Show us your Golden Era ***Alma Mater***!

[Mr. 'H']

Ideally, wouldn't it be great to show everyone two pictures?

One of you in the present day, the second of the college in the Golden Era.

Let me start with this:

(1) Yours truly - Trinity College, Dublin 2008:

(2) A view of the Bell Tower of Trinity College, Dublin, taken 1948.

You might notice that I am standing where the lady in the middle of the 1948 photo is walking! PS - Trinity College is 416 years old!




PS - I am particularly interested in the history of Stanford - did any Fedora Lounge members go there?

 

[DerMann]

While not nearly as antiquated as Trinity, Wabash has been around since 1832 (in one form or another), and is still all male (CO-ED NEVER!).

I'll see what I can dig up at the records, I'm sure there are many captivating photographs from WWII when part of the campus was converted to an officers' school.

 

[Mr. 'H']

...and is still all male (CO-ED NEVER!).

Wow, I didn't know that still exists. lol

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Royce Hall in 1931

I'll have to search for some of me in front of it!

 

[Mr. 'H']

Wow - you really went cross country - LA to NY!

Here's the college now:

 

[Harp]

PS - Trinity College is 416 years old!

I considered Trinity College back during my vagabond GI Bill days,
and have always regretted skipping Dublin.

(Mr 'H': your picture reminds me of University College alum Flann O'Brien )

 

[Fletch]

1868. The first class arrives at the Ag College and Farm.

1922. Iowa State College of A.&M., the campus beautiful.

2007. Iowa State University, a world-class institution.

 

[Tomasso]

Now:

1930:

 

[Mr. 'H']

Is that Chicago?

 

[Mr. 'H']

I considered Trinity College back during my vagabond GI Bill days,
and have always regretted skipping Dublin.

(Mr 'H': your picture reminds me of University College alum Flann O'Brien )

- Small world my friend, small world.

- Flann O'Brien? Ha!

 

[Mr. 'H']

Hi Fletch - it's funny how these colleges turn into mini-cities, isn't it?

I was in UCD on Monday and you would almost get lost there it's so big. I was attending conference with US Ambassador Thomas C. Foley.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Sorry, UCD = University College Dublin.

 

[Tomasso]

Is that Chicago?

Yep.

 

[Harp]

- Flann O'Brien? Ha!

...the very portrait of the artist, boyo.