A Look Around Before Demolision
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Before the excavators arrived, a few former residents of the Village as well as the Google street view camera got a chance to photograph the Village one last time. And what they saw was a heart breaking sight. Weeds and even trees started to overtake the site. Many crawling up the walls and even growing in gutters. The photos below are in no particular order. Some were shot by a former resident who wishes to remain unknown while most are from Google Earth satelite view and street view. Demolision began late 2023.
Front entrance sign at St. Joseph's Village just prior to demolision.
The Sr. Girls Cottage is on the left and the imfermary to the right.
The Infermary.
The Administration Building that remained an administration building for the Bergen County Health Care Center.
XThe Chapel and the Convent as seen behind the Do Not Enter sign.
The Convent.
Mother Evangelista School.
The Auditorium/Gymnasium Building.
The projection booth at the rear of the Auditorium.
The Boy's Cottages starting with the Jr. Boys to the left.
Sr. Boys Cottage. The concrete block structure between the Sr. and Intermediate Boys has not been identified but it was constructed sometime during the county's occupation of the campus. The project was abandoned and this partually built structure remained for many years. Similar structures were built between the 2nd and 3rd dorms of the Intermediate and Jr. Boys cottages.
The end of the long main corridor that runs along the large grass field opposite the three boys ottages.
The Barbara Givernaud Cottage.
The Maintenance Building containing the maintenance shop, laundry room, central boiler room, garage, and school bus garage. On the second level was apartments for maintenance and other staff.
Linking corridor leading to Maintenance Building. This and all corridors had most windows closed over to conserve energy during county occupation.
Three playroom wings of the Barbara Givernaud Cottage. Asbestos abatement and removal of utility and recyclable materials have already begun.
The Barbara Givenaud Cottage main back section containing the crib rooms, tub rooms, and other support services for the care of the infants.
Jr. Girls Cottage is to the left. The back of the Chapel can be seen behind the trees. The parking lot was added in later years by the county.
The Sr. Girls Cottage.
Aerial by Google of the girls end of the Village including the Infermary, Administration, Chapel, and Convent.
The Girls End shot looking South, this time including the Maintenance Building in the upper right corner, and Cafeteriato the right. The staff cafeteria is hidden by the trees.
Aerial of the mid portion of the Village including the Junior Boys Cottage to the left through the start of the girls cottages to the right.
the boys end of the Village showing the three boys cottages. To the left is the Auditorium/Gymnasium, the Barbara Givernaud Cottage, Mother Evangelista School, and the Careteria.
Another view looking North of the three boys cottages, the Auditorium/Gymnasium, and an additional building on the left built after the close of St. Joseph's by the Bergen County Special Services.