Queen Anne High School

This beautiful school, located atop Queen Anne, in Seattle, Washington, opened in September 1909, and closed at the end of 1981 school year. It was converted into condos in the late 1990s.

• Seattle School District: Queen Anne High School
• Queen Anne High School Alumni Association
• Queen Anne High Wikipedia entry

So, long story short, I started collecting Queen Anne High School yearbooks (KUAY). Of the 72 available editions, I own the following:
1914
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1928
1929
1931
1932
1933
1934 (25th Anniversary)
1937 (Hank Ketcham, Class of '37)
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944 (two, because on(c)e is never enough)
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1954
1955
1957
1959 (50th Anniversary)
1960
1962
1963
1964
1965
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1974 (Kathi Goertzen, Class of '76)
1981 (last year!)

Why do I love this school so much? Hard to say, really, considering I didn't go there. I have no feelings toward my own high school, so the appeal of this one is hard to explain. I love the architecture of the building itself. It's absolutely stunning, and sits atop Queen Anne hill, overlooking the city and Elliott Bay.

Given our proximity to the school, there are a number of alumni living in the area I can talk with, and I have been allowed to look through some of the yearbooks our neighbors own. My hope is to someday have a complete collection, but I think that will be a pretty tough goal to accomplish. Well, I have the rest of my life to try.

I can only think of one more high school in Washington state that has a better building and view: Stadium High School, in Tacoma, Washington. The school was the site of the movie, 10 Things I Hate About You and, in my opinion, looks like an ivy-league college. They truly don't make them like that anymore.

Just found out L. Ron Hubbard spent some time there in the late '20s...  Blech!