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Images: Brainerd Building through the years

As crews prepare to demolish the Brainerd Building in Libertyville, take a look back at the history of the 97-year-old structure and the students who walked its halls.

View of the gymnasium of Libertyville Township High School, located on Route 176. The original school building was built in 1917 and the gymnasium was added in 1929. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
View of the original high school building from Mechanics Grove Road, now Route 176. In 1916 the Libertyville Township High School District was created and land was purchased to build a new high school building. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
Drum major and majorettes pose in front of the Brainerd Building. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
Members of the class of 1950 enjoy a freshman dance held in the Brainerd Building in April 1947. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
Runners are captured at the start of a junior varsity track meet with Lake Forest High School held at the Brainerd building in 1948. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
Libertyville Township High School football players line up on the football field for the homecoming game with Warren Township High School in 1949. The Brainerd building can be seen in the background. Courtesy of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
A photo in a 1953 yearbook shows the band marching past the Brainerd Building. Courtesy of Community High School Dist. 128
Tom Morello, guitarist for the band Rage Against the Machine, smiles for his 1982 senior yearbook portrait at Libertyville High School. Courtesy of Community High School Dist. 128
Former baseball player and coach Brett Butler was a 1975 graduate of Libertyville High School. Courtesy of Community High School Dist. 128
An old Libertyville Township High School football photograph hung in the Brainerd Building prior to demolition preparations. Daily Herald file
A Libertyville Township high school girls basketball team from 1918 played in the Brainerd Building at that time. Daily Herald file
Libertyville Township high school in 1918. Daily Herald file
  The Brainerd Building in Libertyville was named to the 2009-2010 Chicagoland watch list as one of the 10 most endangered historic buildings by Landmarks Illinois. PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  The Brainerd Building in Libertyville is scheduled to be torn down starting Monday, Nov. 17. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  The Jackson gym in Libertyville's Brainerd Building. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  The Brainerd Building in Libertyville will be torn down following failed efforts to save it. PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  The Brainerd Building in Libertyville was named to a watch list as one of the 10 most endangered historic buildings by Landmarks Illinois. PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A tour walks through former science labs in the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. Daily Herald file
  Libertyville voters were asked whether they would approve a tax hike to pay for up to $11.5 million in bonds to be issued by the village to rehab the Brainerd Building into a community center. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board hired a firm on Sept. 8, 2014, to knock down the Brainerd Building and Jackson Gym. Russell Lissau/rlissau@dailyherald.com
  The auditorium of the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Broken and boarded up windows showed the condition of the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Items to be removed from the former multi-purpose room inside the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  A tour passes the stage area as Libertyville High School alumni and the general public were invited to tour the Brainerd Community Center. GEORGE LECLAIRE/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  John Snow, right, president of Brainerd Community Center Inc. guides Lisa DiChiera of Landmark Illinois from the old section of the Brainerd Building in Libetyville to the newer section as they try to determine its eligibility for its next list of "most endangered historic places." STEVE LUNDY/slundy@dailyherald.com
  A classroom that needs work in the Brainerd Community Center. GEORGE LECLAIRE/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  The gym in the Brainerd Community Center. GEORGE LECLAIRE/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Items from the Brainerd Building in Libertyville were removed as plans were set in motion to create a Brainderd Community Center. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Desks are removed from the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyheraldcom
The Brainerd Community Center in Libertyville. Daily Herald file
  The vacant Brainerd Building was used by local police departments for tactical training. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  The vacant Brainerd Building was used by local police departments for tactical training. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Signs outside the Building Building in Libertyville show the difference of opinion on saving the building. Mick Zawislak@mzawislak@dailyherald.com
  A sign on a car of a member of It's a No Brainerd PAC. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  A group sought to renovate the Brainerd Building and the Jackson gym in Libertyville. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The second North Shore Wine, Beer, Cigar, and Food Festival to raise funds for a for the Save Brainerd organization was held at the Brainerd Building in Libertyville. Daily Herald file
Renderings of the proposed changes to the Brainerd Coummunity Center in Libertyville. Courtesy of The Hezner Corporation
Renderings of the interior of proposed changed to the Brainerd Coummunity Center in Libertyville. Courtesy of The Hezner Corporation
  Demolition of the Brainerd Building in Libertyville are scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 17. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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