A Tiger in T-Town, Part 2

[Randy Sandford]

Austin on the steps of the Gorgas Library:

View of The Quad and Denny Chimes from the steps of Gorgas Library:

Oliver-Barnard Hall and Gorgas Library:

Oliver-Barnard Hall and a smokestack atop Comer Hall:

Clark Hall and Garland Hall:

Morgan Hall:

Carmichael Hall:

Views of Denny Chimes and The Quad from the west:

Rose Administration Bldg. and Doster Hall with The Quad in the foreground:

Phifer Hall and Bryant-Denny Stadium:

Phifer Hall:

Looking northeast across The Quad from the steps of Phifer Hall:

Fraternity Row:

McClure Education Library and Graves Hall:

Bryant-Denny Stadium looming over Fraternity Row:

Heading back to Birmingham on I-59, I shot these photos of the Mercedes-Benz Plant and Visitor's Center:

THE END

[DruidCity]

Keep bringing that little fella over here & we'll make a Tide convert out of him

Note about the "Bryant-Denny Stadium looming over Fraternity Row" shot:

the two buildings shown (Deke frat house & Office of Student Media) are tentatively scheduled to be torn down to create a "plaza" area connecting the north end zone expansion project and University Blvd.

[LSyd]

Keep bringing that little fella over here & we'll make a Tide convert out of him

Note about the "Bryant-Denny Stadium looming over Fraternity Row" shot:

the two buildings shown (Deke frat house & Office of Student Media) are tentatively scheduled to be torn down to create a "plaza" area connecting the north end zone expansion project and University Blvd.

stupid "plazas" and the tearing down of buildings to make them...

seeing pictures of this school makes me miss USC Columbia and its urbanness.

how old's your son? kids who enjoy climbing stairs and running down sidewalks are cool.

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[DruidCity]

I'm not that sold on the plaza idea, either ...

Anyway ...

Some shots from the business school of the one-thousand-acre UA campus:

UA mascot :

Gorgas House (oldest building on campus - 1829):

UA men's dorm, Rose Towers :

[Brickhead]

Thanks for the great pictures, Randy. Our family used to drive thru Tuscaloosa when we visited my grandparents in Mississippi, and those pics bring back good memories. Tuscaloosa is a nice looking town.

[Randy Sandford]

Thanks, guys!

DruidCity, I would have taken more photos from other parts of campus, but we didn't have much time left after walking around The Quad. It really is a shame that they're tearing down some of the oldest fraternity houses. That's always been one of my favorite things about Bama's campus--the old fraternity houses lining University Blvd. to the east and west of The Quad. Auburn's original fraternity row was along College Street lining the eastern edge of the campus. Only one remains today (Phi Gamma Delta), and it is a newer structure built on the site of the original house. The AU Hotel & Conference Center, Alumni Center, and some other structures (another hotel, apartments, etc.) now stand where the oldest fraternity houses once stood. I wish that I could find some photos showing how Auburn's original fraternity row once looked.

LSyd, Austin is 2-1/2 years old now.