Marquette Demolishing Everything Behind Humphrey Hall

[keefe]

Cool your jets, keefe...no one said anything about knocking it down. If the building is still structurally sound, they might keep it as university-owned housing.  I know it's Marquette's goal to purchase any property that borders the campus if and when it becomes available.  For example, they own the entire block of Wells street that Chili is on. The Ardmore Building is basically an island in regards to privately-owned property.  Not sure why.

The Ardmore Apartments were built like Ft Knox. I remember being asked to hang pictures and found that the walls were like Hitler's Bunker.

Speaking of which, I remember how my wife and her roommates actually tried to decorate their digs...how many college dudes put any effort into their environment? We lived in a fire trap house where our tables were those cable spools and all the cutlery had airline logos. There was a building going up north of the State Street DMZ and we made a post midnight run to get cinder blocks and 2x4s to make book shelves and stereo stands...

[source?]

Practice spaces. Literally nothing in there. We would have air band practices there and the only thing there were martial arts materials in a small closet.

So that's where they put TC's old karate gear. Good to know.

[muwarrior69]

Is that a serious question? Schroeder is the Four Seasons compared to the Beer Can. 

I lived in both.

I lived in Schroeder as well and not McCormick, but when McCormick opened in the fall of '68 it was pretty nice. I guess it has not held up as well.

[real chili 83]

Schroeder's 10th Floor held a priceless collection of album art until some Philistines painted over it...

Philistine scum.

[Buzzed]

Worked a summer in facility services, mostly out of Humphrey.  When I got bored would get the keys and go exploring.  Lots of weird stuff in the old children's hospital complex.  Some of it is literally stuck in time.  Opened one room that looked like an ergonomics laboratory untouched for 30 years.  Others still had doctors belongings left behind.  Lots of rooms just filled with old theater props.  Most of the buildings are all connected through underground tunnels.  Strangest room was the size of the small gym at Straz (old Y).  The top was at ground level with a set of stairs straight down three stories underground with no railing.  It was completely empty.  Never could figure out what it was originally used for, but thought about putting a basketball hoop down there.

Despite popular belief, the morgue no longer exists in Humphrey.... Where it was is now part of the campus bakery (Sodexo).

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Worked a summer in facility services, mostly out of Humphrey.  When I got bored would get the keys and go exploring.  Lots of weird stuff in the old children's hospital complex.  Some of it is literally stuck in time.  Opened one room that looked like an ergonomics laboratory untouched for 30 years.  Others still had doctors belongings left behind.  Lots of rooms just filled with old theater props.  Most of the buildings are all connected through underground tunnels.  Strangest room was the size of the small gym at Straz (old Y).  The top was at ground level with a set of stairs straight down three stories underground with no railing.  It was completely empty.  Never could figure out what it was originally used for, but thought about putting a basketball hoop down there.

Despite popular belief, the morgue no longer exists in Humphrey.... Where it was is now part of the campus bakery (Sodexo).

Heard a lot of weird stories of the old children's hospital area. Any truth to the rumor there are still kids dolls and bikes down there?

[Buzzed]

Heard a lot of weird stories of the old children's hospital area. Any truth to the rumor there are still kids dolls and bikes down there?

No, not that I came across.  There is a nice pot leaf mural in the basement of the main building though.

[frozena pizza]

The Ardmore Apartments were built like Ft Knox. I remember being asked to hang pictures and found that the walls were like Hitler's Bunker.

Speaking of which, I remember how my wife and her roommates actually tried to decorate their digs...how many college dudes put any effort into their environment? We lived in a fire trap house where our tables were those cable spools and all the cutlery had airline logos. There was a building going up north of the State Street DMZ and we made a post midnight run to get cinder blocks and 2x4s to make book shelves and stereo stands...

I lived in City Apartments on 17th & Kilbourn.  One of my roommates was joking around and pushed another roomie into the wall and his hip literally smashed through the wall into a crawl space.  Rather than notifying our landlord we put a poster over the hole (Pamela Anderson I think).  Every time we opened a door or window it flapped like a sail.  Never got the damage deposit back but that was our attempt at decorating.

[jsglow]

I lived in Schroeder as well and not McCormick, but when McCormick opened in the fall of '68 it was pretty nice. I guess it has not held up as well.

Neither have you! Walked right into that one.

[mu03eng]

Heard a lot of weird stories of the old children's hospital area. Any truth to the rumor there are still kids dolls and bikes down there?

We had a really weird experience in Humphrey one evening and we weren't even doing drugs.  For some reason a group of us walked into Humphrey and we were talking about ghosts and the children's hospital and someone jokingly said the ghost should try to make the elevator go into the basement(it wasn't supposed to be able to without a key).  To this day I don't know if someone had a key or what but the elevator actually went all the way down and opened up on a really creepy scene.

The only light was from the elevator, there were toys, tricycles, etc down there and a bunch of abandoned hospital equipment like gurneys.  Me and another guy tried to explore around a little but if you got too far from the elevator there was just no light plus this was pre-cell phone so no way to get out if our friends decided to let the doors close.  It was a pretty weird experience.

[Coleman]

We had a really weird experience in Humphrey one evening and we weren't even doing drugs.  For some reason a group of us walked into Humphrey and we were talking about ghosts and the children's hospital and someone jokingly said the ghost should try to make the elevator go into the basement(it wasn't supposed to be able to without a key).  To this day I don't know if someone had a key or what but the elevator actually went all the way down and opened up on a really creepy scene.

