'We are going to continue to always recognize Druid.'ĭruid was actually Industrial School from 1935 to 1954, when it was renamed. 'Druid High School is no ordinary school because an ordinary school would have given up by now,' said James Whitfield, 1963 graduate and former Dragons football player. Many alumni were from the city or state, but some came from other states as far away as Illinois. 'Young people will see the sign and ask why it's called Dragons Lane, and they'll be told that in the distant past, here lived the proud, fighting dragons,' said Harrison Taylor, council president and Druid class of 1965.Ī couple hundred alumni gathered at Freeman Park next to Dragons Lane to dedicate the new street name. Boulevard is now Dragons Lane, named after the black high school's mascot. TUSCALOOSA | They came to hail their alma mater and celebrate the installation of the last and only marker that Druid High School once stood at the center of the city's west side.Īpproved by the City Council, 18th Street between 30th Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr.
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