View of the northeast corner of Kalamazoo Street school in an undated photo probably made in the 1960's since the US flag appears to be a 50 star model. Kalamazoo Street is in the foreground with the State Building (now Lewis Cass building) directly to the rear of the photographer, diagonal to the school. The east wall at the left faces Chestnut Street. The larger West Junior High School building occupied the rest of the city block. This is how the school looked when the author attended from Kindergarten in the autumn of 1947 through 6th grade ending in the spring of 1954. The author's recollection is that the Principal's office was directly to the right of the east entrance (the entrance nearest us in the photo) with the library occupying the ground floor northeast corner (the corner nearest us). The author also recalls that a large Kindergarten playroom occupied the middle windows facing Kalamazoo Street. The classroom windows open above, with potted plants in the third floor windows nearest us, attest to the pleasant early Spring day which the just-leafing trees tell us is the season. The ample glazing and ability to get plenty of air into the classrooms reflected the best thinking of school design in the 1920's. Architecturally a classic of its era, and very stoutly built, it was also made by the teachers and staff into a very welcoming place for children, but one where you were definitely there for the business of learning! Photo courtesy Lansing Board of Education, Judith A. Brown, Director of Board & Information Services, neg. no. 53707; print coutresy of Mark E. Harvey, Reference Archivist, State Archives of Michigan.