Lincoln High School

Lincoln High in 1911. Photo property of the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle.

What you're looking at is Lincoln High School at 4400 Interlake Avenue North. It was opened to students in 1907, and closed in 1981.

Some parts of Lincoln High were built in 1907, but other parts were built on later. Here are some clips from our conversation with building contractor Doug.

[CLIP FROM SITE VISIT: Doug telling building dates]

The school looks the same, but the students who used to go there, in the earlier years, were mostly Caucasian.

Back then, girls and boys dressed differently. We interviewed Audrey Palmer, who graduated from Lincoln in 1952. Here is what she had to say:

[AUDREY PALMER, TRACK 3]

Mostly kids who attended Lincoln at that time walked to school because they were normally living in the neighborhood. We interviewed David Ramsey who attended Lincoln, and walked to school or took the school bus.

[DAVID RAMSEY, TRACK 8]

There is a great mystery about Lincoln High School. Some people say there are ghosts, but some people don’t.

[CLIP FROM SITE VISIT: Doug’s ghost quote]

Hearing the sound of the south-wing – where some people have seen the ghosts – is pretty scary.

[SOUND FROM SITE VISIT: south-wing sounds]

Right now, Lincoln High School is being remodeled.

[SOUND FROM SITE VISIT: construction trucks]

Conclusion: