The first Lincoln High. The Tall building at the rear is the Auditorium.
This school was 3 stories.
In 1913 With the population increasing demands for a high school in the area became of paramount importance youngsters had to hop a trolley and travel to Los Angeles High accross the river, they were grumbling at the inconvenience and L.A. high was splitting at the seams. Ave 21 school became a temporary refuge for the students. The site on to which Lincoln was to be built, was purchased from Charles Woolwine (Woolwine Estate) but it took some time to get building underway. It was the same site of land on the "Enchanted hill" once awarded to Dr John S Griffin in 1856 by a city that was grateful to him for his work in stemming a smallpox epidemic. Dr Griffins nephew later became owner of he land and after a few years sold it to Baron De Roguiat who built a mansion overlooking the city. After 8 years it was destroyed by fire. The property was then leased to the Wareneick bros who used the hill for an amusement park which annoyed the sleepy residents too much. So the Baron sold the whole parcel to W.W. Woolwine who built a splendid home on the hill. Pending the constuction of the new school, Ave 21 intermediate school moved to the hillside site where students studied their algebra and english under the trees. Lincoln high became a real pioneer in industrial training. In 1919 the plant was extended across Lincoln park ave where 3 shops were still in use. So pround of the new school was the community that it was felt that the name of Lincoln should be extended to cover "northside" amusement park and lake. Later to becom Lincoln Park. Through the consant effort of Dr Ethel Andrus principal of Lincoln during the early years, the park...... and then the community took the Lincoln name. The suberb on the east bank of the L.A. River became Lincoln Heights with Dr Andrus officiating at the change over. Lincoln Heights was originally called East Los Angeles. When Boyle Heights came into existance it was called the Northeast area. North Broadway was called Peppertree lane.