John Marshall High School (Los Angeles, California)

3939 Tracy Street
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 671-1400
www.johnmarshallhs.org/

District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Designed by architect George M. Lindsey, constructed in 1930-1931.

Slated for demoliton after the 1971 Earthquake (due to the fact that the building was largely unreinforced brick construction), the community waged a battle to preserve it. Tutor-Saliba/Potashnik JV Construction won a contract with the Los Angeles Board of Education to reinforce the construction at great expense to preserve the magnificent architecture. The old gym is cool, new buildings suck.

The school is a fine example of the Collegiate Gothic Style. Due to its proximity to Hollywood and its classical style, it has been featured in numerous movies including 'Room 222', 'Grease', 'In and Out of Africa, 'Rebel Without a Cause', 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' amongst others. Marshall High School alumni include Gypsie Boots, Ralph Yzgerra, Julie Newman, John Arbogast and Leonardo DiCaprio, who graduated with the help of a tutor. Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was a Marshall dropout (her dad still runs a medical practice in Los Feliz). Fairly popular Los Angeles City Council Member Tom LaBonge, his twin brother ('72) and Modernist Architect Michael Rotundi are also graduates.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall_High_School_(Los_Angeles)
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Coordinates:  34°6'31"N 118°16'37"W

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