{"id":6380,"date":"2015-08-27T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T17:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=6380"},"modified":"2015-08-27T12:28:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T17:28:23","slug":"school-days-the-new-schools-of-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2015\/08\/27\/school-days-the-new-schools-of-1940\/","title":{"rendered":"School Days: The new schools of 1940"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer vacation has ended in Davenport as children returned to school this past Monday. We thought to celebrate this occasion by revisiting the Fall of 1940.<\/p>\n

Seventy-five years ago, many of Davenport’s students were entering the hallways and classrooms of brand new schools.<\/p>\n

Six new elementary schools opened that year. They were\u00a0Jefferson (W 10th & Marquette), Monroe (4th & Cedar), Madison (Locust & Brady), Lincoln (8th & Pershing), Washington (Locust & Eastern), and McKinley (Kenwood Avenue and Middle Road).<\/p>\n

The school building program was made possible by a PWA grant from the US government and a bond issue voted by Davenport Citizens. The total cost for construction was $2,500,000. (That’s\u00a0$41,643,377.67 in 2014 money)<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy the images below of Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, Lincoln, and Washington elementary schools from 1940.<\/p>\n

You can almost smell\u00a0freshly sharpened pencils and the scent of new books coming from the images.<\/p>\n

\"Jefferson<\/a>

Jefferson school is at 1027 N. Marquette. Monroe School is at 1926 W. 4th St. Madison School is at 116 E. Locust. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div>

\"Gymnasium<\/a>

Gymnasium at Madison Elementary School, 116 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div>

\"Classroom<\/a>

Classroom in Madison Elementary School, 116 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div>

\"Kindergarten<\/a>

Kindergarten classroom in Madison Elementary School, 116 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div>

\"Auditorium<\/a>

Auditorium at Madison Elementary School, 116 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div>

\"Library<\/a>

Library at Lincoln Elementary School, 318 East 7th Street, Davenport, Iowa. [c. 1940]<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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