The Downey Patriot Article – Things you didn’t know about Downey: Downey Grammar School
The following story was first published in the Downey Historical Society newsletter in January 1984. Downey Grammar School was erected during the summer of 1916 by Willard Brent Company, Inc., with Downey resident Harriet W. Hansen supervising construction. The architect, who received a total fee of $1,468.85, was the noted John C. Austin. Austin lived…