In other construction related news, new fencing has been put up around Cypress Lake. Keep the gators in or people out?
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In other construction related news, new fencing has been put up around Cypress Lake. Keep the gators in or people out?
Yep, they sure did and it looks really good. They actually tore down the old chain-link fence from the Burke-Hawthorne area are all the way to the new Cypress Lake Plaza and replaced it with a brick base, to match the other areas, and then added the new fencing on to of it, all the way around....minus the area around the U. I took some pics of it recently that you can view on the old Construction Thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnotherHebert
https://forumeus.com/showthread.php/...69#post1273069
As a side note, since the system upgrade on RP I don't see that the "Rage Page" functions the same: it used to show me all the threads that have new posts, wherever they were on the site. It does not seem to do that anymore, but maybe I just don't have the settings right.
I've been a couple of times and have not seen the Alligator gate closed yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan
Yep...I was there Friday and it has not changed from this pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
This thread has be going on for over ten years. Oh My.
For the life of me I can't figure out why this project took so long. There was nothing to be done that was extraordinary from a construction standpoint. A little bit of drainage, concrete flat work and masonry work.
It was a State run project!!!!!! LOL!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Know it’s not a lot of money but may had been the issue. New fiscal year, hope it is done when freshmen arrive. Our university has come so far architecturally and beyond the last decade or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Boy, you ain’t kidding…..if you ride around and look closely it is really incredible. Living here and seeing it every day, we tend to be numb to the changes, but Dr Savoie would be one our greatest presidents ever if the only thing he had done was the campus improvements. Of course he’s done much more than this.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
There is not a ‘shameful’ area left on campus: from the old eyesore buildings along Hebrard (now a beautiful meeting place/green area) to the old maintenance sheds on s. Campus dr, to the new apt complex on Lewis (and no more ugly strip mall), everything looks 1000% better than it ever has. The exterior of the buildings are kept clean, new signage on each of them, new bike racks everywhere, great landscaping, etc., etc.
My only beef is the stretch along Johnston, from university to St Mary. You know, the area seen by everyone driving in Lafayette…it really needs a lot of help. The sidewalks are small and crappy, what landscaping there is needs to be torn up and redone, etc.
That area could really use a facelift. As far as construction projects, I feel there should always something going. We can not wait until buildings are in disrepair to upgrade or do basic maintenance.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan
Possibly the architecture department could do a SIMPLE concept and float the design out to the media and see if if sticks, maybe get a federal grant.Quote:
Originally Posted by MelRock
I am glad to see they stopped releasing to the media stuff like the tram to Maurice. I think at one time the department came out with bus shelters that were incorporated by the city. Practical designs give credence to the program.
Trams and turning Johnston Street into a boulevard were just dreams or too much weed.
It’s ironic that the ugliest building now on campus is the architecture building!!!!
The problem is that the buildings, except for Doucet Hall have no front. They were designed to face the quad. The other problem, if you can call it that, the view of the buildings is blocked by the Oak trees. There is not much that can be done under the trees because of the potential harm that could do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MelRock
The Johnston street side of Girard Hall is the back of the building, Foster hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus (the bricks don't match) and has what looks like a front. Doucet has a "front" but you cant really see it from the street and Mouton hall is a generic WPA building. Most of the other area along there is parking lot.
One thing I always thought was strange was you can't see the front of Dupre Library from St. Mary because they put so much landscaping in front of it. It's like a jungle.
That’s why I emphasized simple. Fletcher had issues from day one. It was a major mistake to let the building be designed by dreamers. Pretty never trumps functionality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie35
The irony of Fletcher is its a teaching model of what not to do.
They also ran out of money and had to leave the roof off of the middle of the building. So they had all the doors, walls and floors designed as interior materials but they were outside. It was and still is a cluster.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
They eventually put a roof on it but only after some pretty severe damage to the building.
Actually, they did not put a roof over the courtyard, but they did change all the doors, etc. from interior to exterior to better withstand being exposed to the elements.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
I take that back, if I remember correctly, they enclosed all the corridors around the courtyard with glass, so that the interior spaces are no longer open to the elements.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan
You know, the discussions of the Quad area reminded me of one of my favorite pics of the school that I thought I would share: an aerial photo from circa 1939 showing a good bit of the then campus, and especially the Quad being built. In the pic Broussard, Stephens and Mouton are being constructed, and there is still what was the men dorms called the “Barracks” where Doucet will eventually be built. Also, no Arcade yet.
Other points of interest in the pic:
1. The “Dining Hall/Grand Stand” which was the boundary of the Quad for many years. Also Brown Ayres, the old Art/Architecture building is where Moody Hall is now located.
2. Cypress Grove, not Cypress Lake.
3. The old “Southwestern Field” in the same location of the current U; also, the old “Southwestern” sign currently hanging above EKL Gym was originally from the gym that used to be next to SW Field, where McLaughlin Gym is now.
4. EKL gym is just recently completed, and looking pretty lonely lol
5. The Heymann House, now the Alumni house, is also very new, and is bordered by Girard Woods, not Girard Park.
I guess I like the pic because it gives a very good view of how far we (UL and Lafayette) have come in a relatively short period of time.
Gator Gate Done
They have completed all the new gating around cypress lake, including the ‘gator gate’ which will give access to lake for eqpt, etc.
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And the trees were looking especially good this morning…..they have really cleaned up the area nearest Hebrard.
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Went by the new Red Zone today and it is very nice. Parking is easy and the selection ( in all sizes) are great. There were a bunch of people there this morning when I went, and I hope everyone gets a chance to stop by soon.
Just FYI: entry is not on the Johnston st side, head for the oak tree in the middle of the parking lot.
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Very nice photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan
I was very impressed with the new store. Now they just need to get the rest of their inventory. Really needed the doggie jerseys but they didnt have my pups size, they also didnt have any jerseys which is what my wife was looking forQuote:
Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan
I only wanted t-shirts, one long sleeve and they had exactly what I needed. I looked quickly at the fancier polo’s but didn’t have time for a long shopping trip. It was grab and go.Quote:
Originally Posted by billbeck451
We are 3 games into our season. How do they not have full inventory?Quote:
Originally Posted by billbeck451
Be nice if they had an actual road side sign for the store. But I guess that’ll come later.Quote:
Originally Posted by billbeck451