Campus Construction

Demolition of Huger, Baker, Bonin and Evageline should start soon.

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The stump to the right was an Oak tree that was over 50 years old. Funny how they take these trees down when school is out. This is one they said they were going to move.

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Oak tree removed from behind Bonin Hall
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Plaque at entrance to old Huger hall (I hope nobody steals it)

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Plaque at entrance to old Baker hall (I hope nobody steals this one too)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63197432@N04/5746423445/" title="baker-plaque by ddnaomi1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/5746423445_81272c88fe.jpg" width="500" height="228" alt="baker-plaque"></a>

New Baker hall as of 5-21-11 Brick work up to the third floor level at this side of the building

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New Baker as seen from Taft Street

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Brick layer foreman to the left. they were setting precast concrete sections on the wall. Note the two story poles attached by "C" clamps on the walls. Story poles are used to make sure you end where you started.

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Parking Garage as of 5-21-11

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One of the Mc Kinley street entrances. I was hoping they would have an arch somewhere on this building as there is an arch on almost all of the buildings on campus.

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Parking garage as seen from the front of Hamilton Hall

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Facilities will be much better, but wish we had much more land for the more landscaping.

I sometimes took classes in what was then called "little abbeville," the wooden buildings built during WWII at the back of campus.

The campus was more beautiful then, but it got pretty hot in those old buildings.

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_ Facilities will be much better, but wish we had much more land for the more landscaping.

I sometimes took classes in what was then called "little abbeville," the wooden buildings built during WWII at the back of campus.

The campus was more beautiful then, but it got pretty hot in those old buildings. _

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Just wait---T-Joe's landscaping is on the way!!!!! I wish we had the fore and after of the entire campus since he came!!!!!

I do know that the Campus is much cleaner now. they have had prison labor on campus on Saturdays to help with the clean up. Not long after Dr. Savoie became president they did a general clean up of the buildings on campus. That was about the same time they cleaned Cajun Field. It looks much better now.

I would like to see what the landscaping will look like around the parking garage and New Baker and the Tulane Ave dorm (probably new Huger).

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Originally Posted by HelmutVII

_ I do know that the Campus is much cleaner now. they have had prison labor on campus on Saturdays to help with the clean up. Not long after Dr. Savoie became president they did a general clean up of the buildings on campus. That was about the same time they cleaned Cajun Field. It looks much better now.

I would like to see what the landscaping will look like around the parking garage and New Baker and the Tulane Ave dorm (probably new Huger). _

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I think--again---- I think that in the visual that the university released--it showed some really nice seating areas with the trees and just nicely done L-scaping---With all this done so well --just know that the rest will be very much in line with the total construction package!!!!

Baker Hall Saturday May 28, 2011. the dark colored brick on the left has been cleaned the rest has not.

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View of Baker Hall from Taft Street

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The building is basically out of the weather. Still plenty of brick work to do on the back side of the building

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Originally Posted by HelmutVII

_ Baker Hall Saturday May 28, 2011. the dark colored brick on the left has been cleaned the rest has not.

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View of Baker Hall from Taft Street

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The building is basically out of the weather. Still plenty of brick work to do on the back side of the building _

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Get these guys to do Moore Field!!!!

Parking Garage as of May 28, 2011.

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Two entrances on McKinley street

this one near Angelle Hall

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this one near Hamilton Hall

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they should be pretty close to being through with the McKinley side of the garage by the end of next week. If that happens, they will be about 50% finished with the erection of the building.

This is a view from the front yard of Hamilton Hall

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They have placed temprary fencing around old Baker and Huger along with Bonin, Evangeline and Buchanan Halls. Looks like demolition should start pretty soon on Bonin, old Baker and Huger and Evageline. (Maybe next week)

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_ Parking Garage as of May 28, 2011.

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Two entrances on McKinley street

this one near Angelle Hall
First I hear that we have offered a recruit in baseball to start next year---had no idea that we named a building after our freshman pitcher that got hurt!!!!!! Is it true that the facade will be decorated with lensless eyeglasses!!!! LOL
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this one near Hamilton Hall

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they should be pretty close to being through with the McKinley side of the garage by the end of next week. If that happens, they will be about 50% finished with the erection of the building.

This is a view from the front yard of Hamilton Hall

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They have placed temprary fencing around old Baker and Huger along with Bonin, Evangeline and Buchanan Halls. Looks like demolition should start pretty soon on Bonin, old Baker and Huger and Evageline. (Maybe next week) _

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Thanks for all the updates, a virtual archived history of the projects.

Turbine, will last weekends post be recovered?

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_ Turbine, will last weekends post be recovered? _

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I'm sorry, I can't recover posts from June 1-5 :/\:

Do you still have access to the pictures you posted?

I kind of wanted to keep an archive of the construction on a weekly basis so i will repost. This is work on campus ending the week of June 4, 2011


Demolition of Bonin, Baker, Huger and Evangeline continues. this is a debris pile behind Bonin.

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An asbestos condom on Evangeline Hall. They use this to see that there is positive air pressure in the building while removing asbestos

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New Baker hall on June 4, 2011

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Flared soldier course over windows with a keystone. A common detail on many buildings on campus. With more brick work being completed on Baker they are incorporating arches at various locations on the buildings. There are arches on most of the older buildings on campus.

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A view of Baker Hall from Tulane Ave. The second dorm (probably Huger) is in the foreground.

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An old fallout shelter sign on Angelle Hall. It could hold 160 people. I don't think they know it's still there.

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Parking Garage as of June 4, 2011

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McKinley street face of parking garage.

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Parking Garage view from Hamilton Hall front Yard.

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Placing a prefabricated concrete panel for a roof section over one of the stairwells

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Were you taking pictures Saturday around 4ish?

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_ Were you taking pictures Saturday around 4ish? _

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I guess it might have been about 3 or 4.

Does anyone know what the plans are for the area that these dorms occupy once demo is complete?

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_ Does anyone know what the plans are for the area that these dorms occupy once demo is complete? _

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More new dorms.

Demolition of Huger, Baker, Bonin and Evangeline should start in earnest next week. Griffin would not have moved two large pieces of equipment on site just to let them sit.

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Evangeline hall soon to be renovated.

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Truss joist for new Huger Hall stored on Boucher Street near old Huger hall.

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New Baker Hall on June 11, 2011

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Arches on new Baker Hall, similar to arches on many of the older buildings on campus.

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New Baker on left, Hamilton to the rear and middle and New Huger (I assume) on right.

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Parking garage on June 11, 2011

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Mc Kinley street facade on June 11, 2011. The guys in the lift are placing high performance caulking in the joints between the precast panels.

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This is exciting.

Thanks for the weekend update.