US shopping centre turned into school with $4.6 million transformation

For school students in the the US city of Burlington, Vermont, the major department store was a popular spot to socialise. 

Unfortunately, the Macy’s department store, located in the north-east of the United States just 70 kilometres from the Canadian border, closed down in 2018.

But a serious health hazard just over 3 kilometres away has given the building a new life.

Last year, a high school in Burlington was shut down because toxic industrial chemicals, known as PCBs, were found in the building and soil during renovations.