Moment in Time Revisited

Dressed in bows and dresses, these second-grade girls are enjoying recess in the sandbox on the playground of the Grandview Elementary School. The photograph is dated 1918 and shows homes on Oakland Avenue near First Avenue in the background. The Grandview Elementary School was built in 1911 at a cost of $50,000. It was built on Fairview across from the Harding School. It later became the Grandview Junior High School when a west wing, facing Oakland Avenue was added in 1930 (Edison Elementary School). The homes (left to right) are identified as belonging to the Jesters, Whittridges, and Wagners. Sally Tremaine, Elizabeth Brennamon, Jeanette Gutches, and Mary Glass are noted as being among their classmates in the sandbox, but have not been identified. If any of the readers can identify any of the children, please contact the Society at ghmchs@gmail.com.

NOTE: Originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication December 5, 2006.