Recalling pleasant things and taking the time to dwell on them.
University Of Iowa Central Campus – Yesterday & Today.
They say that one picture is worth a thousand words. On September 14, 2024, The University of Iowa Facebook page featured eight amazing photographs of the central campus – all with a creative historic touch!
So, without many more words – here’s eight beauties from Iowa City. Many generations of Hawkeyes, one amazing campus…
Old Capitol (1840) – one of the most photographed buildings in Iowa.Read more here.Schaeffer Hall (1902) – one of the four stately buildings surrounding Old Capitol on the Pentacrest. Read more here.The Dey Building (1917) – Located on the corner of Iowa Avenue & South Clinton Street, this familiar building has been the home of Iowa Book & Supply since the 1940’s.Read more here about SUI photographer, Fred Kent.CAMBUS (1972) – Conceived by university students to increase campus accessibility – particularly between the east and west side of campus – the service has been operated and supervised by UI students ever since.Calvin Hall (1885) – Originally located on the Pentacrest, in 1905, the building (known as Science Hall) was moved across Jefferson Street in order to make room for MacBride Hall. The building was renamed (1964) for Samuel Calvin – the SUI professor who fought to save this classic red-brick icon.Read more here.The University of Iowa Memorial Union (1927) – Dedicated to the memory of those young men lost in WWI, the Iowa Union was built in stages. The first section (middle) of the Union opened in 1925, with this eastern addition added in 1927. Read more here.The Memorial Union Foot Bridge (1935) – In the 1930’s, one of the U.S. government’s larger WPA work projects was the Iowa River project which dredged & widened the channel while beautifying the banks by adding a walking trail from the Union northward to the new fine arts buildings on the west side. Part of that WPA Project included the Union Foot Bridge and Fountain. Read more here.The University of Iowa Pentacrest West Lawn (1925). Until the early 1920’s, the west section of Iowa Avenue from Old Capitol to the Iowa River was under-developed, and quite honestly, completely ignored by both University and city leaders. By 1927, when Fred Kent took his photograph, the entire area had been re-claimed by the University, and today, has become one of the most impressive entry-ways to the University of Iowa central campus.Read more here.Many of these older photographs of the University of Iowa central campus came from the camera of Fred W. Kent.You can read more about this amazing photographer here.
Kudos to the amazing resources below for the many quotes, photographs, etc. used on this page.
