METROPOLITAN OPEN SCHOOL

Metropolitan Open School provides a “home-like environment offering guided choices that emphasize problem-solving, creative thinking and learning by doing.” The K-8 school, which is not religious, emphasizes individual learning. It was started by a group of Hopkins parents led by

4348 BROOKSIDE AVENUE

Down Brookside Avenue, around the bend by the Dan Patch tracks, was Brookside Grocery. It is unknown when the first store opened at this location.  A 1913 map shows that the property was owned by Harriet S. Harley. The Cottage

4241 BROOKSIDE AVENUE

Brookside Community Church (Methodist Episcopal) had its beginning as a Sunday School, begun in 1913.  It is unknown where this Sunday School was located.  The Brookside Improvement Association met at the “Sunday School Building” from at least June 10, 1914,

LeRoy deBoom

This is the story of a young man who had the world on a string, with endless possibilities, only to have the rug pulled out from under him. This is the story of how that young man refused to give

Class of 1939 Memoir

The following story was shared by Elizabeth Ludwig Fuller, class of 1939.  She has also contributed a digital copy of the many pictures, letters, and memories for ALL of the 1939 class reunions.  To view these digital documents please stop by