Here’s a hint about today’s Mystery Photo: think of a film title. That’s it; you have to take it from there. If you identify the photo, send your guess to ebrack2@gmail.com and tell us the town you live in.
Kay Montgomery of Duluth was first by telling us the mystery was downtown Norcross years ago. Two Norcross residents also recognized the photo, including Connie Weathers and Julie Duke, who said: “Looks like the annual high school parade which was still marching through Norcross into the 90s. The house on the left is no longer and is now Betty Mauldin Park. At the top of the street is the school which is now Lillian Webb Park/fountain. And to the right is what was C&S Bank. Never seen this picture before. What fun!”
Former residents Michelle Dolske, Orlando, Fla.; and Gary Cobb, Oviedo, Fla.;, chipped in, as did Howard Hoffman, Berkeley Lake; Pat Bruschini of Peachtree Corners; and Hoyt Tuggle, Buford; George Graf, Palmyra, Va, and Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex.
This mystery brought about some research, which has yet to be solved. The red building at the top of the hill is the former Norcross school, known as The Castle. Trying to date the mystery photo proved unsuccessful. When was it taken down?
In 1957, the Gwinnett School System opened what was then West Gwinnett High, for Norcross and Duluth high schoolers, in a new building on Price Place, as well as a new elementary school. The Castle was determined no longer usable, and torn down. But determining the date that the school was torn down has been difficult. (By the way, West Gwinnett High lasted only a year, after Dacula parents sued for their children not to go to Central Gwinnett High, so Duluth students returned to Duluth High for the following year.)
So, who can date the demolition of The Castle at the end of Jones Street in Norcross, which is now Lillian Webb Park?
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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