PC-000-945

Picture postcard of San Diego High School from the city, with a view of Balboa Park behind the school

 

circa 1914

 

C. T. Photochrom (Curt Teich)

From its location on Park Boulevard, San Diego High School looks out over the city and the Bay, with Balboa Park behind it. The original San Diego High School was named Russ School, desgned by architects Victor and William B. Stewart in 1881. It was finished in 1882, named after the lumberman who donated the lumber and material costs for construction. The old high school building was moved off the site and it burned down in 1911. It was replaced by a Gothic Revival building known as the "Grey Castle," designed by F. S. Allen (1860-1934), with construction starting in 1906. Construction continued beyond this original building (here on the right), with cornerstones for others laid in 1912, the stadium built in 1914, in 1922 and 1923 separate gymnasiums for men and women, and an auditorium in 1926. After Callifornia legislation in the 1960s required the razing of all school buildings built prior to 1933, due to earthquake concerns, architect Richard G. Wheeler (1917-1990) was retained in 1970 to design a new school. Demolition and construction proceeded simultaneously on different buildings starting in 1973 and ending with occupation of all four new buildings in 1977. The Curt Teich number on the back of this untraveled picture postcard is A-48566.

San Diego High School; San Diego; Gray Castle; F. S. Allen; High schools; Balboa Park; Curt Teich

1405 Park Boulevard

California - San Diego

 

 

MS-0008

Engllish

I. L. Eno, San Diego, California, US

Postcard

3.5 inches x 5.5 inches

No

Journal of San Diego History, Spring 1982, v 28, #2, R. G. Wheeler "San Diego High School"

[printed superimposed on photograph at top left]
4565. View of San Diego High School from City, overlooking Balboa Park, San Diego, Cal.

 

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