccoons home court up until about 1963. Also - Rockville still uses its court which was built around 1940. Its pretty cool to go to a game there. Its too short!
Love this video - Sometimes I hate it here then I remember we are the caretakers of "The greatest game ever made" and life has meaning. I've always said The reason why God invented basketball was so that Hoosiers could survive the winter!
Millersburg elementary pretty old.. in 1969 Millersburg and New paris consolidated to create Fairfield high school which also has a good basketball tradition.. wheres the wigwam and northside gym btw?
hi gas cityguy!! If you're in SE Indiana how's about some pics of the old Vevay gym,Moores Hill,New Point ,Dupont or an interior shot of Brown Gym in Madison?Oops,almost forgot the old Central High gym up on Ryker's Ridge. Played in most of those gyms in the 50's and 60's.
I know there are alot of old schools missing but you can't forget Lebanon's Memory Hall. Hoosiers was filmed there. They played Jasper and I was under the scoreboard wearing a maroon sweater. Lots of memories.
At 6:22... Hope High School. It later became Hope Elementary. That's where I went to elementary school. I have many fond memories of that building. It is now a community center... I believe the gym is still intact though.
I went to Fowler Elementary aka the old Fowler, Indiana High School. It was pretty big but on the very top level which was for 5th and 6th grade you could kind of feel the floor sink in. After I graduated Benton Central I found out, they closed the elementary school and tore it down.
Then again......I went to the new Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School. My mother went to the old one in Montmorenci, Indiana.
you may want to look into what remains of Gaston High School....not sure when the school was raised ( Im 44 and it was already raised when I was a child living there...so it was before 1970 because thats when I moved there )....but..the gym still stands ..they used to rent it out to people to play ball..not sure if they still do though..it was in pretty bad shape last time I was there which had to be 15 -20 years ago..
You can add another one to your list. Anderson Highland just played it's last home basketball game tonight. It was a special, but sad, night. The school will be closed after this year.
Some old schools here in NE Indiana that need top be on here are, Auburn High school and gym, still very much intact. Salem Center school and gym, used as a barn, Spencerville High school used as a commercial buiness, and Harlan High school and gym, empty, but still standing as of this summer.
Also, Kendallville High School is the middle school.
sorry to report but according to the Ft. Wayne newspaper the Auburn gym was razed a couple of weeks ago. I do have a pic of it fortunately for a future posting
wow !!! u got all of the schools in the are but now you need to get the old elnora elem building its now a menonite college, and u need the plainville school its now a glove factory
Great Video. Maybe add Natchez Fieldhouse....former downtown home of the Jeffersonville Red Devils. Still being used for basketball leagues and they actually played a HS girls game there last fall.
great video! what i think you need to do is all the new gyms now. oh and i live in richmond and richmond high school's gym is phenominal. its not the biggest but is the most nice.
@hazelwood55 John Mellencamp (who was a few years ahead of me in school) went to the new Seymour High School that opened in 1960. Shields High School became Shields Jr. High (grades 7 and 8) when the new high school opened. John did attend Shields but it was a Jr. High School by then.
Wow great video! the video takes me there! I am from Los Angeles, I feel that I should have played basketball in Indiana. Where people really appreciate high school basketball! Great Job!
odon where my parents went to school. mitchell where i went to school. in mitchell at emerson gym they still have junior high games. so many memories thanks man
wow. What can I say but thanks man, I went to the Shields High school when it was the middle school and those were 2 of the best years of my life, for reasons I won't go into! Thanks for the memories!!!
hey gascityguy, great video man i loved it there is one not far from my home its the old mt olympus gym its really cool, they rent it out mostly for people who play pick up games and small get togethers, if you would like i would email you some pictures its really neat looking
I loved the picture of Adams Coliseum in Vincennes. I grew up going to games there. Great memories. Some other old gyms still stand in Knox County including Monroe City Blue Jeans and Rivet HS Gibault gyms.
love this... i was a bit emotional. Thanks for representin HOPE! This is where I live now but I am a graduate of S.S.H.S, South Side HS in Fort Wayne...we had a great Gym until the year I graduated, 1995. This gym was home to the Great Willy Long...need some photos???
