History
Hamilton High School opened in fall 1931, with Thomas Hughes Elson as the principal. At the time, its attendance boundaries included Culver City, and in 1932 they extended as far north as Mulholland Highway.
Early photographs from the school's archives show the campus in its pre-World War II state, with only the main building completed. The photos show dozens of 1920s and 30s cars parked along Robertson Boulevard in front of the school. The bell tower still exists today, but no longer houses a working bell.
Today, there exists Brown Hall (which houses administrative offices, the library, and classrooms and is named in honor of Jack Brown, a noted electronics instructor), the lab building, the tech building, the humanities building, the music building, and other structures. There is a large Theater Hall, a cafeteria, two gym buildings, boys' and girls' gym, and a workshop building. Adjacent is a Department of Water and Power building and Cheviot Hills High School, a continuation school. The athletic fields include Al Michaels Field (a football and track stadium named for sportscaster Al Michaels, Hamilton's most famous alum).
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