Over 100 people came to see the old Llanerch School before a developer starts to convert the building to apartments.

Former teachers came in to see their old classrooms. Students who graduated from the elementary school came to see if the school was as big as they remembered. Neighbors stopped by since they wanted to see the inside of the school after walking by it for years.

But what was really wonderful was how I saw some folks hug each other — surprised to meet again after many years.

“Oh, do you remember me?”

“Look, there is our old classroom!”

“I taught in that room for years.”

“See this pole with the hook? That is how I used to open those huge windows.”

One lady drove all the way from New Jersey so she could walk through her old school.

It was a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon and I am grateful to the Llanerch Advocacy Group and the developer for making it happen!