Manual Arts High School has an incredible history as the third oldest high school in Los Angeles, spanning more than a century.
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This mission architecture school used to grace the corner of Hoover and 70th streets in South LA. Now it’s a park. Here’s what happened.
9 CommentsThomas Jefferson High School in Southeast Los Angeles stands as the fourth oldest high school in the entire city. Here’s its history.
3 CommentsOn South Central Avenue, Verbum Dei High School has an incredible 60-year history serving the Watts community of South LA.
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Leave a Comment Today we’re looking at a brief history of Washington Preparatory High School, and we’ll also take a look at how it jumpstarted Southwest Los Angeles.
Leave a CommentIn 1968, Crenshaw High School opened as a 25-acre flagship campus in South LA that would level the playing field between schools in black neighborhoods and schools in white neighborhoods.
3 CommentsWhen you take a deeper look at the school’s historical roots, you’ll find this once-predominantly Black school at the crux of segregation in a White neighborhood.
1 CommentMany people might know this school as a present day minority serving institution, but there’s a lot more to the story than this.
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