For all the students heading back to school next week, here’s a look back at the beginnings of the University of Windsor.
Campus looked pretty bare back in ’54.
University Centre, built in 1962, is at the heart of the University of Windsor campus, an institution serving higher education since 1857.
The main entrance of the Pure and Applied Sciences building at the University of Windsor, Canada’s most southerly university.
At Windsor, Ontario, on the shore of the Detroit River, the University of Windsor has earned recognition as an international institution of repute. Windsor Hall, administration tower, was completed in 1965.
The top photo dates to 1954, while all four postcards date to the late 1960’s.
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That's the campus I attended 1950-53. We had all our classes in what is now Essex hall. The huts in the bottom left were the student center, the farthest from the entrance at the walkway was one large room, where we had dances and some food. We had fun.
I was among the first class of women who entered in 1950, when Holy Names College moved from St. Mary's Academy to de-segregate Assumption College. There were 50 of us among the 400 men. Lots of fun.
University of Windsor aka "The High School Under the Bridge."
I think that the university would look exceptionally better if the grey parking spaces were actually green spaces. I think that's really what's missing. I know that people need places to park but it really makes the campus look bad. When I look at these images compared to today, it's missing the beautiful flowers, walkways, etc. that made it special. But I think universities have become large institutions now that, unfortunately, don't care about that as much as getting money from tuition.