man....every one but mine. loogootee, odon, both washingtons, bedford, olitic, mitchel but poor shoals never gets in there lol. o well. videos like this really show what indiana highschool basketball was built on. good job
Anderson High School is still around but Madison Heights i saw wasn't on here I grad from anderson high school in the old madison heights building before it was rebuilt and i'm proud to be and A.H.S. Indian i just wish the building would still be there thanks for the video and the mem's of the old school where the basketball games are at WELCOME SPORTS FANS TO THE WIGWAM!!!!!!!!!!!! GO INDIANS!!!!!! CLASS OF O3
i think you definately should have added some of the old economy gym in hagerstown indiana! and also some of the spartan bowl in connersville! those would have been a nice touch...also you cant forget about new castles chrysler fieldhouse! but anyways good job!
Not to worry! New Castle, Connersville, the Wigwam and others will be in the next one I'm working on right now. I've got a couple more places to visit before I'm finished. Hope to have it posted in a month or so.
How about Visiting West Terre Haute, There are 2 schools still there in some form. Concannon High School is now an apartment building with the gym intact. The West Vigo Community Center is the old Valley High School Gym!
Great video, but what about all of the great old gyms in northwest Indiana?? There is great highschool basketball history in both Lake and Porter county. I'm sure there is quite a few people that have images to use for this video. But anyway, great job!!
Funny that you mentioned NW Indiana. We are planning a road trip through that area sometime during this summer. Having lived most of 40 years in southeastern Indiana, it's the one area of the state I've not had much of a chance to see.
Great job on the video! The music selection was perfect. Do you or anyone else have interior and exterior photos of the old Lafayette Jefferson gym (the one downtown)?
Great job on the video! The music selection was perfect. Do you or anyone else have interior and exterior photos of the old Lafayette Jefferson gym (the one down town)?
great site....see my ind b-ball thoughts at "daily citizen" then "linton daily citizen" then opinion and enter greg smith in the search block...this site brings back such great memories..i'm so glad i experienced ind basketball
That was a great Letter to the Editor. I was in that area 5 or 6 years ago. It was a very windy day on Regional Saturday. After the morning games at Washington I went up to Worthington then made my way back to Loogootee. I'm sure I got a photo of the Worthington gym. I'll have to be sure to include it the next time.
A great gym that is not included is the old Kouts High School gym. I've been out of the area, but it was being used for the middle school gym in the 90s. No court level seating, the crowd sat above the action. I remember there being no inbounds violations playing there in middle school because the walls were to close to teh sidelines.
I was disappointed not to see the most famous high school gymnasium in Indiana, Milroy School Gym at Milroy (Rush County)! Seriously, the Milroy gym is still in use as an elementary facility and still witnesses many torrid hardwood contests. It is slated to be replaced in the near future and demolition won't be far behind!
Thank's for the heads up on Milroy. I'm currently working on a second video which will have a few shots of the outside of the school. I'll have to see if I can get a peek inside of it soon.
Loved the video. What a wonderful project to transport us all back to the time when basketball was king in Indiana. I fear it will never again have the same enchantment and I consider it a greater loss to Indiana than any bridge, building, or artifact. The Rush Co. Schools corp. recently received OK to get quotes and proceed with 2 replacement schools (Arlington & Milroy to go) and refurb of Mays. So Milroy and Arlingto should still be standing for 2-5 more yrs.
Good video but you forgot one of the most historic teams in Indiana. That is Old Lafayette Jeff
edh12993 1 day ago
What a great tribute! I had forgotten what an awesome score Hoosiers had; great to see it used here.
In addition to the Knightstown Gym, the attached former Knightstown High School is now Academy Place Apartments.
onthetee1 5 days ago
Sad to note that the old Scottsburg 1912 building at 4:15 in the video was torn down last summer.
