Campus Construction

[cb089]

I always thought pine trees were an eyesore.I would be ok with replacing them with oaks & magnolias.

"Oaks and pines and sweet magnolia's beauty, Show forth thy charms so rare."

The pines are written in! Singing about non-existent pines in our Alma mater would make about as much sense as continuing to call it "beloved old Southwestern"! Lol.

[LaCajunsFan]

Forgot I had a pic of the new street lights along Hebrard, that match all the other new lighting on campus.

First up, the before:

[LaCajunsFan]

And the current ones:

[Boomer]

And the current ones:

.man I like T Joebut I love what he has done for the 2 campi of ULlike the above juxtaposition of photos, I would love to see a before and after of all the projectstruly incredible!!!

[SMD7636]

When are they scheduled to break ground on the green space near the student union?

[HelmutVII]

When are they scheduled to break ground on the green space near the student union?

They are working on it now.

[SMD7636]

I am sure we'll see pictures when it's complete.

[HelmutVII]

Scroll up to post 681 of this thread.

[SlickRick]

When are they scheduled to break ground on the green space near the student union?

Green or Safe?

[Boomer]

Green or Safe?

Young Rick.hope UL never sees that on our campus. Btw, any millennialist on this board? Kidding guys!!!

[DaddyCajun]

That is a lot of nice changes around campus

[LaCajunsFan]

A couple of updates:

It seems like Bittle Hall is being renovatedthe UP should have first class digs when this is all done; Bittle has always been one of my favorite buildings on campus. I also did not realize that Bittle was the very first Student Unionbefore the 'eyesore buildings' along Hebrard, and the current location on McKinley.

[LaCajunsFan]

Although there is not much to see, construction is also continuing on the new 'Cypress Lake Plaza' green-space, where Guillory Hall once stood.

[LaCajunsFan]

Also, now that the new plantings along the Lake are maturing, they are looking good. If I remember correctly, we were concerned that they would not be tended to enough.so far I don't think this is the case. Landscaping campus-wide is looking fantasticbetter than ever.

[LaCajunsFan]

Finally, the infamous-turtles-on-a-log that made a splash (sorry) on the internet a couple of weeks ago.