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'''J. Lee Pickens School''' was a primary school located at 2511 North [[Hayne Street]]. It is named for [[J. Lee Pickens]], a prominent African-American physician.
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'''J. Lee Pickens School''' was a primary school located at 2511 North [[Hayne Street]].
 
 
The school opened in {{date needed}} and closed in {{date needed}}. It has been used by the [[Escambia County School District]] for storage of surplus equipment and materials.
 
 
 
In [[2001]], school officials agreed to grant the building to a non-profit community arts organization, the [[Multi-Educational Cultural Center for the Arts]] (or MECCA), if the group could pay to relocate the contents of the building to a storage facility near the [[Hall Center]]. After a 90-day deadline, however, MECCA had not raised the necessary funds.<ref>"Hayne Street revitalization effort hits snag." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 4, 2001.</ref>
 
 
 
The school building was demolished in [[2014]].
 
  
 
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