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    LaTech Wyly Tower status?

    Does anyone know the latest on Wyly Tower? There was a lot of talk around 2016 or so about replacing it, but it's been really quiet since. Have they decided to remediate the building instead of replacing it?

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Tower has been placed as a lower priority at this time by the University. I would expect not much will be done for some few years, other than necessary maintenance.

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    The worse, IMO, conceived building on campus. All of the very tall buildings were mistakes, but at least the dorms have been removed. Carson-Taylor in my time (fall 64 to spring 69) was my least favorite building.

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by Amos Moses View Post
    The worse, IMO, conceived building on campus. All of the very tall buildings were mistakes, but at least the dorms have been removed. Carson-Taylor in my time (fall 64 to spring 69) was my least favorite building.
    I don't know. Isn't the rumor that it was a great place to put a telescope?

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    They put a new roof on Wyly a couple years ago

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by Darbonnedawg View Post
    They put a new roof on Wyly a couple years ago
    The president can't have a leaky roof above his office.

    But seriously Wyly needs to go. Wasn't a major problem with Wyly was that the local fire department doesn't have the equipment to reach fires on the top floors?

    Hopefully they can raze Wyly/Prescott library and in it's place they rebuild Old Main. The building wouldn't be big enough for a library but hopefully the plans would include razing the bookstore as well and building the new Prescott library there. The Quad deserves historic looking buildings to complete the look of the historical center of campus. This is of course if Tech had unlimited money so probably not going to happen.

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    I don't know what our strategic plans regarding campus infrastructures, the below needs renovation or total replacements.

    Carson-Taylor Hall
    George T Madison
    Woodard Hall

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by qng001 View Post
    I don't know what our strategic plans regarding campus infrastructures, the below needs renovation or total replacements.

    Carson-Taylor Hall
    George T Madison
    Woodard Hall
    Also Robinson

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    I had a class on the 11th floor of Wyly and soon learned forget about getting to class on time via the regular elevators. So, I rode the express elevator to the 16th floor then walked down 5 flights. Did the same thing in reverse to get out of the white ivory tower.

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by qng001 View Post
    I don't know what our strategic plans regarding campus infrastructures, the below needs renovation or total replacements.

    Carson-Taylor Hall
    George T Madison
    Woodard Hall
    Quote Originally Posted by JAY View Post
    Also Robinson
    And Howard.

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    I'm staying out of this.

    But yall know what I think,

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by Champ967 View Post
    I'm staying out of this.

    But yall know what I think,
    Yeah, we know, you would prefer a whole campus of tall white buildings

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    Re: Wyly Tower status?

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    Yeah, we know, you would prefer a whole campus of tall white buildings
    especially if they're real old!

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