Editor's Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part story looking at 100 years of Lakeland Village. This portion looks back at a special time through the eyes of a number of long-time employees.
Lakeland Village as it looked over 50 years ago in 1964.
Few things that are 100 years old have a fresh look to them. But Lakeland Village, which turned 100 years old in 2015, might just be an exception.
Because the place that has been known over its century of existence by names like Washington State Feeble Minded School, Washington State Custodial School or the Eastern State Hospital Annex at Medical Lake, has if nothing else, a mission that has evolved significantly, and continues to do so. The facility was named Lakeland Village in 1947.
When it opened, the new institution served approximately 300 residents, a number that hit 1,450 with about 33...
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