South High School, shown in the first postcard, was built on Richards Street in 1901 for $180,000 (1901 dollars). Being three stories high, it only had 23 classrooms.

That is definately the old building for Commerce High School. Every graduating class had a picture taken all lined up on the steps. This building was torn down and Paul Revere Insurance expanded. There was also a building across the street that was the Commerce High new building which is now a part of Paul Revere Insurance now know as UNUM/Provident.

Corner of Elm and Walnut St......Commerce. Corner of Irving and Chatham Sts......Classical.

The picture of South High is a very early photo taken long before the new building was added which included a gym and many large classrooms. I graduated from South High (now Sullivan Middle School)in 1948. My father graduated from the same building in 1924. What a wonderful institution to call "My High School".

The building you show as Worcester High School on Elm Street is pictured in my Grandfathers original Certificate of Graduation dated 29 June 1886 for the Classical and English High School.

The building that was at Elm & Walnut was designed by the great H. H. Richardson. Later he did Trinity Church in Boston, which is across from the Boston Public Library at Copley Sq. I believe it was orignally Classical High, until the other building (at Irving & Chatham, which still stands, and has been for many years the administrative offices for the school system) was built. The Richardson become Commerce High (or apart of Commerce High). The other one took the Classical name. That Richardson building -- which today would be a true architectural gem -- was razed in 1966.

Commerce High was actually on the corner of Maple Terrace and Walnut St. Unless the name was changed in earlier years. I used to live right behind the "new" Commerce High building on Sudbury St. during the 40's.

I was in the last graduating class of Commerce High in 1966. I remember having the whole class standing on those steps for a class picture for our year book.

I walked through the old Clasical High lobby a few years ago, maybe 1997. The lobby still held relief maps of the world from the original days, I recall them as dated pre-WW 1. I was amazed that they had not been removed or otherwise damaged.

My mother - Patricia Power - graduated from Worcester H.S. In a later life, wasn't the building the offices of the Worcerster School Department?

I have a very old yearbook of Worcester High School of Commerce. It is from 1933.

What ever happened to Doherty Memorial High School? I grew up in Worcester, now live in Florida. Miss that good ol'town.

I attended South High after 4 years at Boy's Trade School in order to bolster up my missing 2 years of accedenics at Boy's Trade.I loved South High and am sad that South High and Classical Hugh Etc are gone now. I miss South High. Great School. Nice to see yor photo.

I to went to South High back in the earily fifties, Had a great French teacher MISS ORR.She is the only teacher that stick's in my mine

i graduated from boys trade in 1958. lots of fun back in those days. remember cooney; murray;lambert and donaher. the electric dept.was where i was. i graduated and then retired after 30 years from the post office in lancaster ma.

I was part of the second graduating class from Doherty High School in 1968. Classmates were culled from North, South, Classical, Commerce and Burncoat Highs. We are currently getting ready for our 40th reunion and people should get in touch with me through Classmates.com. We weren't together very long but it was still a fun time!