Third posting of photos from UChicago Campus Meanderings

third posting on my photos for the exhibition

"UChicago ~ Campus Meanderings"
at The Great Frame Up, 1418 E. 53rd St., Chicago
through the month of November, 2015.

all photos and text © Carol High Johnson, 2015

Hull Gate and the Main Quadrangle

First, a word of apology. 

Everyone I know calls the gate "Hull Gate", 

but its official name is Cobb Gate, 

and it leads into Hull Court. 

The Cobb Hall classroom building

 bears the most widespread use of the Cobb name. 

Hull Gate is at the maroon arrow, Botany Pond is just above that. The blue arrow points to Mitchell Tower, with Hutchinson Commons and Court slightly to the right. 

These are the fanciest and most friendly looking gargoyles on campus. This is a good thing, as Hull Gate has stood since 1897 welcoming all to the University and its Main Quadrangle.

   

http://www.uchicago.edu/about/history/ has wonderful pages of photos and tales about the entire University.

Botany Pond

The duck families in Botany Pond are a delight, 

every spring joining the turtles and large fish. 
I always say I'm photographing these 
for my grandniece, 
but I like watching the critters, too.

A view of Botany Pond towards Mitchell Tower.

Main Quadrangle

 View North from edge of the Main Quad's center towards Hull Gate, 
with Regenstein Library in the far background. 
This was snapped on one of the 
last summery days this fall. 

 Above, a view from further back inside the Main Quad's center, again north to Hull Gate 

(it IS there beneath summer's fully leafed trees).

Two views of the south facade of Walker Museum on the Main Quad. First, a view of the turret, then a detail view of its gargoyles.     

Left, a S.W. view of the former Administration Building, (now Levi Hall) a corner of Cobb Hall, and the planters in full summer bloom. The main entry to Cobb Hall is shown below left. 

You've probably noticed I'm not a big fan of "modern" architecture, but the creation of a passageway (shown below right) connecting the Main Quad with the Science Quads and the entire complex of hospitals to the west through Levi Hall 
was a wonderful idea.

Main Quad in late summer. Cobb Hall's main entry is on the right, hidden behind the leaves. Bond Chapel is not visible in this view, but would be off to the left.

Three students enjoyed the early fall sunshine on the Main Quad, with the Kent Lab building in the background.  

 A spring view to the northeast of Rosenwald Hall.

 

   Above, two views of a minor entry to Stuart Hall (on the southeast facade). (This building may be remembered by those on campus in the 1950's as the Law School Building.)

NEXT POSTING:

Harper Memorial Library, a few snaps from The Midway, and the Tower Group of Mitchell Tower and Hutchinson Commons.

thanks for sloughing through these!

all text and photos © Carol High Johnson, 2015