GasCityGuy 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
The picture from Hope Indiana, their mascot was the red devils when it was hope high school and later changed to the Hauser jets with the new high school being build known at hauser Jr./Sr. high school. I went to school at Hope and enjoyed every minute, such a great town with a lot of pride.
KKing46184 2 weeks ago
gone but not forgotten lyon hall in salem
MrJames1956 3 weeks ago
Sir if you don't have some of the old gyms and schools in SW Indiana I can guide you to them. That would include Winslow, Petersburg, Otwell, Holland, Jasper, Spurgeon, Lynnville, Oakland City, Princeton and those are just the ones I can think of!
cary12111965 2 months ago
@cary12111965
Thanks, I'm actually heading down to Jasper this week. Hopefully I'll have time to get to a few of those you mentioned. Much appreciated!
GasCityGuy 2 months ago
what about Huntertown High School?
Bastispah 5 months ago
Anderson High School's main building was built in 1910, not 1912. The addition opened in 1935 and the final addition in 1979. Wigwam opened in 1961. I know as I could see the 1910 date over the Lincoln Street entrance from my house!
mkmcclure 6 months ago
Check out my upload video of the Bridgeton Raccoons home court up until about 1963. Also - Rockville still uses its court which was built around 1940. Its pretty cool to go to a game there. Its too short!
Love this video - Sometimes I hate it here then I remember we are the caretakers of "The greatest game ever made" and life has meaning. I've always said The reason why God invented basketball was so that Hoosiers could survive the winter!
1967mustanggta 7 months ago
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cyclonegt7 7 months ago
One missed was Frankfort High School. Coach Everett Case led the basketball team to four state championships in the 20's & 30's. -
Also, the High School building is still standing and is now the City Building, known as Old Stoney.
chaplin19 8 months ago
Love all the unique brick buildings, wish I lived in a brick house
farneyblakeley 9 months ago
Tiger Den is stil intact, ,as is the stage which served as Gym floor when the C.A.H.S. tigers took the floor during the 1950's
ridetotheground 10 months ago
you forgot rivet high school formerly known as central catholic and st.rose it's still in use why? because i play in it
peaductionfilms 10 months ago
The school board in Anderson voted to close the Wigwam effective at the end of this school year. How sorry can the get???
bigbadredsox 11 months ago
Millersburg elementary pretty old.. in 1969 Millersburg and New paris consolidated to create Fairfield high school which also has a good basketball tradition.. wheres the wigwam and northside gym btw?
dafalcons2013 1 year ago
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Cassadagan 1 year ago
I still have great memories at the old Noblesville gym, which is now used for the Boys and Girls Club. Great times there.
RobbyDKitchel 1 year ago
hi gas cityguy!! If you're in SE Indiana how's about some pics of the old Vevay gym,Moores Hill,New Point ,Dupont or an interior shot of Brown Gym in Madison?Oops,almost forgot the old Central High gym up on Ryker's Ridge. Played in most of those gyms in the 50's and 60's.
xsvwolfgang 1 year ago
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I know there are alot of old schools missing but you can't forget Lebanon's Memory Hall. Hoosiers was filmed there. They played Jasper and I was under the scoreboard wearing a maroon sweater. Lots of memories.
mrltrnt1972 1 year ago
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mrltrnt1972 1 year ago
At 6:22... Hope High School. It later became Hope Elementary. That's where I went to elementary school. I have many fond memories of that building. It is now a community center... I believe the gym is still intact though.
crazyslave 1 year ago
@crazyslave
The gym at Hope is still there. My aunt lives a few blocks away and I see it often, though I haven't been inside it for awhile.
GasCityGuy 1 year ago
@GasCityGuy Mays High School is now Mays Elementary too where I attended elementary school. :) Thanks for the video!
rockbecsworld37 1 year ago
@GasCityGuy
Your aunt lives in Hope? Chances are we know each other or are related... LOL
crazyslave 1 year ago
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@GasCityGuy
Your aunt lives in Hope? Chances are we know each other or are related... LOL
crazyslave 1 year ago
@crazyslave Mays High School is now Mays Elementary too. :)
rockbecsworld37 1 year ago
kokomo high school was built way before any of these, and it is still in use as a middle school today.....
