Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Precisioned landscaping, winding streets and well-manicured lawns characterize the more exclusive southwest side of Hammond. Neighborhoods Northside, southside, East Ham- mond and their smaller neighbor- hoods kaleidoscoped as the array of home bases for HHS students. Students went home to buildings that ranged from near-mansions to split- levels, from unpretentious frame homes to slum-houses and from trailers to apartment houses. HHS’ers resided as far north as 140 St. near the toll road, and as far south as 178th St. near Little Calumet River, Hammond ' s south- ern boundary. Farthest east point was the 1700 block, with the west edge at the Illinois state line be- tween Hammond and Calumet City. Calumet Ave. to the west, High- land St. to the north, Cleveland St. to the south and Willard Ave. to the east formed the b oundaries with the greatest density of population. The section with the least density was north of the Grand Calumet River. The population center, how- ever, tended to move southward with each incoming class. 6 reflect diversity of home bases Near southside street retains brick-lined air of the past for industrial workers’ homes.

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Student life Crowing in an era of change, Hammond High citizens constructed a collage of everyday events. While jaunting to school; tackling part-time jobs; expending money, time and energy; attending church, movies and auditoriums; sensing their surroundings or witnessing the world’s unrest, Wildcats and each aspect of their lives merged into a montage of teendom. 5

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Solidly constructed, turn-of-the-century homes characterize the northside, but some of these houses are becoming multiple-family dwellings. East Hammond boomed after 1906 when Pullman Standard opened its plant. Neighborhood citizens groups are now trying to impro ve the section.