Hollywood High School History
Franklin High School History
First established in 1916 with an enrollment of 225 students, the school currently educates approximately 2,600 students within the facility.
Franklin opened in 1916 with 225 students. The classes were held several in each room. A sewing class was held on a balcony. All were very happy and excited about the new school. On May 1 of that year, the students planned a May Fiesta. All the students' paraded up Avenue 54 to the new building that was under construction. On April 3, 1916 the science building was completed and all moved into it. Classes were still very cramped and three classes going on at one time in room 220. The assemblies were held in the cafeteria. All of the speakers stood on soap-boxes to address their audience. Presentations were also made from the soap-boxes in the cafeteria. The physical education classes were held in room 102 and consisted of exercises and basketball drills. The basketball was loaned by one of the students. The first principal was Dr. Charles B. Moore.
Notable Alumni include Bobby Riggs, 1936 graduate, tennis champion, Gene Roddenberry, 1939 graduate, creator of Star Trek, Daryl F. Gates, 1944 graduate, Los Angeles police chief, 1978 to 1992
Louis R. Nowell (1915-2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963-77. Lee Baca, 1950 graduate, Los Angeles County sheriff, 1962-present.
Franklin opened in 1916 with 225 students. The classes were held several in each room. A sewing class was held on a balcony. All were very happy and excited about the new school. On May 1 of that year, the students planned a May Fiesta. All the students' paraded up Avenue 54 to the new building that was under construction. On April 3, 1916 the science building was completed and all moved into it. Classes were still very cramped and three classes going on at one time in room 220. The assemblies were held in the cafeteria. All of the speakers stood on soap-boxes to address their audience. Presentations were also made from the soap-boxes in the cafeteria. The physical education classes were held in room 102 and consisted of exercises and basketball drills. The basketball was loaned by one of the students. The first principal was Dr. Charles B. Moore.
Notable Alumni include Bobby Riggs, 1936 graduate, tennis champion, Gene Roddenberry, 1939 graduate, creator of Star Trek, Daryl F. Gates, 1944 graduate, Los Angeles police chief, 1978 to 1992
Louis R. Nowell (1915-2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963-77. Lee Baca, 1950 graduate, Los Angeles County sheriff, 1962-present.
In September 1903, a two-room school was opened on the second floor of an empty storeroom at the Masonic Temple on Highland Avenue, north of Hollywood Boulevard (then Prospect Avenue). Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in November 1903. The Hollywood High Organ Opus 481 was a gift from the class of 1924. After suffering severe water damage from the Northridge earthquake in 1994, it was restored in 2002. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012.
Notable Alumni include Carol Burnett, actress/comedien (1951), Keith Carradine, actor (1966), Robert Carradine, actor (1971), Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (1924), Warren Christopher, diplomat/former U.S. Secretary of State (1942), Judy Garland, singer/actress (1940), James Garner, actor (1944), Sarah Jessica Parker, actress, Stefanie Powers, actress (1960), John Ritter, actor (1966), Mickey Rooney, actor, Lana Turner, actress (1936), Fay Wray, actress (1925), and many other actors, and artists.
Notable Alumni include Carol Burnett, actress/comedien (1951), Keith Carradine, actor (1966), Robert Carradine, actor (1971), Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (1924), Warren Christopher, diplomat/former U.S. Secretary of State (1942), Judy Garland, singer/actress (1940), James Garner, actor (1944), Sarah Jessica Parker, actress, Stefanie Powers, actress (1960), John Ritter, actor (1966), Mickey Rooney, actor, Lana Turner, actress (1936), Fay Wray, actress (1925), and many other actors, and artists.
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