Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 10, 2013 12:22:55 GMT -5
Re: New South was planned well before the late 1950's. The 1952 and 1954 yearbooks offered a grand plan of future buildings, some of which involved White-Gravenor-like stone buildings for the library, gradaute school, and dining hall, while the three proposed dorms (New South, St. Mary's, Kober-Cogan) were far less functional and architecturally significant and were each on the outskirts of the campus...and they all look alike in hindsight. Obviously, none of the stone buildings were built, but the urban legends about New South and the prison design are just that.
Also proposed but diverted from its original location was the SFS building, which was to be built west of New South and feature a towering version of this famous statue to be seen from the river.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)
hoyatables: You referneced the third volume of Curran's book--this was the weakest of the three and followed a "company line" when it came to discussing Georgetown of the prior 50 years. Very little in the way of analysis and tended to accentuate the positive. The coverage of Hunter Guthrie and football is especially lacking.
Also proposed but diverted from its original location was the SFS building, which was to be built west of New South and feature a towering version of this famous statue to be seen from the river.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)
hoyatables: You referneced the third volume of Curran's book--this was the weakest of the three and followed a "company line" when it came to discussing Georgetown of the prior 50 years. Very little in the way of analysis and tended to accentuate the positive. The coverage of Hunter Guthrie and football is especially lacking.
