Throwback videos: Glenside Weldon Elementary students celebrate ‘Nerd Day’ | Demolition of the Glenside Weldon building

Glenside resident George Conner shared a Youtube gem from the early 1990s today.

The KYW Philadelphia News clip below features students from Glenside Weldon Elementary School as they celebrate “Nerd Day” on March 2, 1990. Enjoy:

The school was demolished in 2014 following a vote by the Abington School Board. 

The building dated back to as early as 1906, with 11 additions made over the years. The videos below show the demolition:

You can also view former student Steve Rittler’s Flickr album of the building pre-demolition.

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