MTU Campus Buildings
Here are photos of the various buildings around campus. A lot of them are now gone as should be expected after 40+ years of growth.
West Wadsworth Hall - March 1, 1968. | |
It was a nice spring day in May of 1968 when I wandered around the campus shooting Kodachrome slide film with a Miranda "G" camera. Here is looking towards the new chemistry building. | |
Cruising down US41, before it was relocated. May 1968. | |
Sperr Hall. May 1968. | |
Hubble Hall....too bad it couldn't have been saved. May 1968. | |
Koenig Hall. May 1968. | |
Koenig Hall. May 1968. | |
This is the ROTC building - and may still be used by them. May 1968. | |
Old administration building...is it still standing? May 1968. | |
Denton House (?). May 1968. | |
Someone was determined to grow flowers in the frozen wasteland of the north.... May 1968. | |
Another view of the flowers. May 1968. | |
Spring has sprung and the toots are enjoying the nice weather. May of 1968. | |
Check out all of the classic automobiles in the parking lot...May 1968. | |
Looking towards Hancock. One can see the Quincy & Torch Lake Railway cars up on the ridge. May 1968. | |
A nighttime photo of Wadsworth Hall. May 1968. | |
Another time exposure of Wadsworth. May 1968. | |
Another long cold Keweenaw Winter is coming fast. Taken from Room 315 East Wadsworth. October of 1968. | |
During Winter Carnival 1969 this tanker truck lost control on the slick road and jack knifed. February 1969. | |
The front end loader is getting the truck straightened out and ready to be towed away. February 1969. | |
It is well into March before the white fungus is finally melting away. March 1969. | |
April of 1969 - start of the US41 relocation (I still think this was a BIG mistake on the part of the state and the school). | |
A month later and work is well underway. May 1969. | |
The Keweenaw is finally showing some green plants! May 1969. | |
New pavement is in place as a cold north wind brings on winter. October 1969. | |
November of 1969. Note the skull & crossbones on the US41 sign....I am not the only one who hated this relocation! | |
Co-Ed Hall. November 1969. | |
Another view of Death Road 41. | |
West Wadsworth Hall. November 1969. | |
Looking down where US41 used to be. November 1969. | |
Taken from Room 439 East Wadsworth. November 1969. | |
The next few slides show the ME-EM building under construction. November 15, 1969. | |
ME-EM building under construction. November 15, 1969. | |
ME-EM building under construction. November 15, 1969. | |
ME-EM building under construction. November 15, 1969. | |
ME-EM building under construction. November 15, 1969. Taken from one of the upper floors of Doc Berry's "Grain Elevator". | |
Taken from across the river near Ripley of the ME-EM building May 1, 1970. | |
A bright clear winter day - taken from 439 East Wadsworth Hall. February 5, 1970. | |
I don't remember if this was from a broken waterline or maybe a bit of a early spring thaw. I still remember the truck driver stopping, downshifting and then charging ahead. February 1971. | |
Not really ramming speed, but it would take more than some water to stop this truck. February 1971. | |
Lots of wheels churning through that muddy water.... February 1971. | |
Remember these big ol' tanks built in Detroit? February 1971. | |
A nice early spring sunset taken from Room 439 EWH April of 1971. | |
A year later the EM-ME building appears to be nearly finished. May 1,1971. | |
The ME-EM building. The sign is different than shown in one of the above photos. May 1, 1971. | |
Hotchkess Hall...it was just a nice clear late spring afternoon - note the open area where Sperr Hall once stood. May 1, 1971. |