Deconstructing the Physical Education Center (PEC)

Published:

March 22, 2011

Workers stack the floor of the PEC gym for reuse

PEC with gym walls removed, rest of PEC standing

Huge sections of laminated wood are stacked on the back of a semi using heavy equipment

Semi loaded with the laminated wood sections heads down 10th avenue, passing the Bear Center

In the fall and winter of 2010, closely following the completion of the new Charles Benson Bear '39 Recreation and Athletic Center, workers dismantled and largely recycled the College’s Physical Education Complex (PEC).

You can read all about the 1971 building’s history in the Spring 2011 issue of The Grinnell Magazine.

Ken Saunders, the College’s maintenance manager, meticulously documented the deconstruction process and shares these photos.