TroyTHREATLEVEL 1 year ago
I went to Fowler Elementary aka the old Fowler, Indiana High School. It was pretty big but on the very top level which was for 5th and 6th grade you could kind of feel the floor sink in. After I graduated Benton Central I found out, they closed the elementary school and tore it down.
Then again......I went to the new Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School. My mother went to the old one in Montmorenci, Indiana.
HM3Johnsgirl 1 year ago
Most definitely, a big thumbs up for both of these vids.
bigbadredsox 1 year ago
Great Job! I wish you would have some pictures of Auburn High School in this. Great old building that they just demolished last year.
mysticpuffy 1 year ago
you may want to look into what remains of Gaston High School....not sure when the school was raised ( Im 44 and it was already raised when I was a child living there...so it was before 1970 because thats when I moved there )....but..the gym still stands ..they used to rent it out to people to play ball..not sure if they still do though..it was in pretty bad shape last time I was there which had to be 15 -20 years ago..
johnny2366 1 year ago
Old Brownsburg gym where the movie Hoosiers was filmed.
lvrzalwz 2 years ago
Old Brownsburg gym where the movie Hoosiers was filmed.
lvrzalwz 2 years ago
You can add another one to your list. Anderson Highland just played it's last home basketball game tonight. It was a special, but sad, night. The school will be closed after this year.
jlkistlerfam 2 years ago
Man, wish you would've posted Linton-Stockton, Bloomfield and Central (White River Valley). The gyms of all of those are still intact, by the way.
epsteinsmutha1 2 years ago
Dude, can't believe americans are so hyped about high school basketball. I wish it was the same thing, here in Quebec.
bluedevilsrock23 2 years ago
America in general, but especially in Indiana--its basically where basketball lives.
xee00 2 years ago 2
Thanks for bringing back memories of the 5 gyms I played in back in the early 60s.
lspencer98 2 years ago
@lspencer98 You must be old dude.. no offence
gman22bball 2 years ago
Some old schools here in NE Indiana that need top be on here are, Auburn High school and gym, still very much intact. Salem Center school and gym, used as a barn, Spencerville High school used as a commercial buiness, and Harlan High school and gym, empty, but still standing as of this summer.
Also, Kendallville High School is the middle school.
K9FON 2 years ago
sorry to report but according to the Ft. Wayne newspaper the Auburn gym was razed a couple of weeks ago. I do have a pic of it fortunately for a future posting
GasCityGuy 2 years ago
Add Lebanon High School old gym which is now apart of Lebanon sports and fitness. Rick mount played there!!
CWgirl08 2 years ago
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mijnitram 2 years ago
man u showed EVERY school Around SHELBYVILLE n didnt even show that town! what the hell!! lol
KoolBreeze22 2 years ago
wow !!! u got all of the schools in the are but now you need to get the old elnora elem building its now a menonite college, and u need the plainville school its now a glove factory
bennettgirl1 2 years ago
wish i was born in the 40's
matt597 2 years ago
nice video but you forgot mt olympus...patoka....and the HOME OF THE STATE 3A CHAMPS...PRINCETON THE OLD GYM...
princetontigerfan 2 years ago
Great video! Thanks!
martyjonesth 2 years ago
Thanks for bringing back memories from my childhood in the 60's and 70's when Indiana HS Bball was king!!!!!!!
I played JH Bball in teh old Martinsville gym.
atl1898 2 years ago
I went to Washington Catholic for a semester. lol, I like their gym.
