Your high school looked like that? See old Miami photos of fashion, cars, even a big snake
Jeff Kleinman
·3 min read
Talk about old school.
For those of us who grew up in South Florida, we may or may not look back fondly on our high school days. But one thing is for sure: Schools didn’t look the same back in the day.
The buildings looked different, and certainly the cars and the fashions.
Let’s take a look through some old photos in the Miami Herald archive:
NORTHWESTERN HIGH
Northwestern High
Northwestern High School auto mechanics shop in 1955. John Walther/Miami Herald File
Driving safety class at .Northwestern High puts 300 student drivers through the paces in 1958. William Kuenzel/Miami Herald File
PALMETTO HIGH
Palmetto High School in 1961. Miami Herald File
Palmetto High School Miami Herald File
In 1982, Linda Samuels and Sherie Taylor in computer class at Palmetto high school. Miami Herald File
CORAL GABLES HIGH
Student stand by their cars in the Coral Gables High parking lot in 1978. Joe Rimkus, Jr./Miami Herald File
Coral Gables High School in 1990. Albert Coya/Miami Herald File
Coral Gables High students gather around a car at school in 1977. Miami Herald File
MIAMI BEACH HIGH
Miami Beach Senior High before demotion and a rebuild. The Prairie Avenue campus opened in the early 1960s. Miami Herald File
Driver ed teacher Elston Davis directs a student into a reverse turn in 1983. Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald File
Members of the Miami Beach High football team in 1979: Larry Baker, left. Miami Herald File
MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH
One of two courtyards surrounded by classrooms at Miami Jackson High School in 1987. Miami Herald File
MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH
Miami Springs Senior High School in 1964. Miami Herald File
NORTH MIAMI BEACH HIGH
North Miami Beach High School Miami Herald File
In 1993, members of the North Miami Beach Senior High School band play in the bleachers to get their team members and fans excited about the impending victory over North Miami Senior High. Hector Gabino/Miami Herald File
In 1986, North Miami Beach High School students who interviewed professional baseball players for their TV production class in the control room of the school’s TV studio. Andrew Innerarity/Miami Herald File
NORTH MIAMI HIGH
Band members at North Miami Senior High School celebrate after hearing that they made Orange Bowl. Jon Kral/Miami Herald File
KILLIAN HIGH
Miami Killian High. Miami Herald File
SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGH
Southwest Miami High, built to relieve Coral Gables and Miami high schools. MiamiHerald File
CORAL PARK SENIOR HIGH
The New Coral Park Senior High School. Albert Coya/Miami Herald File
HIALEAH HIGH
2/11/02 - Photo by Jared Lazarus/Herald staff - Defending state champs Hialeah High hope for one last run under Coach Richard Bielski, who is retiring after this season. From left, are seniors Jorge Mico (catcher), Camilo Vazquez (left-handed pitcher) and Yahmed Yema (centerfielder). Photo taken during practice at Milander Park on Monday. Jared Lazarus/Miami Herald File
SOUTH MIAMI HIGH
Manuel Iglesas, head Custonian at south Miami high school, inspects the school’s new fiber glass cobra mascot after it was unveued Wednesday night. Brian Smith/Miami Herald File
MIAMI SENIOR HIGH
Pic of Miami High.... Picture scanned from the book entitled: “Miami The way we were” by Howard Kleinberg. Photo was donated to the book by the Historical Association of Southern Florida by Mrs. George Merrick. Miami Herald File
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