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| Originally designed by Wayland & Fennel in the 1930's Whitney Elementary School was one of many area schools renovated and added to during this era. |
With war
and rationing behind them the American public gained unprecedented access to
materials, technology, manpower and capital.
The economy promoted expansion, new ventures and leisure. Returning veterans, including Glen Cline, a
graduate of the School of Engineering and Architecture at Kansas State
University and former B21 Bomber Pilot, entered the workforce by the
thousands. Independent and resourceful,
many choose to be entrepreneurs. Recruited
by Ike Wayland, Cline joined the firm in 1949.
Schools and residential projects were constantly on the drawing board,
plus commercial and bank buildings, city halls and armories, and service
stations to fuel a nation-wide rise in automobile tourism.
Projects
included the Idaho Historical Museum (1950), Mountain Bell Building (1951), and
maintenance and squadron operations buildings at Mountain Home AFB. Early retail projects included Skaggs Drug Stores
in Salt Lake City and Denver. The Bank of
Idaho became a steady client and the firm designed a new science building for
Boise Junior College in 1954. The firm
became Wayland & Cline in 1955. –
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