This page provides a glimpse of the school a decade after the tragedy. Contrast these images to the crime scene photos page.

Except as noted, these are all screen captures from the Columbine intro video shot for my book by filmmaker Andrew Kemler March 6, 2009. Captions appear under each photo.

The commons (cafeteria), as seen from the senior parking lot. The library used to be above it. The remodeled West Entrance is to the far left, and the canopy over the Student Entrance is to the far right. (We filmed after school was out for the afternoon. The lot would be packed during the day.)

 

The school sign, with mascot pictured. (CSAP is Colorado's standardized student testing system. It stands for Colorado Student Assessment Program.)

 

A major corridor.

 

A closer shot of the commons.

 

Inside shot of the commons, after school let out for the day.

 

The new atrium area above the commons, where the library used to be. (The flag is hanging above the heads of anyone in the cafeteria.) The shot is taken from the second floor, facing the Rockies, and facing slightly down. The light is coming in from the windows on the iconic curved green wall shown in some of the exterior photos above.

 

A tighter shot of the same area in the atrium. That's not a skylight in the top-left, it's a suspended ceiling tile. These were painted and installed as part of the renovation to demolish the library and create the atrium.

(Look at the unpainted suspended fixture at the bottom right to get another perspective on what you're looking at. Tiles are also obliquely visible in the previous picture, which will give you an idea how they fit into the whole view.)

 

The steps up to the West Entrance. The sidewalk, stairs and entrance were redesigned and rebuilt after the attack, because people were killed and injured there. During the attack, the entrance was recessed further back into the building.

 

Another angle on the same area.

 

This is not from the video. It was a regular (digital) photo taken by me of "the hogback," an archeological feature just a few miles west of the school, en route to Dylan's house. (It's also close to Red Rocks Amphitheater.) It's spectacular.

Please DO NOT go visit the Klebold home. But I hope this image gives you a sense of some of the beauty of the area. This is where Tom and Sue Klebold chose to raise their family. Dylan passed vistas like this multiple times a day.