SMU campus 1968

[ponyboy]

Semi random thought. Time to upgrade the paths in that area from concrete to brick.

[mustangbill67]

Pretty sure I was one of the last tenants to live in that building in the bottom right corner of the 2nd to last photo. They sat empty for a few years (after SMU bought them up) and were bulldozed for the Bush Library. Remember, this was the place where the guy tried suing SMU about that situation.

The Bush Library was built a little further to the north and east (off to the right) of what you're seeing in this picture, but you're right - what you described is the southern-most part of University Gardens. I believe what will eventually built on that spot (now a construction zone) will be a few tennis courts & a small intramural field, once all is said and done. The rest of the houses across the bottom of that image were razed for the new residence halls that are set to open this coming Fall 2014 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d86b0PSb598. The empty field where those cars are parked is where the newer part of the Dedman Rec Sports Building is now located.

The empty field was also the parking lot for Moody. Parked there many times for BB. It was also a "lover's lane" kinda of parking lot at night when no events at Moody. I lived for awhile in the Colonial House Apartments before I got married. They were on part of the property the Bush Library sits on, a few blocks east of Moody near Central. The good old days.

[mrydel]

Ah yes. The CPL. Colessium parking lot. Many memories and perhaps children birthed there.

[PK]

Ah yes. The CPL. Colessium parking lot. Many memories and perhaps children birthed there.

Indeed. Fogged windows and rocking cars.

[CA Mustang]

Ah yes. The CPL. Colessium parking lot. Many memories and perhaps children birthed there.

Isn't conceived more accurate? If a number of kids were born there, wow!

[mrydel]

Ah yes. The CPL. Colessium parking lot. Many memories and perhaps children birthed there.

Isn't conceived more accurate? If a number of kids were born there, wow!

Yeah. Thought about that after I wrote it but thought, oh well, knowing the activities that took place out there, maybe birthed has happened.

[Mustangsabu]

Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing.

[ATXMustang]

Those are some great photos. I'm currently a student and to see these pictures makes me wish the campus was as open (aka without so many trees) as it was then. The trees do add some shade for the walks to classes though; must've been ridiculously hot walking to class in August through September and even May.

[couch 'em]

I wonder whether the dorms or classroom were even air conditioned in 1968

[NavyCrimson]

McGuinnis was n '74.

[SMUPhil]

I remember reading that when Fondren Library opened in the 1940, it was the first fully air conditioned library in the world.

[mrydel]

I do not remember being uncomfortable. I am sure the dorms had ac, but I am not sure Dallas Hall did.

[Water Pony]

As the very first student occupants in the fall of 1964, I lived in Morrison which as air conditioned along with all the other dorms on the new McElvaine Quad.

[PoconoPony]

I wonder whether the dorms or classroom were even air conditioned in 1968

As I recall, it was 1965 when they started renovations of Dallas Hall and Hyer Hall which included air conditioning. Renovations were completed by 1967.

[smustatesman]

As I recall, it was said in 1970 that SMU had the largest air conditioning plant/structure in the world. Almost all of the buildings on campus are connected with AC underground ducts. The water cooling towers for the system were over (at that time) on the northeast end of campus, and took up a block. Sneaked into the Derek and The Dominos concert at McFarlin Auditorium in the fall of 1970, through the air ducts.