John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Downtown area building booms 1 An outbreak of construction estimated at S250 million continued ' - to dramatically change the skyline of downtown St. Paul. Major projects underway in 1979- '80 included the largest, the S75 million Town Square and Radisson Plaza development. Other major projects included Vg the Athletic Club addition, the St. i Paul Companies office expansion 1 and Gateway Plaza, the Minnesota Mutual block, the Farm Credit Banks - tower, the Minnesota Public Radio expansion, a twenty story apartment tower and the Lowry, Bremmer jobs. 9 ' Q , Jawa 443, ga 5 ww nga, t w E 20 - St. Paul Area Above: Completed in 1962, Johnson High School continues as a leading secondary school in the Twin Cities area. The school, one of six public high schools in District 625, has 1600 students this year. Above Middle: Parents of the Eastside community have been strong sup- porters of public education. Bundled against the cold November winds, parents and children cheer on the football team at Southwest.

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GX V1 SAIN .rs K' t A if- 6.2 N wk I 1 Huang? ff if 'i i hi rw hwmw b B E 1'.l--Pi- -14 i CCTOBER 6 THRU 13, 1979 Above: Hundreds of hooters rehearse for their tap dance down Hennepin Avenue as part of the dedication of the Performing Arts Center. Many per- formed at the St. Paul Birthday Party fest. Top: Stage Band members Gina Ricci, Lisa Kottmer, Beth Anderson and Roger Bruhn play one of several selections for their performance at the Governor's Open House on September 29.

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Left: Johnson graduate, Fourth Congressional District Representative, Bruce Vento visits Johnson and recalls his school days to editors, John Josephson, and Karen Kaase and Johnson Principal, Dr. David Frye. Below: Panorama ofthe downtown area includes construction of the 250 room Radisson Plaza with its triangular solar panels, two North Central Life towers, the new shopping mall and Town Square project.