Rose Towers to come tumbling down

[cbbama99]

So long to a campus landmark:

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[Chechem]

Bummer.
I have good memories of that place back in the early 70s.  I used to have a meal contract there (been a while, though).

[Old Tider]

Does 43 years make this an "aging" building?

[Chechem]

Does 43 years make this an "aging" building?

I know.  They'll be planting demolition charges inside us soon! 

[cbbama99]

Does 43 years make this an "aging" building?

I though the same OT, but if you have seen some of the new dorms that are going up on campus now, they make Rose look like they were built in the Stone Ages.

[ALTideUp]

Does 43 years make this an "aging" building?

I though the same OT, but if you have seen some of the new dorms that are going up on campus now, they make Rose look like they were built in the Stone Ages.

You may be interested to know that the newer ones will have an even shorter life. Moreover they are built specifically with the idea that they will be easy to put and easy to take down. They are, for all practical purposes, disposable dorms.  Kids want shiny new dorms so we must give them what they want. This info should be equally appalling to liberal environmental types and fiscal conservatives.

[XBAMA]

way back in 1969 when dinosaurs roamed the campus   

 

[Chechem]

way back in 1969 when dinosaurs roamed the campus   

It's true.  I dated one of them.

[pmull]

No one wants to live in the older style doors anymore. Kids that live on campus want the "cluster style" housing.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Haven't been in Rose Towers since about '96 when my sister lived there...I thought it was super nice for dorm living back in those days.

[Jamos]

I helped prewire Rose Tower for the telephones and remember that the sheet rockers cut a bunch of our lines as they did their jobs. We had no way of knowing this until folks started moving in and what a mess we had in getting them phone service.

Maybe somebody can help me with this, but wasn't Rose Tower initially built to house married couples that were in school.

[ricky023]

When you are growing like the University of Alabama you have to make room. The memories will never be lost but more bricks will replace the old ones. RTR!

[cbbama99]

I helped prewire Rose Tower for the telephones and remember that the sheet rockers cut a bunch of our lines as they did their jobs. We had no way of knowing this until folks started moving in and what a mess we had in getting them phone service.

Maybe somebody can help me with this, but wasn't Rose Tower initially built to house married couples that were in school.

I think so, J. Someone else correct me if I am wrong, but I think they built some new housing for married couples over near ten Hoor and then Rose became open to any student.

[Chechem]

I helped prewire Rose Tower for the telephones and remember that the sheet rockers cut a bunch of our lines as they did their jobs. We had no way of knowing this until folks started moving in and what a mess we had in getting them phone service.

Maybe somebody can help me with this, but wasn't Rose Tower initially built to house married couples that were in school.

I think so, J. Someone else correct me if I am wrong, but I think they built some new housing for married couples over near ten Hoor and then Rose became open to any student.

Yes, as I recall, in 1969 it was for married students only.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

I wish I could drive down and see it.  Would beat any 4th fireworks show in the area.

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