The only light was from the elevator, there were toys, tricycles, etc down there and a bunch of abandoned hospital equipment like gurneys.  Me and another guy tried to explore around a little but if you got too far from the elevator there was just no light plus this was pre-cell phone so no way to get out if our friends decided to let the doors close.  It was a pretty weird experience.

Isn't there still a morgue in Humphrey, that has basically been unchanged since it was a hospital?

[HouWarrior]

MU is kicking off a major fundraising campaign later this year.   

I attended private schools for K-8, high school, and college, each of which have me on their mailing list.

The one thing none of these schools taught me was that I would be inundated, hearing about major fundraising campaigns for the rest of my life, and ....oh yes... we'd like you to include us in your will, too.

[Coleman]

I attended private schools for K-8, high school, and college, each of which have me on their mailing list.

The one thing none of these schools taught me was that I would be inundated, hearing about major fundraising campaigns for the rest of my life, and ....oh yes... we'd like you to include us in your will, too.

Ditto.

I actually prefer to give to my Catholic high school because I am not still paying off loans for that education. Marquette might start getting something from me once I've paid it off. I also feel that my donations to my high school are more meaningful and impactful, because the alumni base is much, much smaller. I write them a check every year around Christmastime.

[StillAWarrior]

I attended private schools for K-8, high school, and college, each of which have me on their mailing list.

The one thing none of these schools taught me was that I would be inundated, hearing about major fundraising campaigns for the rest of my life, and ....oh yes... we'd like you to include us in your will, too.

Yeah, Marquette calls on a regular basis.  Hopefully my 'Scoop friends won't think any less of me for admitting this, but I'm prepared to tell them, "I love Marquette, and always will...but for the next 10 years or so I'm going to be paying a sizable portion of my income to other universities.  Please put me on 'do not call' until 2025."

[jsglow]

Honestly guys, giving is a personal choice.  But if ya'll think Marquette is aggressive talk to a friend or two that went to Notre Dame.  And then look at our endowment compared to their's. 

[keefe]

And then look at our endowment compared to their's. 

Frankly, glow, my wife was always very pleased with my endowment.

Airing one's shortcomings so publicly is unseemly...

[keefe]

Ditto.

I actually prefer to give to my Catholic high school because I am not still paying off loans for that education. Marquette might start getting something from me once I've paid it off. I also feel that my donations to my high school are more meaningful and impactful, because the alumni base is much, much smaller. I write them a check every year around Christmastime.

One thing that people should never forget is that many employers will match (the % varies) charitable giving. This is a superb way to maximize donations to the places and causes that are important to one's sense of purpose.

My wife managed this aspect of our personal finances and she ensured that our one shared alma mater was recognized. This is one decision of hers I never questioned. 

[jsglow]

Frankly, glow, my wife was always very pleased with my endowment.

Airing one's shortcomings so publicly is unseemly...

Says the guy who adorns his post with the most manly equipment ever created.  You know what they say about guys with flashy sports cars or fighter jets.  Wink wink my friend.  

[warriorchick]

Says the guy who adorns his post with the most manly equipment ever created.  You know what they say about guys with flashy sports cars or fighter jets.  Wink wink my friend.  

Yep.  Definitely compensating.

[GGGG]

Yeah, Marquette calls on a regular basis.  Hopefully my 'Scoop friends won't think any less of me for admitting this, but I'm prepared to tell them, "I love Marquette, and always will...but for the next 10 years or so I'm going to be paying a sizable portion of my income to other universities.  Please put me on 'do not call' until 2025."

That is where I am as well.  And really even once that is done, I am not sure if Marquette will make it back on the list.

But the way these things go, 98% of the money will be secured from about 2% of the donors.  And I don't think I will ever be in a position to be among that 2%.

[mu03eng]

Isn't there still a morgue in Humphrey, that has basically been unchanged since it was a hospital?

We thought we saw the morgue cooler down there but couldn't tell in the lighting

[MU111]

We thought we saw the morgue cooler down there but couldn't tell in the lighting

During my time at MU, I remember hearing the rumor that they kept the morgue intact in case there were ever a large-scale disaster in the city and they ran out of places to keep the bodies elsewhere.

[keefe]

Yep.  Definitely compensating.

You should see the big a$$ Rolex I wear!

[keefe]

Says the guy who adorns his post with the most manly equipment ever created.  You know what they say about guys with flashy sports cars or fighter jets.  Wink wink my friend.  

Jack Nicholson, playing fighter pilot turned astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment, invites Shirley MacLaine as Aurora over for dinner. His dining room is a monument of phallic-like rockets and F-15s.

Aurora accuses Breedlove of being too obvious. To which Breedlove replies, "106 astronauts in the whole f#cking world and I'm one of 'em!"

Gotta love Nicholson

[jsglow]

Jack Nicholson, playing fighter pilot turned astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment, invites Shirley MacLaine as Aurora over for dinner. His dining room is a monument of phallic-like rockets and F-15s.

Aurora accuses Breedlove of being too obvious. To which Breedlove replies, "106 astronauts in the whole f#cking world and I'm one of 'em!"

Gotta love Nicholson

Awesome.