Flashback: September 1987

Is summer over already?!

• Celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the Constitution are held in Philadelphia
• The T.V. drama "thirtysomething" debuts on the ABC network
• Players in the NFL go on strike and teams decide to use "replacement players" rather than cancel games
  
• The Dow Jones index rises a record 75.23 points
• German Mathias Rust is criminally tried in Moscow for landing his plane near Red Square back in May.

KNHS circa 1982

It hasn't been around for a pretty long time now, but it was kind of cool to have the distinction of being one of only a few high schools in the country to have an operating radio station.

Senior Class of 1987 - 10 Years Prior

A small portion thereof. (Click image for larger view)



Ah, to be 7 years old in the mid to late '70s, living in north Torrance, and looking forward to watching this on one of the UHF TV channels. Good times.

Maybe the Food was Making Students Fat

You'll notice in the background of the bottom picture here from the 1987 yearbook some food and drink vending machines. Those machines used to be in front of the wall in this picture, which was recently taken:



I'm assuming the machines were taken away for good and not just moved someplace else on campus (like the teachers' lounge). Also, there wasn't any grass in front of the pictured building back in 1987. It all just seems so odd.

Looks Like a Colorful Manhole Cover

I don't know what the object below is actually called (click photo to see larger view) but it's right now on the ground directly in front of the North High Gymnasium.

Don't recall ever seeing it when we were students, so I'm fairly certain it was put there after 1987. Any thoughts?

Comments? Suggestions? Bleg

Alright, I know I don't update this blog on a daily basis (I can only think of so many 1987 related topics) but I also know there are a few folks who hit the site. So how about throwing a dog a bone and leaving a comment in the com-boxes, or even making a posting suggestion? Pleeeeease.

Found What You're Looking For Yet After 20 Years?

From The Joshua Tree , which seems to be the only album from 1987 that is among the top 30 of the greatest albums of all time (according to Rolling Stone Magazine).