By Joe Veyera

It’s been 14 years since children last roamed the halls of the Magnolia Elementary School building. While the school itself closed in the mid-1980s, various uses as an interim site kept it occupied, until Coe Elementary students moved into their current building in 2002. Since then, the doors have been locked, the windows boarded up, and the lights turned off.

That could change, if voters approve the BTA IV levy next week, which includes $87.8 million to renovate and reopen three school buildings across the city, including Magnolia Elementary. According to project manager Jeanette Imanshi, the school would open in 2018, and hold approximately 500 students from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

On Monday, Seattle Public Schools invited us in to take a look at the building’s current state, in advance of next Tuesday’s special election.

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