Gavynnn 3 years ago
Great Video. Maybe add Natchez Fieldhouse....former downtown home of the Jeffersonville Red Devils. Still being used for basketball leagues and they actually played a HS girls game there last fall.
baseballchad79 3 years ago
great video! what i think you need to do is all the new gyms now. oh and i live in richmond and richmond high school's gym is phenominal. its not the biggest but is the most nice.
pipdaddy1025 3 years ago
Ha! Nice. I prefer the look of older buildings to new buildings, but I like the insides to be renovated well :P
safariapp1 3 years ago
Does anybody know if the Shields HS shown at 5:42 was attended by John Mellencamp?
hazelwood55 3 years ago
@hazelwood55 John Mellencamp (who was a few years ahead of me in school) went to the new Seymour High School that opened in 1960. Shields High School became Shields Jr. High (grades 7 and 8) when the new high school opened. John did attend Shields but it was a Jr. High School by then.
joeblow812 1 year ago
2:30 K-TOWN hoosier gym! i live 3 houses down for this place: i have played basketball there and also have seen a few concerts there:)
kbmethod 3 years ago
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Wow great video! the video takes me there! I am from Los Angeles, I feel that I should have played basketball in Indiana. Where people really appreciate high school basketball! Great Job!
loudawgs 3 years ago
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loudawgs 3 years ago
odon where my parents went to school. mitchell where i went to school. in mitchell at emerson gym they still have junior high games. so many memories thanks man
jaythebig 3 years ago
You should have Plymouth in there 1982 state champs--Scott skiles...best double overtime game ever.
BBmyQ 3 years ago
wow. What can I say but thanks man, I went to the Shields High school when it was the middle school and those were 2 of the best years of my life, for reasons I won't go into! Thanks for the memories!!!
kworth88 3 years ago
I went to Union Elementary (4:30) in the mid '80s. It is still an Elementary and still use wooden bleachers. I go there to vote now.
caddy422 3 years ago
hey gascityguy, great video man i loved it there is one not far from my home its the old mt olympus gym its really cool, they rent it out mostly for people who play pick up games and small get togethers, if you would like i would email you some pictures its really neat looking
ptpeyton82 3 years ago
I loved the picture of Adams Coliseum in Vincennes. I grew up going to games there. Great memories. Some other old gyms still stand in Knox County including Monroe City Blue Jeans and Rivet HS Gibault gyms.
NicholasWittenmyer 3 years ago
Super - where do I email you a pic and some history on Tyson Gym (School) in Versailles?
Sueque05 3 years ago
love this... i was a bit emotional. Thanks for representin HOPE! This is where I live now but I am a graduate of S.S.H.S, South Side HS in Fort Wayne...we had a great Gym until the year I graduated, 1995. This gym was home to the Great Willy Long...need some photos???
chrysty76 3 years ago
i was hoping for bluffton's gym. but hey, at least the school was there. nice vid
Vandy316 3 years ago
man....every one but mine. loogootee, odon, both washingtons, bedford, olitic, mitchel but poor shoals never gets in there lol. o well. videos like this really show what indiana highschool basketball was built on. good job
popyourcorn 3 years ago
wow my old skool gym was wierd
AlexBleedingLove 3 years ago 2
wow my skool n the days was huge lookin
AlexBleedingLove 3 years ago
new castle chrysler high largest high school gym in the WORLD.
Froedge22 3 years ago 2
Anderson High School is still around but Madison Heights i saw wasn't on here I grad from anderson high school in the old madison heights building before it was rebuilt and i'm proud to be and A.H.S. Indian i just wish the building would still be there thanks for the video and the mem's of the old school where the basketball games are at WELCOME SPORTS FANS TO THE WIGWAM!!!!!!!!!!!! GO INDIANS!!!!!! CLASS OF O3
Indycoltsfan6684 3 years ago
Anderson certainly has rich tradition - it was an honor to beat them in the state championship in 81
mijnitram 2 years ago
i think you definately should have added some of the old economy gym in hagerstown indiana! and also some of the spartan bowl in connersville! those would have been a nice touch...also you cant forget about new castles chrysler fieldhouse! but anyways good job!
reed3124 3 years ago 2
Not to worry! New Castle, Connersville, the Wigwam and others will be in the next one I'm working on right now. I've got a couple more places to visit before I'm finished. Hope to have it posted in a month or so.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
Paul Cross Gym in Shelbyville is currently a civic center gym, moved in current gymnasium (William Garrett gymnasium)in 1968.
HaehlPurdue 3 years ago
@GasCityGuy
How about Visiting West Terre Haute, There are 2 schools still there in some form. Concannon High School is now an apartment building with the gym intact. The West Vigo Community Center is the old Valley High School Gym!
ILOVETHEWHAMMY 1 year ago
roann used to live there covered bridge is cool
kawey 3 years ago
Great video, but what about all of the great old gyms in northwest Indiana?? There is great highschool basketball history in both Lake and Porter county. I'm sure there is quite a few people that have images to use for this video. But anyway, great job!!
1fuzzydog 3 years ago
Funny that you mentioned NW Indiana. We are planning a road trip through that area sometime during this summer. Having lived most of 40 years in southeastern Indiana, it's the one area of the state I've not had much of a chance to see.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
FYI...Columbus Central was actually a Jr High/Middle School. Hope High School was an Elementary school.
lwm9995 3 years ago
RE: Iwm9995
Central school was Columbus High School until late 1940/1950's. Hope school was Hope High School until Hauser opened.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
Great job on the video! The music selection was perfect. Do you or anyone else have interior and exterior photos of the old Lafayette Jefferson gym (the one downtown)?
I have many great memories of that place. Thanks.
BoilerTD 3 years ago
Great job on the video! The music selection was perfect. Do you or anyone else have interior and exterior photos of the old Lafayette Jefferson gym (the one down town)?
I have many great memories in that place. Thanks!
BoilerTD 3 years ago
Donald Hamilton's book 'Hoosier Temples' has a great vintage photo of the exterior of the Lafayette Jefferson gym on page 57.
I've not been to many places in West Central/ North West Indiana. Will definately have to make a road trip over there this summer.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
great site....see my ind b-ball thoughts at "daily citizen" then "linton daily citizen" then opinion and enter greg smith in the search block...this site brings back such great memories..i'm so glad i experienced ind basketball
grghoos 3 years ago
That was a great Letter to the Editor. I was in that area 5 or 6 years ago. It was a very windy day on Regional Saturday. After the morning games at Washington I went up to Worthington then made my way back to Loogootee. I'm sure I got a photo of the Worthington gym. I'll have to be sure to include it the next time.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
A great gym that is not included is the old Kouts High School gym. I've been out of the area, but it was being used for the middle school gym in the 90s. No court level seating, the crowd sat above the action. I remember there being no inbounds violations playing there in middle school because the walls were to close to teh sidelines.
PShabi 3 years ago
Thanks I am always on the look out for another cool gym.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
Nice job! Please include the old Culver High School gym (which is now used by the elementary school) in the sequel.
BeckyPoC 3 years ago
Great Work! Very Cool! Indiana basketball is a religion... I have some shots of old schools if you are interested?
buzzsawjr 3 years ago 2
Nice video. Lot's of heart
CampMilbrook 3 years ago
Nice hustle!
vantalge 3 years ago
Where was Deerlick's Gym?? LOL Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing
jmatluc 3 years ago
LOL Deerlick's Gym is now a parking lot in Brownsburg, Indiana. :(
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
I was disappointed not to see the most famous high school gymnasium in Indiana, Milroy School Gym at Milroy (Rush County)! Seriously, the Milroy gym is still in use as an elementary facility and still witnesses many torrid hardwood contests. It is slated to be replaced in the near future and demolition won't be far behind!
Larryhoosier 3 years ago
Thank's for the heads up on Milroy. I'm currently working on a second video which will have a few shots of the outside of the school. I'll have to see if I can get a peek inside of it soon.
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
Also...do you know the time line for the school to be replaced?
GasCityGuy 3 years ago
Loved the video. What a wonderful project to transport us all back to the time when basketball was king in Indiana. I fear it will never again have the same enchantment and I consider it a greater loss to Indiana than any bridge, building, or artifact. The Rush Co. Schools corp. recently received OK to get quotes and proceed with 2 replacement schools (Arlington & Milroy to go) and refurb of Mays. So Milroy and Arlingto should still be standing for 2-5 more yrs.
Larryhoosier 3 years ago
part of hoosier hysteria history.
indypacer72 3 years ago