Crews Clear Old Greenwich High Auditorium Site For Classroom Construction

GREENWICH, Conn. — The old Greenwich High School auditorium has taken its place in history.

Construction crews work to prepare the site of the old Greenwich High School auditorium Wednesday for construction of new classrooms.
Photo Credit: *Jay Polansky*

Construction crews work to prepare the site of the old Greenwich High School auditorium Wednesday for construction of new classrooms. Pictured here is the old auditorium.
Photo Credit: *Frank MacEachern*

Jay Polansky

01/06/2016 5:00 a.m.

Crews have finished demolishing the original auditorium, which was constructed in 1970. The original building was often described as having poor acoustics and lacking sufficient space for current school programs.

Crews will construct new classrooms on the site. Earlier this school year, Greenwich High celebrated the opening of a much-awaited auditorium that replaced the original one.

The school's new 35,000-square-foot performing arts center features a tiered 1,325-seat multi-purpose auditorium. It also includes an orchestra pit, a set design room, green room, two dressing rooms, piano, prop and costume storage rooms, and a large galleria entrance.

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