Student auto classes at Polytechnic High School

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Photograph caption dated November 12, 1957 reads "Lined up ready for students are Polytechnic High's share of 69-car fleet maintained by city schools for driver education. Cars have individually adjustable 'bucket' seats, fire extinguishers and safety belts as part of special equipment. Schroeder says students oftentimes become better drivers than their parents because they don't pick up their bad driving habits." John H. Francis Polytechnic High School opened in 1905, a satellite of Los Angeles High School. It is the second oldest high school in the city. Originally located in Downtown Los Angeles, in February 1957 Polytechnic moved to its present site at 12430 Roscoe Boulevard, in Sun Valley. Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley was an alumnus.