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Video of McCollum implosion

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Watch the implosion of McCollum Hall from the best seat in the house: the top of Oswald and Self Residence Halls.


And our friends at Alumni Association did a recap of the building history and its implosion. Click here for their video.

McCollum Facts

Dedicated October 17, 1965
10 residential floors plus basement
Original capacity: 488 rooms for 976 male residents
Size: 222,220 square feet
Total cost: $3,480,000
Named for brothers Elmer V. McCollum and Burton McCollum.


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