Eureka Discovery Walks

The "O" Street Circle and Eureka HS neighborhood

Homes in the O street neighborhood are products of the post-war prosperity, and reflect the era’s idea of ‘modernity’ as well as what they thought was ‘country’ with some Ranch style homes, International, Contemporary, and Prairie. Most homes are wide and low, with large garages set back from the street. New ideas of residential or urban planning are reflected in the wide curving street with wide sidewalks, and underground utilities.

1)      Meet at the corner of F and Del Norte Streets by the 1st United Methodist Church to discover the O Street and Eureka High School Neighborhood.  This distinctive  white  church is Gothic Revival.

2)      From the corner of F and Del Norte Streets, proceed North towards Eureka High School. Pass and cross G, H, I, and J.

Eureka High School, built in 1926; the Industrial Arts building is a “Streamline Moderne” from 1939, characterized by large industrial windows, horizontal belt courses and a circular window over the entrance.

3)      Continue on Del Norte to the bottom of the hill and the EHS track. Cross Del Norte and take a left onto O street.  Follow O to the Eastwood Drive Circle, go around, then down O again. Many people do not even notice that there are no utility poles.
4)      At Gates Street, turn right and follow Gates to N, then turn left on N. Continue on N crossing Del Norte, and go through the N Street path.

5)     Continue to Buhne. Turn right on Buhne, then right again on L to Huntoon.

6)      Look for the gate that leads down to the EHS field. Walk down into the field to have  a walk around the field, remembering that this is EHS property, then return up the path to the alley. Follow along Huntoon to J, take a right and follow J to the end to view the EHS Gymnasium. The Gymnasium (1948) is an International Style, one of few in Eureka, and was scheduled to be demolished summer of 2005, I'm guessing? Somehow that was avoided.

 

Continue back to Del Norte and F street corner