Transportation

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Taking a picture from the backside of the building may seem to be an odd choice, but I wanted to make sure you see the road in front and the white stone building across the way. This is Calvin Hall, which I am always inexplicably calling "Gilbert Hall" by mistake. (There is a Gilmore Hall nearby, but Gilbert Hall seems to be of my own creation. But I digress.)

Calvin Hall, built in 1885, used to be where that white building across the way now stands. As you can see, Calvin Hall is not a small building. In 1905 it was moved 105 feet across the street. They moved it at a rate of about 2 feet per day, using horses. The best part is, they kept holding classes in the building while it was being moved. You could probably never do that in today's OSHA world, but it sounds pretty cool.

This is a red brick building that used to stand amongst several red brick buildings on the Pentacrest...and it is the oldest surviving university building other than the Old Capitol. Now the Pentacrest has just four buildings besides the Old Cap, and they are all limestone like the one you see across the street.

Thus concludes today's historical architecture lecture. Next time, Schaeffer Hall.
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Shank has apparently left for vacation, and from what I can piece together from the text messages he sent while I was in class, he has thus far spent all his time drinking $10 draughts of Bud Light in the airport bar.
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You know what's awesome about going to a big university? I don't have to pay NBA prices for the privilege of watching felons play basketball. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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And finally, Governor Vilsack has declared his presidential candidacy. I give his chances somewhere around the proverbial snowball's in Hell, but it's exciting news in this state.

Posted by Jenelle at November 9, 2006 03:53 PM | TrackBack