10/12/2026
What an honor it was to be able to preserve these 100+photos for Waite High School
Photos from 1911-1914 documenting the construction of Morrison R. Waite High School 301 Morrison Dr. Toledo Ohio were digitized by B & K Photo The images were taken by L.A.Bush Studio, that was located at 109 Summit St. Toledo Ohio. All photos are property of the Waite High School Historical Archives shared by The East Toledo Historical Society and digitized by B & K Photo
"In 1909, the property bounded by Morrison Drive, East Broadway, Essex, and Second Streets was purchased by the Board of Education as a site for a school, and the city of Toledo was so interested in the project that it bought the adjoining ground between Second and Front Streets as a permanent park. The new school was not to spoiled by lack of room. The construction of the building was begun by the Spieker Company in 1910, but because of labor troubles and the scarcity of materials, the school was not opened for classes until the fall of 1914. The entire cost was $900,000. A fieldhouse for physical education and athletics was added in 1954 as a cost of $500,000, and in 1976 a vocational center wing was constructed at a cost of $2.25 million." http://waitealumni.org/about/history-2/
