Not every residence hall can be as impressive as
The Commodore. Here’s a 1950′s era shot of University of Washington’s Terry Hall.
It was built in 1953 and four years later came the adjoining “Unit 2″ aka Lander Hall.
This is a style of building that you can easily see being built today. There’s a page
here with more background and photos.
Here is today’s view, if you’re interested. Click on the thumbnail below for higher res.
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| Men’ s Re sidence Hall — University of Washington, Seattle 5, Washington. SP-137. Ektachrome by James O. Sneddon. |
You can actually see the back of the Commodore in the bottom right of the photo, behind the Cavalier Apartments and a smaller building that’s now a parking lot.
The UW will soon demolish the Cavalier and build a whole block of wood-frame student housing, which is cheaper to build than what you see here. (For the latest details search for UW CPO “Monthly Major Project Reports”.)
Thanks Joshua. Regarding the Cavalier Apartments, all I can say is, “aaaaaaargh”! I spent many a year as a UW student on and off (Last Exit, College Inn, etc), so when they tear down cool old brick buildings, it’s like a punch to the gut. Especially knowing the fugly building that will probably replace it. Probably doesn’t mean much to the newer students and visitors though…oh well. That’s progress. Who needs art or beauty anymore? Am I being negative?
Terry Hall represent! In my college days I was a resident there (top floor – “Rainier House” which included the women’s floor below) for a year before moving to an off-campus apartment in the early 1980s. The roof was supposed to be off-limits, but someone had a precious key (referred to as “the key that doesn’t work” – even though it did!), handed down through generations of Rainier House residents, that opened the door. Spent many sunny hours up there studying and catching rays with an awesome view. I believe the University cracked down on that after I left. Fun times!
Tom,
I was a top-floor resident, too, for one semester, never got in on the roof action, though. I was in the SW corner room in ’82, which is just cropped out of the picture here.
Joshua, are you kidding that they’re going to demolish the Cavalier? Say you jest, please.
Very sad. Lukoff posted about this in May:
http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m5d4-University-of-Washington-to-demolish-Brooklyn-Cavalier-and-other-buildings-in-West-Campus-area
I’m gobsmacked. When they knock it down I’ll be there wearing black.
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