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09-22-2003, 01:19 PM
This is the same photo that was sent along to RRT’rs and HAMB’rs in the Pinky book.
I added it to show how the Ventura High School campus was split by Poli Street.
And as you noticed, failed to identify anything.
Photo is looking just east of north. Catalina Street runs directly north/south.
This photo is circa 1944 and a few changes were made by 1956. They will be noted.
1. Administration building - library on second story middle.
2. Auditorium - front view, classrooms are second story back. The grassy berm mentioned is just to the right of the number 13 and in front of the auditorium.
3. Auto shops - top to bottom, three classrooms/shops. First two are the auto shops, last one to the back is the metal shop. Building to the left of the auto shops is driver training and FFA classroom. (FFA is Future Farmers of America. They have a small plot out back with veggies and other plants.)
4. Girls gym. Offices to the left, lockers and showers to the right. Don’t ask how I know.
5. Liberal Arts building. Nurses station is at the north end, 1st story. The open area between the girls gym and boys gym became an Olympic size pool and was ready for use in 53 - 54.
6. Basketball court where sock hops, proms and the like were held. Basketball now and then. It was the place to be on many a Friday night as well as a few Saturdays.
7. Boys gym, lockers and showers. Outdoor basketball courts just above the number 7.
8. The parking lot shown became the tennis courts in late 1955. The tennis courts shown at the bottom of the page just above Main St. were turned into about four classrooms and a parking lot.
9. The barn. Not sure what it used to be, but 55-57 it was used by the girls gym classes for modern dance, trampolines etc.
10. Student parking lot.
11. Football stadium with track facilities etc.
12. Poli Street.
13. Catalina Street.
14. Quad - Union Building. Electric and radio shops were on the left, cafeteria and some lockers were on the right, the open area was picnic benches etc. for lunch. The two story building to the rear was the Union Building proper. They started building a new cafeteria in late 55 and this building came down. New one story classrooms were put in it’s place. In 55 the Senior Lawn was just below the quad. In 56 it was changed to the triangular patch of lawn just at the top of the number 1.
15. Main Street. Just above and to the right of the number 15 is the girls play field. Archery, field hockey and the like. Going from the girls gym to the play field you had to cross over a bridge across the barranca. More than a few couples were caught hanging out on the bridge and underneath when they should have been in gym class.
Between the auto shops and the football stadium were the baseball diamonds. One at upper left and a nicer one lower right.
Just to the left of the student parking lot and to the right of the right side ball diamond were some handball courts as well as a paved road leading up to the El Jardin parking lot. The parking lot was to the left of the football stadium and just below the left to right street - named El Jardin appropriately enough. This one used by students and teachers alike. One of the teachers lived in Santa Barbara and drove his flatty powered, white top, black Deuce highboy roadster to school pretty often and the El Jardin parking lot is where he parked. I always took the time to look at it when it was there.
The narrow road between ball diamond and handball courts on the way up to the El Jardin parking lot was the best testing grounds around for checking out the tone and rumble of your new duals. Nowhere else in town did it as well.
Directly across Main Street from the right (east) wing of the Administration Building was the Frosty Shop. The actual name was Fosters Freeze, but most of us called it the Frosty Shop.
Today, the same building is there, but it’s a battery shop. Pretty appropriate considering all the car oriented stuff that went on there.
This pic perhaps not needed for the book, but I thought it would help to show how the school was laid out.
Interesting place and interesting times.
Sometimes more than interesting, but just part of what you learned at school.
Whether on the curriculum or not....
I added it to show how the Ventura High School campus was split by Poli Street.
And as you noticed, failed to identify anything.
Photo is looking just east of north. Catalina Street runs directly north/south.
This photo is circa 1944 and a few changes were made by 1956. They will be noted.
1. Administration building - library on second story middle.
2. Auditorium - front view, classrooms are second story back. The grassy berm mentioned is just to the right of the number 13 and in front of the auditorium.
3. Auto shops - top to bottom, three classrooms/shops. First two are the auto shops, last one to the back is the metal shop. Building to the left of the auto shops is driver training and FFA classroom. (FFA is Future Farmers of America. They have a small plot out back with veggies and other plants.)
4. Girls gym. Offices to the left, lockers and showers to the right. Don’t ask how I know.
5. Liberal Arts building. Nurses station is at the north end, 1st story. The open area between the girls gym and boys gym became an Olympic size pool and was ready for use in 53 - 54.
6. Basketball court where sock hops, proms and the like were held. Basketball now and then. It was the place to be on many a Friday night as well as a few Saturdays.
7. Boys gym, lockers and showers. Outdoor basketball courts just above the number 7.
8. The parking lot shown became the tennis courts in late 1955. The tennis courts shown at the bottom of the page just above Main St. were turned into about four classrooms and a parking lot.
9. The barn. Not sure what it used to be, but 55-57 it was used by the girls gym classes for modern dance, trampolines etc.
10. Student parking lot.
11. Football stadium with track facilities etc.
12. Poli Street.
13. Catalina Street.
14. Quad - Union Building. Electric and radio shops were on the left, cafeteria and some lockers were on the right, the open area was picnic benches etc. for lunch. The two story building to the rear was the Union Building proper. They started building a new cafeteria in late 55 and this building came down. New one story classrooms were put in it’s place. In 55 the Senior Lawn was just below the quad. In 56 it was changed to the triangular patch of lawn just at the top of the number 1.
15. Main Street. Just above and to the right of the number 15 is the girls play field. Archery, field hockey and the like. Going from the girls gym to the play field you had to cross over a bridge across the barranca. More than a few couples were caught hanging out on the bridge and underneath when they should have been in gym class.
Between the auto shops and the football stadium were the baseball diamonds. One at upper left and a nicer one lower right.
Just to the left of the student parking lot and to the right of the right side ball diamond were some handball courts as well as a paved road leading up to the El Jardin parking lot. The parking lot was to the left of the football stadium and just below the left to right street - named El Jardin appropriately enough. This one used by students and teachers alike. One of the teachers lived in Santa Barbara and drove his flatty powered, white top, black Deuce highboy roadster to school pretty often and the El Jardin parking lot is where he parked. I always took the time to look at it when it was there.
The narrow road between ball diamond and handball courts on the way up to the El Jardin parking lot was the best testing grounds around for checking out the tone and rumble of your new duals. Nowhere else in town did it as well.
Directly across Main Street from the right (east) wing of the Administration Building was the Frosty Shop. The actual name was Fosters Freeze, but most of us called it the Frosty Shop.
Today, the same building is there, but it’s a battery shop. Pretty appropriate considering all the car oriented stuff that went on there.
This pic perhaps not needed for the book, but I thought it would help to show how the school was laid out.
Interesting place and interesting times.
Sometimes more than interesting, but just part of what you learned at school.
Whether on the curriculum or not....