(07-30-2014 06:45 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I snapped 30+ photos of Death Row Douglas today hoping to be the last one to shoot photos of Douglas pre-demolition and acquire my 15 seconds of e-fame. So much for that.

Then lets see some of the pics

(07-30-2014 06:45 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  I snapped 30+ photos of Death Row Douglas today hoping to be the last one to shoot photos of Douglas pre-demolition and acquire my 15 seconds of e-fame. So much for that.

I did the same thing last Friday.

glad i got to sneak in pre-abatement to see the old room & floor. ah memories

(a little shameless promotion)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferdsfotos...486884327/

Major demo started today. Pictures are on the Media Service FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/niu.mediaservices

Refresh my memory, what are they planning to do with the land Douglas was on?

(12-08-2014 03:56 PM)NIURedBlack Wrote:  https://www.facebook.com/niu.mediaservices

Refresh my memory, what are they planning to do with the land Douglas was on?

Statues of Chandler, Jimmie and Jordan. Joking of course

(12-08-2014 03:56 PM)NIURedBlack Wrote:  https://www.facebook.com/niu.mediaservices

Refresh my memory, what are they planning to do with the land Douglas was on?

They're going to extend Lucinda all the way to the Convocation Center, so there will finally be 1 continuous on-campus road going from the east side (The Music Building) to the west side (The Convo).

(12-08-2014 03:56 PM)NIURedBlack Wrote:  https://www.facebook.com/niu.mediaservices

Refresh my memory, what are they planning to do with the land Douglas was on?

Thanks!!

I saw they had started to take down one of the wings of Douglas when I was on campus on Saturday. I thought by now the whole building would of been down already.

I sure hope they saved and preserved my room as well as the toilet and shower stall I used for inclusion in an NIU historical museum. Kids of the future will marvel at what went on there!

They should sell bricks to raise funds. I'd like to buy a piece of my freshman year history.

I don't think they used bricks. Just concrete.

Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

(12-09-2014 12:21 PM)NIU17 Wrote:  Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

That won't be down until they renovate Neptune North and Maybe Grant South or build a new small dorm.

(12-09-2014 12:24 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:21 PM)NIU17 Wrote:  Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

That won't be down until they renovate Neptune North and Maybe Grant South or build a new small dorm.

I saw this yesterday about possible renovations for Student Center and Neptune.
http://northernstar.info/campus/niu-plan...7ba1f.html

(12-09-2014 12:26 PM)nbcards Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:24 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:21 PM)NIU17 Wrote:  Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

That won't be down until they renovate Neptune North and Maybe Grant South or build a new small dorm.

I saw this yesterday about possible renovations for Student Center and Neptune.
http://northernstar.info/campus/niu-plan...7ba1f.html

Those were part of the 5 year play announced in the very beginning of this year.

We had enough extra beds to demo Douglas and still be able to renovate Neptune.

Does anyone know if Grant Central is actually getting gutted or not? The plan was for it to be but I thought I got the impression that they are holding off so they can spend the money on Neptune and HCS instead.

(12-09-2014 01:48 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:26 PM)nbcards Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:24 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:21 PM)NIU17 Wrote:  Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

That won't be down until they renovate Neptune North and Maybe Grant South or build a new small dorm.

I saw this yesterday about possible renovations for Student Center and Neptune.
http://northernstar.info/campus/niu-plan...7ba1f.html

Those were part of the 5 year play announced in the very beginning of this year.

We had enough extra beds to demo Douglas and still be able to renovate Neptune.

Does anyone know if Grant Central is actually getting gutted or not? The plan was for it to be but I thought I got the impression that they are holding off so they can spend the money on Neptune and HCS instead.

I heard they did not have enough beds in the beginning of the semester. I heard there were some students staying in lounges and in the hotel. It would be nice if they renovated the rest of Grant to make the whole building nice.

(12-09-2014 02:39 PM)nbcards Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 01:48 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:26 PM)nbcards Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:24 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(12-09-2014 12:21 PM)NIU17 Wrote:  Is Lincoln Hall down yet?

That won't be down until they renovate Neptune North and Maybe Grant South or build a new small dorm.

I saw this yesterday about possible renovations for Student Center and Neptune.
http://northernstar.info/campus/niu-plan...7ba1f.html

Those were part of the 5 year play announced in the very beginning of this year.

We had enough extra beds to demo Douglas and still be able to renovate Neptune.

Does anyone know if Grant Central is actually getting gutted or not? The plan was for it to be but I thought I got the impression that they are holding off so they can spend the money on Neptune and HCS instead.

I heard they did not have enough beds in the beginning of the semester. I heard there were some students staying in lounges and in the hotel. It would be nice if they renovated the rest of Grant to make the whole building nice.

That is really surprising. They had over 2700 empty beds last year. Removing Douglas is -1000 and Grant South is -1000.

(12-09-2014 03:00 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  They had over 2700 empty beds last year. Removing Douglas is -1000 and Grant South is -1000.

At least the two wings of Lincoln closest to Annie Glidden are not in use either.