McCollum Demolition Uses Explosives For Building Implosion Plan
McCollum demolition crews drill about 2,000 holes in basement and floors two through six for dynamite placement. A blasting specialist guides the pattern to collapse the structure inward. Afterward, concrete is crushed and hauled, with site grading by a dirt contractor. KU intends to pave a parking lot after completion in February.
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McCollum
Tripp
Steve Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Daisy Hill
Hashinger coeds prepare orange tree display for McCollum Hall move in
In two September 1965 file photos Hashinger Hall coeds staged an orange tree display to welcome McCollum Hall’s first residents. The event captured residents moving in and the campus welcome effort.
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McCollum Hall
Hashinger Hall
KU Announces Wednesday Road Closures Around Implosion
Kansas University lists morning road closures from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday for the Mc Collum Hall implosion. 15th and Iowa and Iowa Street will close between 21st and 15th streets with exits to Constant Avenue at 21st. The 15th and Engel Road intersection closes. Irving Hill Bridge shuts and surrounding roads blocked. Residents on Ousdahl may exit east on 19th Street.
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Journal-World File
Kansas University
Daisy Hill
McCollum Hall
Iowa Street
15Th Street
Iowa
Allen Fieldhouse
15Th
Iowa Iowa Street
23Rd
21St
Constant Avenue
21St Street
Engel Road
Iowa Streets
19Th Street
Irving Hill Road
Irving Hill Bridge
Jayhawker Towers
9Th Street
Naismith Drive
Bagley Drive
Stewart Avenue
Ellis Drive
Anna Drive
Ousdahl Road
Ousdahl
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