Description
This is the story of the birth Walnut Ridge Junior-Senior High School, in Columbus, Ohio, from concept to design to construction, as told by a student who was there from the day it opened in 1961 through graduation in 1967. That Class of '67 can lay claim to being the first and only class to "go all the way" - from 7th grade through 12th grade.
It's a fascinating story of visionaries who saw the possibilities of turning a massive dairy farm into a state-of-the-art public school built on a spectacular setting overlooking a vast campus bordered by picturesque Walnut Creek. It all happened in a classic post-war baby-boomer community in the outer suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, a development filled with frame houses, kids who all knew each other and parents who worked at nearby Lockbourne Air Force Base, North American Aviation, the "Depot" (Defense Construction Supply Center, Western Electric and many family-owned small businesses.
We called the neighborhood "Leave-It-To-Beaver-Land", which is an apt description of growing up in this very special 50's-era place as the high school was being planned, then built. We walked or rode bikes everywhere, hung out at Frisch's (for the strawberry pie, burgers and milk shakes) and listened to WCOL-AM on our transistor radios. It was an idyllic time, with the upheaval of the 60's just around the corner. When the high school was opened in 1961, everything was new and exciting. It was our own version of the Wonder Years. We were the lucky ones.
The book includes many photos, WCOL charts and other artifacts from the era.
ASIN: B0DB3FNGXS
VSKU: BVV.B0DB3FNGXS.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Tracy, R. Douglas
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: B0DB3FNGXS
VSKU: BVV.B0DB3FNGXS.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Tracy, R. Douglas
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.