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Urinal Cemetery
A urinal cemetery was created by former teacher, Valerie O’Riordan to say goodbye to some of the boys bathrooms in preparation to switch them to girls bathrooms. -
Bathroom pre-renovation
“Until this year, the bathrooms were virtually the same as it was in 1949, the first year of Riordan”, wrote Julien Untalan. This image shows the before of what Riordan bathrooms used to look like. -
Beginning Process
Construction began over summer, tearing up the interior of the bathrooms. -
Crusader Reporters investigate
The Squire reporters find out what the construction plans are, as they interview the Director of Facilities, Brandon Ramsey. -
In Construction
The construction is under work and the bathrooms are drastically changing. Changing the plumbing system proved to be a big challenge. -
Clean Up
Bins of garbage and pieces of the old bathroom begin pilling up. -
Bathrooms take shape
The bathrooms are all cleared out and ready for new inputs. -
Clean Up Cont.
More garbage is collected as the bathrooms begin to take new shape, including old pipes and tiles. -
Final pieces of the Bathroom are thrown out
The construction workers begin by tearing up the bathroom interior. They removed the toilets and sinks, and begin to throw them away. -
Tile reveals new look
“the eternal slight dampness of the tiled floors, or the everlasting buzz of outdated lighting,” as Julien explained, are no longer seen in the new and improved Riordan bathrooms! -
Finishing touches
The bathrooms are almost done. Tile, flooring, paint, and counters are all put into place. “In our new, sleek, modern, and most importantly, sanitary bathrooms, true masterworks of contemporary architecture, ” as described by Julien can be seen. -
New Look
The bathrooms now have a modern look. They have white shiny sinks, new dyson air dryers, and non-contact soap dispensers. -
Finished bathrooms
“After countless decades, the bathrooms have been finally renovated and the results are life-changing to the students and faculty of Riordan as a whole.”