Film or book location · 1988
Wikmann's Boys at Kevade Street
Jaan Kross published his school novel Wikmani poisid (Wikmann's Boys) in 1988. The headmaster Wikmann was modelled on Jakob Westholm, and Kross himself had studied at the Jakob Westholm Gymnasium in Tallinn. Westholm became head of the school in 1905. In 1913 it got its own house at Kevade 4, and in 1923 it was named a private humanities gymnasium with boys' rights. Its pupils wore cherry-red caps with a black band and a golden acorn badge. In 1940 a modern new school house was finished at Kevade 8, and that same year the Soviet authorities merged the school into Tallinn's 7th Secondary School. The novel was later made into a television series.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Jaan Kross avaldas kooliromaani „Wikmani poisid“ 1988. aastal. Koolijuhataja Wikmanni prototüüp oli Jakob Westholm ja Kross ise oli õppinud Tallinnas Jakob Westholmi Gümnaasiumis. Westholmist sai kooli juhataja 1905. aastal. 1913. aastal sai kool oma maja Kevade 4 ja 1923. aastal nimeks Jakob Westholmi Poeglaste Õigustega Erahumanitaargümnaasium. Õpilased kandsid kirsipunast musta randiga tekklit ja kuldse tammetõru märki. 1940. aastal valmis Kevade 8 uus ja moodne koolimaja ning samal aastal liitsid Nõukogude võimud kooli Tallinna 7. Keskkooliga. Romaani põhjal valmis hiljem ka telesari.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Wikmani poisid; Jakob Westholmi Gümnaasium; Jaan Kross. ↗