tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post4819012234740487807..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: Creepy Abandoned Schools of Rural IowaPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-54087127046388629882019-01-08T17:52:58.037-08:002019-01-08T17:52:58.037-08:00Are these sites for sale? Possibly for residential...Are these sites for sale? Possibly for residential or apts? What's the structure conditions? Abestos, structural damage any? leonrgoins@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387848584641247180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-23674515185455370392018-11-01T12:48:40.105-07:002018-11-01T12:48:40.105-07:00I have just stopped to inspect from the driveway t...I have just stopped to inspect from the driveway the same Geneseo Building. Kinda creepy! Standing in the driveway I googled for history. I found your article and photos. Awesome. Thanks and now I'll be on my way. Good Job!<br />Cara Askildsen<br />Cailfornia/IowaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514143064069976751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-10056269753855240192018-10-22T10:25:06.279-07:002018-10-22T10:25:06.279-07:00i live in illinois and im tryin to find places lik...i live in illinois and im tryin to find places like this that are nature touched to take some nce pics. not sure where to start.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279904343896788474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-69507303236061337072018-10-08T06:44:42.721-07:002018-10-08T06:44:42.721-07:00I, too, would like to know who owns this, as I wou...I, too, would like to know who owns this, as I would also like to metal detect the grounds. The assessor's website for Tama county doesn't have anyone listed.Bahlmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184738533821086863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-4309929569428851182018-10-01T21:17:08.389-07:002018-10-01T21:17:08.389-07:00Does anyone know who the land is owned by? I'd...Does anyone know who the land is owned by? I'd like to do some metal detecting at it or is it public grounds still ? <br /><br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211039769318792635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-49114461412439467452017-12-02T17:14:01.900-08:002017-12-02T17:14:01.900-08:00Hey Jim im not sure if you are still active on thi...Hey Jim im not sure if you are still active on this how did you find out who to talk to about being allowed on properties that are abandon? Im wanting to try and explore abandon places and im an iowa native and would love to visit this school ive heard lots of stories about them. I hope you can reply thanks if you can email me i would greatly appreciate it. (Fredfrederick12@gmail.com But loved your story<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248292881569274955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-72344522955183475402017-09-13T21:45:07.240-07:002017-09-13T21:45:07.240-07:00As a graduate of 1980, I went to Clutter for Jr hi...As a graduate of 1980, I went to Clutter for Jr high... Lots of memories there -- the cooks there were fantastic!! Didn't taste like "cafeteria food" at all -- it was REAL food...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-46979645835852380132017-09-01T07:31:49.009-07:002017-09-01T07:31:49.009-07:00Thanks for commenting. I love reading happy memori...Thanks for commenting. I love reading happy memories :) It has a nice big lawn. Must have been a great place to play. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31159721704564590142017-08-25T23:38:50.345-07:002017-08-25T23:38:50.345-07:00My grandparents lived in Clutier, after they moved...My grandparents lived in Clutier, after they moved into town when they retired from the farm near Elberon. We would visit and spend many a summer day playing on the grass lawn in front of Clutier school. Beautiful shade trees and a thick long wooden teeter-totter are strong memories. Also, my Dad grew up in Dysart and I remember him taking me by and showing me "his" old Dysart HS. Kinda sad seeing the Clutier school decaying away.... but I guess that's progress. Thanks for article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-51640727661148262072017-07-20T19:23:57.335-07:002017-07-20T19:23:57.335-07:00I'm glad this article stirred up so many memor...I'm glad this article stirred up so many memories for you. Thank you for sharing them!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-24647418373833333062017-07-20T19:19:41.320-07:002017-07-20T19:19:41.320-07:00Thank you so much for the info!Thank you so much for the info!