Graphic design, history, Friendly’s
Take a look at this fascinating 19th-century photograph of the rear of Dartmouth Row. It is dated to the pre-1904 period, but judging from the tents, one might guess that it was taken in 1869, at the...
View ArticleThe inevitable demolition news
First, the Brown game takes place today. It will be the last game played before Jens Larson’s 1923 West Stands at Memorial Field. The steel-framed concrete seating terraces will be demolished and...
View ArticleMemorial Field’s West Stand as Roman ruin
The Big Green Alert Daily keeps us up to date on Memorial Field with frequent photos of the demolition: The posts of November 20, November 21, and November 26 show demo preparation. The December 5 post...
View ArticleHere’s to the Polka Dot; other topics
The Valley News has an article with some superb photographs on the Polka Dot Restaurant by the tracks in White River Junction. The 1925 building seems to have hosted a diner from the beginning; owner...
View ArticleInvestiture and other topics
The report of the 210th Alumni Council meeting updates us on plans underway to create a freestanding School of Graduate Studies that will coordinate the 17 Ph.D. programs and 12 Masters’ programs that...
View ArticleConcrete progress at Memorial Field
PCI Northeast, a chapter of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, has a page on the Memorial Field project with photos of the structural elements being cast in a workshop. The Big Green Alert...
View ArticleChanges continue at Memorial Field, even after completion
Dartmouth Sports has a press release for the completion of the West Stands, and the Big Green Alert Blog has been publishing photos all along, including on July 1, August 19, and September 24...
View ArticleThe plaques are back at Memorial Field
The rededication of the memorial plaques that had been returned or relocated to Memorial Field took place last weekend (Alumni Relations press release, Events notice). The green wall on which the...
View ArticleNew faculty houses, etc.
Fascinating and unexpected historic New Hampshire mica mine for sale: Eagle Tribune. Bora (formerly Boora) Architects have put up a couple new images and larger versions of their old ones for the...
View ArticleBreweries, Fullington Farm demo, suspension railways, etc.
The Valley News reports that the Norwich Historic Preservation Commission was named the Commission of the Year by the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. Prolific N.H. beer blogger Adam...
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