SMGC Deconstructed

We have been tearing down the gym this week. It has gone pretty smoothly...but it is a lot of work.  I do not know how my dad is handling the physical labor all day and then he teaches classes at LASG aftwards. It has been like this all week. I already pulled a back muscle. My whole family has been there at all hours all week. I am the one with the most pain.... the other Lubers are apparently superstars!

Here are some photos I took of the teardown. It is so sad. I took pictures because I really needed it to feel real for me.  I just haven't totally accepted the situation yet. We still have to have all this stuff out of there in a few days. There is still a bunch a very nice mats, porta pits, a vaulting table, mini tramp, etc. There are some great mats that normally sell for about $1000 and they are in great condition...they go under the uneven bars but they could be used for anything....they rectangular and about 12 feet long. Call 310-838-4228 if interested or email alsgym@aol.com .

I was left alone in the gym for 10 minutes and instead of doing work I took some pictures.

Here they are:

 

Comments

[wordsmith]

Love the black and white of the mannequins on the beam and the close-up of the pommels

[wordsmith]

Just to let you know, Carol: You must have had a bug, because there are two duplicate posts of this, beneath this one.

[Yuri Hinson]

Carol,

Thank you for documenting the physical deconstruction of the gym. While on a level I know that the gym lives on forever in me, there is a still an odd sense of homelessness that I've been accepting since the gym closed. Of course, even factoring in the pendulum of emotions that occurs during pregnancy, I have a subtle yet pervasive sadness that my child will never bounce on the trampolines at SMGC or sit in your Mom or Dad's lap while I go bounce on the trampoline! I marvel at the rock that SMGC has been in my life and I am so glad you were there at the 'end' so to speak. I hope all is transitioning well for you and the family, which feels like my family too.