skip to main |
skip to sidebar
My brothers and I grew up in the Tangletown neighborhood of south Minneapolis. The boundaries of this neighborhood neighborhhod are between Lyndale Avenue South on the west and Interstate 35W to the east, and between 46th Street on the north and 54th (Diamond Lake Road) Street on the south. The Tangletown neighborhood was formerly known as the Fuller neighborhood until 1996 when it was changed to its present name, which reflects the winding streets of the neighborhood. The Washburn Water Tower is located at the highest point in the neighborhood.
My times at Washburn High School were a mix of good, bad and everything in between. Overall, I really enjoyed the years I spent there. I swam for one year, was in choir all four, acted in some plays and was on the yearbook (Wahian) staff. Most importantly I made some friends that I'm still in touch with to this day. I attended my 25th year reunion a couple of years ago and had a wonderful time seeing folks. I was struck by the kinship I felt with most everyone there. It's interesting; you spend your high school years trying to define yourself and determine how you're unique. Twenty-five years later I realized I had at least one thing in common with everyone there. As different as we were, we all had experienced our formative years during the same era. Obvious now, yes, but that's not how I ever would have looked at it at the time. During high school I wanted to set myself apart. Many years later I felt a connection with a lot more people that I hadn't felt before. It was a nice change.
