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Title: 1962 - South wing addition to Memorial Union
Summary: A view of Memorial Union after the completion of the south wing.

Title: 2004 - Construction of Mizzou Arena
Summary: Previously, Mizzou Basketball played at the Hearnes Center. In 2003, construction began for a new arena. Mizzou Arena can be also known as Paige Sports Arena.

Title: 1972 - Brewer Fieldhouse renovations

Title: 1938 - Treatment of the Columns
Summary: In order to preserve the Columns, the University treated the columns to protect them from weather. During the summer of 1938, the Columns were also stripped of their ivy because it damaged the stone.

Title: 1958 - The northeast addition to Ellis Library
Summary: A sketch of the 1958 addition to the library. With the addition the University planned to have around a million volumes and facilities for two million. At this time, the library included a first floor undergraduate library for freshmen and sophomores, 100 private study rooms, 1000 lockers for graduates, 40 seminar rooms, and an open reading space. Fall of 1961 marked the completion of this large addition.

Title: 1994 - Aerial photograph of Jesse Hall
Summary: Jesse Hall from above, 1994.

Title: 1900 - Section of the Women's Gymnasium
Summary: The Women's Gym began small and simple, as one can see in this photo. Later, in 1922, the University constructed McKee Gymnasium. McKee was also women-specific, but gave them many more amenities in the gymnasium.

Title: 1953 - East wing auditorium addition to Jesse Hall
Summary: Construction on Jesse in 1953. The East Wing Auditorium was completed in 1954. The original entrance to the auditorium was from the quad on the north side and seated 1,200 people. However, its wooden balcony was removed after being proclaimed a fire hazard. In 1953, renovations took place, and today it seats 1,732 people.

Title: 1920 - Ivy on the Columns
Summary: Company A of the University's R.O.T.C takes a picture for the yearbook in front of the Columns. Addition the 1920 copy of the Savitar.

Title: 1989 - Opening of the Student Recreation Center
Summary: Added in 1989, the Student Recreation Center became an integral part of MU athletics. The addition marked the 100th anniversary of the oldest structure in the athletic complex--Rothwell Gymnasium.

Title: 1998 - A look inside the Student Recreation Center

Title: 1918 - A first look at the Ellis Library
Summary: Presented in the 1918 Savitar, this is one of the first pictures of the library. Originally, books were kept in the Academic Hall; however, as time went on, the University needed a new building to house the rising number of documents. Thus, the University began construction in 1913.

Title: 1969 - Construction of Hearnes Center
Summary: Construction of the new basketball arena began in 1969, officially opening in 1972. Construction strikes and the lack of funds caused the auditorium's slow development. The 1971 Kansas-Missouri game was supposed to close Brewer Fieldhouse as the basketball arena, but Hearnes hadn't yet been fully built.

Title: 1994 - Inside the Jesse Hall dome
Summary: This is a view taken from inside of Jesse Dome. During Engineers' Week, usually held in the middle of March, the dome is lit green to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of engineering.

Title: 1910 - An early look at Rothwell Gymnasium
Summary: Rothwell looks a lot more expansive that it did a hundred years ago, but the 1910 gymnasium did have a lot of facilities. The complex had a 4-person track, an aquatic center, an outdoor gym, a trophy room, and more. While the modern Student Rec Center holds a lot more amenities, the original Rothwell was one of the most advanced gyms in the Midwest at the time.

Title: 1973 - Retiring Brewer Fieldhouse
Summary: In 1929, Brewer was one of the finest facilities in the Midwest and the Big Six conference. But the building grew old and was replaced by the $10.5 million Hearnes Center. In the late 60's, upon construction of the Hearnes Complex, Brewer Fieldhouse ceased in activity significantly. The basketball team no longer played on Fieldhouse's wooden court, switching to Hearne's tartan floor in 1972. But rather than tear Brewer-Fieldhouse down, funds were dedicated to it. New courts, tracks, and locker rooms were planned. Brewer-Fieldhouse would reopen in 1975.

Title: 1960 - The main reading room in Ellis Library
Summary: The library added the Main Reading Room to offer peace and quiet to students. The 1958 northeast addition (completed in 1961) made the library almost twice as large as before.

Title: 1894 - The surviving Columns
Summary: A look at the Columns right after "Old" Academic Hall burned down in 1892.

Title: 1929 - Construction of Brewer Fieldhouse
Summary: Construction of Brewer Fieldhouse began in 1929, but the facility was not declared open until the following year. Compared to the modern Hearnes Center--which cost $10.5 million to build--Brewer only cost $225,000. Rough stone walls bordered the building, the floor consisted of dirt, and sounds echoed back from the wooden roofs. The building, though, was one of the best back in 1929.

Title: 1900 - Section of the Men's Gymnasium
Summary: This is an early look at the men's gymnasium from 1900. Compare this complex to the Student Recreation Complex, and one could notice the evolution of the University's facilities.

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