The towers. Abraham Lincoln Tower and Justin S. Morrill Tower, Completed in 1967
When we were driving past the Ohio State U dorms this morning, on way to the swim meet, Jack asked which one did Steve live in when he was a student? We’re talking decades ago. They are still standing. I had to ask Steve later. The answer was freshman year he lived in Morrill Tower. Now ask me which tower is which. I tried to figure out with the help of a campus map online. But I got pretty turned around. They look identical to me. Here we are driving by (I was the passenger) after the swim meet. Still undergraduate housing from what I can find online Steve lived there in the late seventies. A color photo that looks black and white.
Are they identical?
In the years I went to university, you could still rent a basement suite for $30 a month. Now students depend more and more on campus living.
This post piqued my curiosity about my own residence hall – and yes, the 2 I lived at during my undergrad years are both still standing and active!
Amazing isn’t it?
For some reason that I can’t explain, I always appreciate color photos that look black and white. Even though there are small specks of yellow, blue or orangish lights, at first glance it does appear as a black and white photo.
The photo reminds me a bit of the A, B and C Towers at my alma mater, Pitt. The dormitory towers at Pitt look somewhat like large cleanser cans, and when I was a student at Pitt (’65-’69) they were known as Ajax, Babo, and Comet. Pretty clever.
Thanks Ken. That’s a great comparison. I like color looking black and white too