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The Edward W. Bok Technical High School was a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Irwin T. Catharine and named after literary figure Edward William Bok, editor of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Jan 6, 2022 · Edward W. Bok Technical School. The auditorium of the abandoned Edward W. Bok Technical High School in Philadelphia, PA. Updated January 6, 2022 | By Matthew Christopher. Built from 1935-1937 in a gorgeous Art Deco style, the Edward W. Bok School was named after a Dutch author and editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, which was noted ...
Apr 17, 2013 · On March 7, 2013, the state-charged School Reform Commission, citing massive budget shortfalls, voted to close 23 of Philadelphia’s public schools, shuttering about 10 percent of buildings within the district. Edward W. Bok Technical High School, at 8th and Mifflin Streets in South Philadelphia, is among the 23.
The Edward W. Bok Technical High School in South Philadelphia held its final graduation yesterday and today its doors will close for good, but the future of the 75-year-old building is...
Aug 27, 2018 · It originally served as Bok Technical High School, a vocational school that taught young Philadelphians a wide variety of trades. The school’s layout represented a groundbreaking approach to vocational education.
Nov 25, 2021 · In 2013 the School District of Philadelphia closed 23 schools, including a massive gray stone building on South Ninth Street, the Edward W. Bok Technical High School. In an unexpected twist, the development and design firm Scout bought it for $1.75 million and has been gradually repurposing it into a sanctuary for creatives since ...
Sep 15, 2022 · The nearly century–old Bok Building appears unassuming to the average passerby. However, the Bok Building’s roots run deep in South Philly’s history. Built between 1935 and 1937, the Edward W. Bok Technical High School was funded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration.
