Sun sets on College Avenue
PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP - With demolition now complete, the sun has set on College Avenue Elementary for the last time.
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 By  María Camp Published 
7:53 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Sun sets on College Avenue

While the buildings no longer stand and were long out of use, many decades of memories endure for the generations who attended and worked there.

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