dang they are good ..and why are the guys wearing those uniforms?
Are there still shop classes in DC Public Schools?
I guarantee you those awesome doors have been replaced with prison-esque metal ones
One commenter on Shorpy referenced this amazing find:
"Anacostia, the future haven of beauty, will in the next fifty years be the most popular community in the entire District of Columbia....In the course of time this southeast portion of the city will be 'The Spot.' There will be perfect living conditions here and only time will tell when it will be necessary to spread out farther in all directions to let the mass pour in."—Charles Hamman, "The Anacostia of Tomorrow," from a 1938 class project for Miss Agnes Tweedie, Anacostia High School
Of course, that wasn't such a crazy notion back then, before the highway was built separating Anacostia from its greatest asset and DC shortsightedly built a large portion of its public housing stock in the surrounding neighborhoods. We're getting back on track now, but man did mid-20th century planning really hurt the neighborhood.
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That is such a cool quote, wonder if kids in school today have a similarly optimistic view of Anacostia.
if everything is done right, that quote will eventually be right...just late
The guys wearing the uniforms were cadets in the ROTC program. ROTC was required of all male students in DC High Schools/
These Schools were Amazing, Good to see their pictures...
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