building the new, bigger and better Shabbos House Student Center
| 320 Demolition Activity Scheduled for May 2008 |
The old 320 is
scheduled to be demolished during the month of May 2008 to make room for
the long-anticipated, new, bigger and better Shabbos House Chabad Jewish
Student Center.
While there's much excitement in the progress going forward, 320 is home to many memories - both for the Shabbos House Students living there since 2000 and the Fricke Family who lived there before its sale in 2000. A "Farewell to the Old 320" celebration is planned for following the Grad Party on Sunday, May 11th, 2008, approx 7pm. Scheduled at 320 for May 2008:
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| Asbestos Removal |
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| During the first week of May, a company was hired to test and remove all asbestos from 320 before demolition permits could be issued. Pictured above is the north side of 320 with all external asbestos shingles (they were gray in color) removed. | ||||
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| Asbestos removers up on the green lift alongside the north side of the house. | GeoTech subsurface testing at 4 different points on the property helps the engineers design the appropriate support strengths. | |||
| GeoTech Subsurface Testing |
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| Another 50 foot deep soil test with samples taken at various depth intervals. | ||||
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"Farewell to 320"
following Grad Party 5/11/08 |
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Following the Grad
Party - Farewell to the Class of 2008 at Shabbos House, on Sunday May
11th, a special pre-demolition ceremony to bid farewell to 320 Fuller
Rd.
ABOVE Rabbi Israel Rubin of Capital Chabad addresses the assembled outside 320 Fuller Rd, tells the history of the long struggle to get this Shabbos House built, of the initial resistance by Mendel and Raizy to purchase the 320 parcel (it was too much money..) and he explained destruction isn't really a Jewish or positive thing unless it leads (as in this case) to something much better... RIGHT The yellow hat and inscription: "BUILDING the new bigger and better SHABBOS HOUSE" We removed all the Mezuzot, and armed with hammers did some symbolic wall-smashing... |
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| Attendees at the "Farewell to 320" ceremony - wearing (soft-plastic) yellow construction hats imprinted with "BUILDING the new, bigger and better SHABBOS HOUSE" | ||||
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| Students enter 320 through the back, armed with hammers... | Joana is thrilled to have taken part in the demolition which will lead to new construction... | |||
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Firefighter Training
at 320 5/26/08 |
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| The McKownville Fire Department which services this area of Guilderland used the 320 garage and house for firefighter training (without fire or water) in the late evening of Memorial Day. Pictured above they're using a chain-saw to simulate a rescue into a house without other access available. They broke windows in the house, used thermal glasses to check for simulated hidden fire around the home, and tested the steps for structural integrity among other training exercises. | ||||