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-61501909622998907902017-07-10T19:59:13.517-07:002017-07-10T19:59:13.517-07:00This school was here long before the 60's my h...This school was here long before the 60's my husband's family is from this town and many went to school here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-57792841089185833562017-07-10T19:03:35.581-07:002017-07-10T19:03:35.581-07:00Graduating in 1979 from NT I went to Jr high in Di...Graduating in 1979 from NT I went to Jr high in Dinsdale for 7th grade and then to Clutier for 8th grade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31082341750817147442017-07-10T18:11:55.933-07:002017-07-10T18:11:55.933-07:00The Clutier school closed at the end of the 85-86 ...The Clutier school closed at the end of the 85-86 school year. I was in the last 8th grade class that went there. Brings back a lot of good memories and even recognized which class rooms that were photographed.Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693856518642682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-18704471222766156162017-07-10T16:49:37.569-07:002017-07-10T16:49:37.569-07:00This has brought back MANY memories of being in th...This has brought back MANY memories of being in the Clutier school. I went to kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades there. I was in a class of 14 kids. I then finished my elementary years in Traer when the schools consolidated. I went back for my junior high years, 7th and 8th grades. The long steel building with the 2 yellowish doors was an addition built on. The right door had a painting of Garfield the cat, which our art teacher painted. This door led to the art/industrial arts room. The door on the left was the entrance to the band room. I would have loved to have seen pictures of the rooms and library upstairs and the gym. I was fortunate to be able to win the bid at an auction and own the scoreboard that was in the gym. One of my classmate's dad used to own the school and used the gymnasium as a place to store his prized tractors. I graduated from North Tama in 1987. I cannot say for sure when the school was closed either. I vaguely remember the junior high kids coming to Traer when I was in high school, so mid eighties is a good guess as to when it shut down. Again, the memories stirred up from this is fun. Learning to tie my shoe with a wooden shoe along with my address and phone number in kindergarten to going down those "creepy" stairs to go to lunch to going back and making it through those awkward years of 7th and 8th grades. Thank you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-47317955327590585552017-07-10T14:36:27.605-07:002017-07-10T14:36:27.605-07:00The Clutier building closed sometime in the mid-80...The Clutier building closed sometime in the mid-80's. The North Tama district used the building as a Jr. High and elementary until that time. Now North Tama is operating from one campus in Traer. <br /><br />The Geneseo building you referred to was the "Geneseo Consolidated School." It served grades K-12 until 1966, when it merged with Dysart to become part of "Dysart-Geneseo Community Schools." The building served as an elementary and Jr. High and was closed in the early 80's. The building that you refer to as the administration building was actually a teacher dormitory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-33218976639497065882017-07-10T13:48:39.788-07:002017-07-10T13:48:39.788-07:00We used to go to Jr. High in that building. 1978-...We used to go to Jr. High in that building. 1978-80. It was still open when I graduated in 84. Not sure when it was closed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-25767576072913053952016-11-03T16:12:22.355-07:002016-11-03T16:12:22.355-07:00Your welcome. I'm glad I could provide a litt...Your welcome. I'm glad I could provide a little more information for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-74388784466106268192016-10-09T10:16:28.106-07:002016-10-09T10:16:28.106-07:00Thanks so much for the info. It's difficult to...Thanks so much for the info. It's difficult to find reliable information. The news article about the basketball team was one of the few sources I could find.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-53873971948165444702016-10-09T07:29:03.890-07:002016-10-09T07:29:03.890-07:00Interesting seeing the pictures of the interior of...Interesting seeing the pictures of the interior of the school where I attended. I grew up in Clutier and attended this school. The school did not close in 1961. I wasn't born until 1962 and attended this school through 6th grade. In 1974, it became the consolidated Jr. High School for Clutier, Traer, and Dinsdale and I attended here until starting high school in 1976. I graduated from high school in 1980 and it was still operating as a school then. Not sure when it actually closed but it was certainly not 1961.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-91841391770659579552016-09-25T15:43:45.125-07:002016-09-25T15:43:45.125-07:00Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my sto...Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my stories. Have you found many interesting abandoned places to explore in Canada?PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.com