No, I'm not talking about the Iowa & UCF boards The implosion of Cather & Pound Halls is set for 9AM this morning. You can catch it live here: https://housing.unl.edu/cather-pound-demolition
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No, I'm not talking about the Iowa & UCF boards The implosion of Cather & Pound Halls is set for 9AM this morning. You can catch it live here: https://housing.unl.edu/cather-pound-demolition
Heard the multiple booms in east lincoln a few seconds later and thought Frost had added a bunch of recruits.
Ok, I’m ignorant..where is the link within all that?
That's what she said.The boom was the best part. Crazy loud. The whole thing was over in about 9 seconds.
Sounded like a 4th of July display, crowd was definitely into it. Too bad that guy standing on the roof didn’t get off in time.
They were old 15 years ago when I was in Lincoln. Nostalgic to see them go...some good memories in one of those rooms
I don't know when those were built but they were there when I was at UNL in 1978.
IIRC, Neihardt was a former state asylum? Is that why it's haunted?UNL Housing actually refurbished the other tall dorm complexes. HSS and Abel-Sandoz have been totally remodeled in recent years. Unfortunately, the first ones built, Cather-Pound, were of an earlier design, and could not be as easily modified. While HSS and Abel had big windows, Cather-Pound had little slivers of windows that made the small rooms dark and unpleasant no matter how you cut it. Thus, implosion. I imagine they will eventually build another "apartment style" hall like The Courtyards in its place.
They really need to ditch Neihardt. What a dump. I know it is more historic or whatever, but it pretty much sucked. Plus, it's haunted.
63 I thinkThe KETV link to the implosion video mentions the buildings have been around for more than 50 years, which means they were built in about 1967 or earlier.
Rumor has it Frost was running through the buildings, smashing strategic points until they both fell, with Frost jumping from the roof to the ground, blazing so fast that no debris touched him. NIt's OK. It was Frost. He actually pushed the button from up there.
IIRC, Neihardt was a former state asylum? Is that why it's haunted?
I don't think that's all that old for a building that size. But with all the students wanting to live in apartment style dorms, being in a good location, and the other issues mentioned, it was probably time to come down.63 I think
I lived in them because they were cheapest and closest to downtown lol.I don't think that's all that old for a building that size. But with all the students wanting to live in apartment style dorms, being in a good location, and the other issues mentioned, it was probably time to come down.
Did you hear that or read it somewhere?They could have been remodeled, but the steel structure was found to be never fully welded. It was literally tack welded in places. Knocking them down was faster and easier than completely gutting them to their bones and fixing the actual issues.
Job related. I know you what you guys think of me, but I know some things sometimes. This is one.Did you hear that or read it somewhere?
Probably not intentional. Back in the day people drank a lot on construction projects.
That sounds familiar. Best 9 seconds of my day.I went and watched from about a block and a half away. The boom was the best part. Crazy loud. The whole thing was over in about 9 seconds.
That's what she said.
That sounds familiar. Best 9 seconds of my day.