Hamblen Elementary

2121 East Thurston Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

The original Hamblen Elementary School was named after Lawrence R. Hamblen, a Spokane attorney and member the Spokane Park Board. The school began as a four classroom unit built in the summer of 1954 and was located at 4005 South Napa Street. It opened its doors to students in the fall of that year. The school was rebuilt in the late nineties at its present location on Thurston Avenue.

NOTE: We are looking for the names of students in the following photographs. Can you recognize these former Hamblen students?

Top: Steve Moss,  Max Dewey, Dan Woodman,  John Haynes, John Owen, Chuck Daiger, David Williams, Craig Masek

Row 3: KC Kopet, ?, Pam Hogsett, ?, Wendy Mills,  ?, ?, Mary Kessler, Mr. Marrazzo

Row 2: Lance Pontagranz, Bob Doyle, Mark Lewis,  Tracy Stone, Greg Schuster, ?, Eddy Soles

Row 1: Chris Weber, Mike Chandler, ?

Top row Mark Lewis, Patti Nishamura, ? Nancy Simmons, ? Carol Emman, Jeff Bergman, Donna Baden

Row 3:  Mary Kessler, John Owen, KC Kopet, ? Dan Abel, Jon Anderson, Pam Hogsett

Row 2: Mike Chandler, ? Robin Mullen, Larry Graham, Candy Rhode, David Williams, ?

Bottom Row: Bob Doyle ? ? ? ? Eddy Soles