El Segundo High School
Construction of El Segundo High School had been underway for about six months when the cornerstone was laid as part of the administration building on June 18, 1927. Los Angeles architects Alfred W. Rea and Charles E. Garstang designed the building in a Lombard Romanesque style meant to evoke the classic design of buildings at East Coast Ivy League schools. Dedication of the new campus was held on Dec. 13, 1927, with State Superintendent of Schools John Cooper giving the keynote speech at the ceremony. El Segundo High’s first 124 students began classes at the new school on Jan. 3, 1928. The school was closed for repairs and renovation after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake after which the school’s auditorium became an in-demand facility for all kinds of productions. Another round of renovation and modernization was completed in 2005.
El Segundo, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt