UNT’s 125-year history (video)

[Harry]

 

 

 

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by Harry

[keith]

Really nice video about the history of UNT.  Thanks for posting this Harry.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Good stuff.  I've been reading James Rogers' The Story of North Texas, and wish I would have become more familiar with our history a long time ago.  IMO, every North Texas student and alumnus should know this stuff like the back of his hand.

[TheTastyGreek]

Athletics made and posted their own video:

 

[Censored by Laurie]

very nice! I can't wait for next year's 125th anniversary video!

[southsideguy]

anyone know what the oldest building on campus is and when it was built?

[FirefightnRick]

I'm glad Boomer no longer looks like that.

 

Rick

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by FirefightnRick

[Cerebus]

anyone know what the oldest building on campus is and when it was built?

Curry Hall.  It was built as a library in 1912.

ETA: The first building on campus was the Normal Building, near where Hickory Hall is now.  That original building was destroyed by fire shortly before what is now Curry Hall opened.

ETA2:  If you are interested in NT history pick up The Story of North Texas by Dr. James Rogers. 

For my tastes it's a little light on the athletics side (maybe I should write that, it would sell tens of copies), but on everything else it is FANTASTIC. 

Edited September 18, 2015 by Cerebus

[Coffee and TV]

Great video

[letsgiveacheer]

Agree,  it was very well done. I was a bit surprised there was no mention of the golf team's four national championships.

[Christopher Walker]

Curry Hall.  It was built as a library in 1912.

ETA: The first building on campus was the Normal Building, near where Hickory Hall is now.  That original building was destroyed by fire shortly before what is now Curry Hall opened.

ETA2:  If you are interested in NT history pick up The Story of North Texas by Dr. James Rogers. 

For my tastes it's a little light on the athletics side (maybe I should write that, it would sell tens of copies), but on everything else it is FANTASTIC. 

The Normal Building by all visual record looked anything but. I really wish it was still standing. :/

[UNT 90 Grad]

Awesome video. 

[TheWestie]

Normal Building opened in 1891 and burned down after being struck by lightning in 1907. It was right where Hickory Hall is now. The first President's House was built on the site of the Normal Building in 1909 and was there until the new President's house was built on Ave D in 1956. That house was where the Gateway Center is now. Hickory Hall was built  on the site of the Normal Building and the first President's House in 1959, and originally named the Industrial Arts Building.

Old Main was built in 1903 next to the Normal Building and was the second building on campus. It basically wasn't built well and was falling apart after just 20 years and was torn down in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now called the Auditorium Building. Old Main housed the library until Curry was built in 1912. 

Curry was originally called the Library Building and then later called the Historical Building. Curry had the library until 1937 when the new Library Building was built. That building is now called Sycamore Hall. It was also called Information Sciences for most of the last few decades. It was held the campus library until 1970 when Willis Library opened, built on the former site of Eagle Park, where North Texas played football until 1953 when Fouts Field opened. 



I had to do so much research for our 125th Anniversary magazine. Which if you haven't seen can be read online here! I made sure we got Don January and Billy Maxwell on the cover in their team shirts with the awesome early 50s NTSC golf team logo.

http://issuu.com/lmcbride/docs/unt_125_anniversary

Edited September 19, 2015 by TheWestie