Guardian Angels Parish Elementary School in Detroit (Hayes Road and Mayfield Street). The parish, on Detroit's East Side, opened in 1927, while Michael J. Gallagher was Bishop of the Detroit Diocese. The school closed in 1987, the parish in 2006.
There is a great FB page for school alumni and others interested in the parish and school (they even let me join). With nearly 800 members and over 2000 photos, it is not just one of the best, but the best Facebook page for a Detroit area Catholic school I have seen. All the more amazing as Guardian Angels did not have a high school, and the elementary school closed 25 years ago.
The pictures cover a variety of categories-not just class composites, but classroom, neighborhood, sports, and activity photos that really brings the the parish and school to life. Visitors to the page do get a great sense of the importance of a Catholic school and parish to a community. I have chosen a few here.
It is ironic, perhaps, that I found this page while doing a little digging after watching the YouTube video posted by one of my heroes, "Brotha I M Broke", a Detroit urban explorer who, last month visited the ruins of Guardian Angels school. I will post that video in a few days. The horrible condition of the building is the more amazing when you know that the Detroit Board of Education operated an elementary school of its own there until 2010.
This is kind of chronicle the Bishop Michael J. Gallagher Society hopes can be created for all Detroit area Catholic schools.
Go, Warriors!
Convent Groundbreaking-1950
Class of 1952 Graduation Breakfast
Guardian Angel Cub Scouts 1955
Guardian Angels Sewing Class
November 1958 Football Progam-GA v St. Jude
On Friday, March 8th, 2013 the demolition of Guardian Angels School (Kelly & Hayes) began. A sad day for all Guardian Angels students. https://www.facebook.com/groups/29949932410/10151284697822411/?notif_t=group_comment_reply
Posted by: brenda grundt | 03/09/2013 at 07:47 AM
Anyone know the whereabouts or email address of Arleen Brennan or sister Kathleen that attended Guardian Angels GS in the early 1940s ? Jim Simon or June S or Hellen McConnel say high if you still are out there......Brent...bbiehl@lighthouse.net
Posted by: bren biehl | 01/25/2014 at 05:31 PM
Interested if finding the original building plans for the Guardian Angles Convent on Mayfield.
Posted by: Danny Williams | 06/04/2015 at 02:48 PM
Arleen Brennan is Mrs. Bonello now and lives in Redford, MI
Posted by: Sue Glaspie | 06/06/2015 at 09:22 PM
Attended Guardian Angels School from the first thru the sixth grade. From 1945 to 1950 Sister Ursela was the principal
Posted by: Richard Cane (Trzcinski) | 07/11/2019 at 07:41 PM