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Date Posted: 12:13:00 02/16/11 Wed
Author: Randall K. (Randy) Wilson '70
Subject: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks)

Triva Question:

What year were cement sidewalks procured for Tech's campus? So "little precious" could walk from building to building with getting their shoes all wet and muddy.

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[> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Glenn Holle, 10:02:33 02/21/11 Mon

Before 1923... I never heard my mother complain about wet or muddy shoes from class changes at Tech.


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[> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Warren Byerly '56, 07:33:48 02/24/11 Thu

I have no idea but would venture a guess if that is allowed. How about the WPA days? Around 1931 or so.


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[> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Glenn Holle, 14:39:54 03/26/11 Sat

Where O' where has our Tech guru gone? Are we ever to learn the correct answer to this burning question?


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Warren Byerly '56, 12:31:49 03/29/11 Tue

I have spent sleepless nights wondering about the Tech sidewalks. Please, please let us know.


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[> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) ANSWER -- Randall K. (Randy) Wilson (1970), 06:08:03 04/05/11 Tue

Tech To Have New Walks

Rainy days will have less effect on the footwear of the Tech Students in the near future!
Under the direction of H. F. Osler, superintendent of buildings and grounds for the Indianapolis Public schools, work has been begun on cement walks which will be laid between buildings on the campus.
The following walks are planned: One, sixteen feet wide, between the fountain and the Artillery building: another, seven feet in width, to start at the fountain, curve northwest, then to run parallel with the east side of the Annex; the third, also seven feet wide, to extend from the fountain to the northwest corner of the Arsenal; and the fourth one to run from the northwest corner of the Arsenal to the lunch room. The walks on both the east and south sides of the Artillery building will be widened. The Drafting department has furnished the drawings for the work and the trigonometry class in surveying will set the stakes and give the levels.
*Source* March 10, 1932 Arsenal Cannon Newspaper Vol: XXXIX Number 5

(I’m nearly certain the Annex was demolished to make room for the Morgan Hall building in the late 1950’s. Also the Artillery Building was demolished to make room for the new cafeteria/music building in about 1964)


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) ANSWER -- Sam McElwee (58), 11:01:06 04/05/11 Tue

Randy,
You are correct. The Annex and also the old Electric Building were demolished in 1956 to make room for Morgan Hall. I believe Morgan Hall was opened for classes in time for the Fall Semester 1957. The 1957 Yearbook (pg. 99) includes photographs of the site.

The campus has certainly changed over the years. I'm still sorry to see that the Artillery Building was demolished but times change and Tech is a school and not a museum.

Keep in touch,

Sam


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[> [> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) ANSWER -- Glenn Holle, 17:07:25 04/10/11 Sun

Eloquently said... with pathos.


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) ANSWER -- Kenny (2011) (Kenny crafton), 10:21:38 05/04/11 Wed

I think they did a really good job on the side walks and i hope other students enjoy them in the near furure


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[> [> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) ANSWER -- Glenn Holle, 23:49:32 05/06/11 Fri

Welcome aboard! I didn't anticipate having anyone under 50 years old on this site ;^)


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[> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Kenny (2011), 10:23:24 05/11/11 Wed

Yes i'm grading this year and i want to know if there are any pics you guys or gals have from back in the day i'm in visual design and were doing a 100th thingy here at tech and i wanted to know if you had any pics like of the campus befor some of the biulds were build like the media center (1976) and stuff like that so please get back with me my email is (kid31892@yahoo.com) thanks!


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Glenn Holle, 23:27:20 05/12/11 Thu

A good start would be to scroll down and click on: Campus Photographs, Winter on the Tech Campus; then on down to the section "A Look Back", click on "to the Beginning", "to 1918", "to 1929", etc; then on down to the Section on "Sketchbook Programs" and click on those topics. All photos can be downloaded from the website.


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[> [> [> Re: Tech Trivia (Campus Sidewalks) -- Kenny (2011), 11:10:16 05/18/11 Wed

hey glen thanks that help some but not as many as i hoped you think you could find me more?


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