For all you Manatee County sidewalk superintendents, get a load of this!

Manatee charter school site on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Jim Jones)

Manatee Charter School site Wednesday evening. (Herald photo by Jim Jones)

For some weeks, construction has been underway on site preparations for Manatee Charter School in a former cattle pasture off 30th Street East between 38th Avenue and 51st Avenue.

Things looked like they were ramping up Wednesday morning so I stopped to shoot a photograph of the site, which seemed  to still be little more than foundation.

Wednesday night as I drove past the same site, it was very surprising to see the shape of a two-story building had emerged. It was like a giant mushroom had come out of nowhere.

For more about the school, read education reporter Christine Hawes' previous story below:

http://www.bradenton.com/2012/04/06/3984568/manatee-charter-school-moves-toward.html


Jim