Kyle Field

The history of Kyle Field would be kind of difficult to write, since it has been heavily modified over the years, and because Kyle Field is so iconic, there's a million better sources than my somewhat derived blog. But the most iconic part of Kyle Field, the west end, constructed as we knew it in 1979, is no more. It has been less than 24 hours as of this writing when the west side was imploded. You could feel the earth shake as concrete pillars hit the ground.

Editor's Note: Read this.

The Safeway at the Health Department

I haven't had the chance yet to get a real picture.
Unlike the still-born Zachry Engineering Center and Scoates Hall posts, we actually have something for this one, even it was hacked together on fairly short notice. The Safeway at the Health Department, discussed over at Safeway and Albertsons in Texas Blog, which is just starting out.

As of this writing, the sun has set on the west end of Kyle Field for the last time...

Scoates Hall

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Who loves old buildings? I do! I took these pictures of the 1932-built Scoates Hall in June 2012 shortly after renovation plans were announced (I think Scoates was last renovated sometime in the 1950s or 1960s, I have a hard time believing that a lot of what I was seeing was 1930s vintage). Unfortunately, I didn't have good picture taking skills or a good frame of reference to where these were (the floor plan threw me a loop, you can't directly access the two halves of the building, and even the second floor connections require some manuevering), so the pictures aren't entirely adequate. I can however tell you that the water fountain in one shot is totally gone, the stairs were reinforced with new guardrails (the old rails used to terrify me--especially since they were below a taller person's center of gravity), and the new hallways look nice and shiny, though of course something is missing.

Check out the shots here, on Flickr.

Zachry Engineering Center: End of an Era

We'll be exploring this one soon enough.

Right now, I'm STILL not complete with this one, even though I promised it nearly a month ago. As such, periodic updates will be done on the "On the Road" page, as seen here. Check it out.