2009
2009
2009
2009
|
|
|
|
|
2009
2009
2009
2009
Thanks, I love seeing these old pictures. Any idea what that short-looking building is where the student center is now?
It's amazing to see how big the trees have grown in the quad.
From Keeny Hall...Originally Posted by qng001
I wish the buildings that were where the bookstore is were still there. The bookstore/student center is a very boring looking building.
I agree. I think we should raze the student center and bookstore and build our traditional buildings there. Maybe recreate Old Main.
Where A.E. Phillips is located...
Last edited by Dawg06; 05-31-2011 at 11:47 PM.
Does anyone know what those buildings are between Tolliver and Aswell in the original picture? They would look much better if they were still there than that huge eyesore of Harper. Harper always seemed like such an ugly building to be next to the seal and centennial plaza.
Yep. It's the old Harper Hall. lol. The new Harper is an eyesore and needs to go. Let's rebuild the old one.
Last edited by Dawg06; 05-20-2011 at 02:21 PM.
Who was president when Harper, Kidd, Caruthers, and Neilson were built?
F. Jay Taylor... He may have been a really good president, but he had no appreciation for aesthetics and classic architecture... Pretty much everything he built is now an ugly eyesore, and the classic buildings he demolished should have just been renovated... Dr. Taylor deserves praise for many things, but he also deserves some criticism... I want to raze just about everything that he built...
1962-Graham Hall
1964-Harper Hall
1965-College of Business Building (also renovated in 1982)
1967-Nethken Hall
1968-Bookstore (also renovated in 1986)
1968-Joe Aillet Stadium
1971-J.C. Love Field
1972-The President's House
1973-Wyly Tower
1982-Carson-Taylor Hall (renovated)
1982-Lady Techsters Softball Complex
1982-Thomas Assembly Center
YES!
We MUST remove ANY and ALL evidence that the mid-20th Century EVER occured on our beloved campus!!!!
I dont guess you'd be willing to consider the possibility that maybe someday, someone will be saying the same thing about your proposal to demolish the FJ-era buildings ...
You got it. Those buildings never were and never will be attractive. They would be thanking me!
Some of these FJ era buildings has potential to look good again. I would give it a modern facade.
1910Hale Hall was constructed in three sections. Hale Hall began as a two story dormitory for girls built in 1898. In 1902 a three-story wing was added to the north section of the original two story structure. The 1945 Alma Mater reports that the north section cost $11,750 with an additional $800 expended for hot and cold running water. The first floor of this addition served as a dining room. A few years later a similar three-story wing was added to the south end of the building. After 1910 this building was converted to a boy's dormitory. Hale Hall is named for Willis B. Hale. Between 1900 and 1904 W.B. Hale began his service at Tech as an instructor of telegraphy and later as associate professor of education. Louisiana Tech University was created and Hale Hall was constructed during the term of Governor Murphy James Foster. Governor Foster was born on January 12, 1849 in Franklin Louisiana. Governor Foster was a democrat elected in 1892 and re-elected in 1896. With a combination of a one million dollar anonymous donation and state funding Hale Hall was returned to its distinctive appearance. Ruston Architect Michael Walpole had been planning the renovation and restoration of Hale Hall since January 1998. After being leveled in 2002, Hale has undergone a rebirth.
2006
2010
2010
2010
2011
2011
Last edited by Dawg06; 06-01-2011 at 02:47 AM.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
