In 1882, the Cleveland Board of Education purchased land on Bridge Street (Avenue), near its intersection with Randall Street (Road), where it constructed a large two-story brick and stone school building. The new West High School opened to classes in 1884. West High was located in this building until 1902, when it moved to a new, larger campus on Franklin Boulevard near Browning (West 68th) Street. The old school building on Bridge later was home to West Commerce High School, then to William Dean Howell Junior High, and finally (from 1944-1971) to Cleveland Lourdes Academy. The building was razed in 1971. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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