The Classroom of 1912

Continuing with my tour through the McKay Avenue School Museum. This classroom was set up to depict what it would have looked like in 1912

[summerfield]

is that a dummy or a real person? this looks like the moot court we had at the law school where i attended back in the old country. love those tall arched windows. great shot, brian.

[Sheila]

What a great historic classroom.

[uᴉʇsɥnſ]

historic, i love anything history!

[Maggiemae]

Beautiful flooring here and I expect nobody appreciated it then! Yes the arched windows are also very special!

[👑 AnaZad]

I was born much later than 1912, but the desk I sat on during elementary school were exactly like those. Great capture.

[Harry J Benson]

they have done a good job in the restoration, looks like photos I have seen of that time. Nicely presented

[KWind]

Wonderful light for learning there!

[Kim]

A truly beautiful school! Love the windows and wood floors.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

What a wonderful classroom. there doesn't seem to be desks for the front row..

[Katie]

Two per bench then?

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Uh oh Brian- did they make you stay after school again?! Nice shot- I love how sunny that classroom was.

[Gena Pegg]

Great capture...looks like it is ready for class to begin!!! (is that a real person?) Wonderful light and tones....nicely done!! =)

[Raye]

This classroom is very similar to the ones I had in elementary school back in Ohio. Fabulous capture of a time long ago! The wooden floors and arches are fantastic.

[Vicki Dixon]

super lighting for your shot!

[Jule ♥]

Wow, that's a cool picture! Comparing it to my classroom in 2013... it's really a difference, thanks for showing!

[Carole Imes]

Actually when I went to elementary school, my classroom looked very similar except we each had a desk with an inkwell. LOL.....brings back memories.

[Pat Knowles]

Rather a splendid class room I think......those lovely windows let in lots of light..would be cold though in the early twentieth century, no double glazing there!!

[Jessica]

wow, very cool!

[Claire]

Nice capture..:)

[Fisher Family]

Fantastic historical shot! - I remember the neat rows of desks and chairs in classrooms well after 1912!

Ian

[Yorkie]

cool pic. beaUTIFUL WOODS .

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot.

[Cheri]

Lovely room - actually it looks very much like the classrooms I had in elementary school

[Beth]

Neat classroom. There are no desks. I guess the kids wrote on slates in their laps. I'd be surprised if the classrooms in 1912 were that well lit.

[Rohini Gupta]

Lovely historic shot. Very interesting.

[Pyrrhula]

Great view and capture of this lovely historical school class

[Néfertiti]

une très joli classe, belle prise

[Louise & Ken]

Isn't that lovely? It's taken a lot of years since school days to appreciate how charming those rooms were!

[Ivan]

That's nostalgia, super image.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot. Love the look of the classroom.

[Jenny Moore]

Great shot! Love the lighting

[jenny tucker]

cool lighting and setup......but the mannequin creeps me out! lol

[Candace]

So much different than schools today! Love the rich colors in this, great capture!

[Anita Campbell]

Oh, what a great shot that will give lots of us some great (or not so great) memories.

[bkb in the city]

@happypat Pat I am sure you are correct about that one

[bkb in the city]

@jessca646 It was so much fun to have a look back in time

[bkb in the city]

@tuya Thanks Claire

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Yes they were that way too when I was in school

[bkb in the city]

@yorkie I love the fact that they have preserved all of this wonderful wood throughout the building

[bkb in the city]

@ziggy77 Thanks Jo

[bkb in the city]

@linc the classrooms have not changed much other than the styles of desks maybe

[bkb in the city]

@vernabeth Maybe that was part of the reason for the large windows. The front row does not have a desk to it but the ones behind them do

[bkb in the city]

@writingdays Thanks Rohini

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@montse Je vous remercie. Les architects ont fait un excellent travail la conception de cette ecole

[bkb in the city]

@Weezilou Very true. We do not appreciate the beauty of these rooms when we are attending school

[bkb in the city]

@ivan Thanks Ivan

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn. Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@jlmoore Thanks Jenny. Those windows provided some wonderful light

[bkb in the city]

@sticksandstones lol Jenny. He is a bit on the creepy side

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Definitely a different design to schools today

[bkb in the city]

@aglennc lol Hopefully good memories

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Yes it is a dummy and they do have a few of these throughout the building

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin It has a wonderful design to it

[bkb in the city]

@boycotting Glad I shared this one and I hope you took a look at the other couple of shots of the school

[bkb in the city]

@maggiemae Yes I am sure none of us appreciated the work and effort that went into designing and building the schools we went to

[bkb in the city]

@anazad511 Thanks AnaZad. The desks I used were slightly different than these

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Yes Harry they really did a great job in this museum

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Great windows but the view it offered might have made it hard to be indoors

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Glad you enjoyed this one Kim

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj I am not sure why that is

[bkb in the city]

@archaeofrog I am thinking yes that was the case

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann No not me Ann. I was to well behaved for that to have happened. LOL

[bkb in the city]

@eyesmile They have done a great job setting this up. They have placed these dummies in different spots in the building

[bkb in the city]

@sunraye It has been interesting seeing how this compared to classrooms that so many people went to

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos Those windows helped out with that

[bkb in the city]

@justaspark Glad to have shared this one Jule

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Glad this was ble to bring back some memories for you Carole

[❀ Lynn]

What I notice is that there are lots of windows for lots of natural light.

[Stephanie Swift]

It looks rather beautiful now; I love the arched windows. I can imagine it having been rather crowded when it was actually in use. But this is a lovely shot with that natural light on the floor and desks.

[Sandi]

I agree, the natural light falls very gently and softly on the wooden furniture, making it the perfect environment for learning and studying.

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb They certainly do provide that

[bkb in the city]

@tristansmum Not sure what the enrollment was at that time but since there was a big boom going on in Edmonton at the time I am sure it was a large class

[bkb in the city]

@gratefulness Nice environment but it also may have lead to a lot of day dreaming

[Sandi]

@bkbinthecity That's true! Too many windows to gaze out of! Ha, ha!

[Sally Ings]

All looks very orderly and neat, love those windows. I wonder if there were loose desk tops for those who sat in the front row?

[Claire]

Wonderful shot, I like to visit a past times museum here, good to see how things used to be

[bkb in the city]

@salza I am not sure about those

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk I am sure you would enjoy this one