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The original Huntington High School, located on 8th Street between 9th and 10th avenues, opened its doors on Sept. 4, 1916. By the late 1930s, the school was so overcrowded that students were forced to attend morning and afternoon shifts. The overcrowding led to the birth of Huntington East High School in 1940. When the new Huntington High opened in 1996, the old building stood vacant for some time but has since been renovated as Huntington High Renaissance Center, a multi-use facility that includes senior-citizen housing, an arts group, and a branch of the Huntington YMCA.
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The original Huntington High School, located on 8th Street between 9th and 10th avenues, opened its doors on Sept. 4, 1916. By the late 1930s, the school was so overcrowded that students were forced to attend morning and afternoon shifts. The overcrowding led to the birth of Huntington East High School in 1940. When the new Huntington High opened in 1996, the old building stood vacant for some time but has since been renovated as Huntington High Renaissance Center, a multi-use facility that includes senior-citizen housing, an arts group, and a branch of the Huntington YMCA.
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The original Huntington High School, located on 8th Street between 9th and 10th avenues, opened its doors on Sept. 4, 1916. By the late 1930s, the school was so overcrowded that students were forced to attend morning and afternoon shifts. The overcrowding led to the birth of Huntington East High School in 1940. When the new Huntington High opened in 1996, the old building stood vacant for some time but has since been renovated as Huntington High Renaissance Center, a multi-use facility that includes senior-citizen housing, an arts group, and a branch of the Huntington YMCA.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The store at right is the S.P. Brown Co.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The store at right is the S.P. Brown Co.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The store at right is the S.P. Brown Co.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The building in the left background is the Bradshaw-Diehl Department Store. Huntington Lodge No. 64, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, owned the building and met each Thursday night on the fourth floor. The property was taken by Urban Renewal so a hotel could be built on the property by Harold Frankel and Nick Tweel. Mr. Frankel's father's store had been "in the middle of the block" as it was stated in their advertisements. Morgan's Office Supply can be seen in the far right. Originally it was know as Swann's until J. Hanley Morgan married Mr. Swann's daughter when it then went by the name "Swann and Morgan" for a time. Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for the information.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The store at right is the S.P. Brown Co.
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The city parking garage at 10th Street and 4th Avenue was built in the mid-1950s by Walter Lewis Sr. and managed, as well as other lots, by Walter Lewis Jr. The Lewis realty company had a 99-year lease. Thanks to Jack Rickman for the information. The building in the left background is the Bradshaw-Diehl Department Store. Huntington Lodge No. 64, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, owned the building and met each Thursday night on the fourth floor. The property was taken by Urban Renewal so a hotel could be built on the property by Harold Frankel and Nick Tweel. Mr. Frankel's father's store had been "in the middle of the block" as it was stated in their advertisements. Morgan's Office Supply can be seen in the far right. Originally it was know as Swann's until J. Hanley Morgan married Mr. Swann's daughter when it then went by the name "Swann and Morgan" for a time. Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for the information.
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In 1872, Bishop Richard Whelan appointed the Rev. Thomas Quirk to organize Catholics in Cabell County. Quirk organized St. Peter's Parish in Guyandotte, which met at first at the Madie Carroll home. He also organized St. Joseph Parish, which built a house of worship at 8th Avenue and 20th Street. Aggravated by the frequent floods that inundated lower portions of downtown, Quirk noted the high-water mark at 6th Avenue and 13th Street, and the congregation began a new church at that corner -- a project that was finished in 1889 under the pastorate of the Rev. John Werninger. The elegant stone structure features an ornate double wooden entrance door housed in a Gothic arch, and above that, a rose stained-glass window and a recessed niche housing a saint. A cross is positioned at the top of the stone gable.
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In 1872, Bishop Richard Whelan appointed the Rev. Thomas Quirk to organize Catholics in Cabell County. Quirk organized St. Peter's Parish in Guyandotte, which met at first at the Madie Carroll home. He also organized St. Joseph Parish, which built a house of worship at 8th Avenue and 20th Street. Aggravated by the frequent floods that inundated lower portions of downtown, Quirk noted the high-water mark at 6th Avenue and 13th Street, and the congregation began a new church at that corner -- a project that was finished in 1889 under the pastorate of the Rev. John Werninger. The elegant stone structure features an ornate double wooden entrance door housed in a Gothic arch, and above that, a rose stained-glass window and a recessed niche housing a saint. A cross is positioned at the top of the stone gable.
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St. Joseph Catholic High School at 6th Avenue and 13th Street was built in 1930, after the student population outgrew a room in the grade school. According to the St. Joseph Central Catholic High School website: "In 1932, the State of West Virginia accredited St. Joseph High School as a first-class four-year senior high school. In 1959, St. Joseph became a Central High School for the parishes of Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Peter Claver, and St. Joseph. Also at this time five classrooms, a physics and chemistry lab were added and the gym was enlarged to regulation size. Then in September 2000 the Regina K. Zitter Technology Wing was added to the school. The new three-story addition houses a 28-station computer research lab, a math lab, and a science lab. And---a roof top deck with a weather station."
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St. Joseph Catholic High School at 6th Avenue and 13th Street was built in 1930, after the student population outgrew a room in the grade school. According to the St. Joseph Central Catholic High School website: "In 1932, the State of West Virginia accredited St. Joseph High School as a first-class four-year senior high school. In 1959, St. Joseph became a Central High School for the parishes of Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Peter Claver, and St. Joseph. Also at this time five classrooms, a physics and chemistry lab were added and the gym was enlarged to regulation size. Then in September 2000 the Regina K. Zitter Technology Wing was added to the school. The new three-story addition houses a 28-station computer research lab, a math lab, and a science lab. And---a roof top deck with a weather station."
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