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Japanese-American relations: Tadeo Suzuki, Japanese consul of Chicago, joined Raymond Baumhart, S.J., then Loyola president, for the 1974 dedication of the Japanese toro between Dumbach and Damen Halls, LSC. The monument was contributed on behalf of Futabakai Japanese School in appreciation for use of Loyola classroom facilities.

Blow, wind, blow: A March 21, 1982, Chicago Tribune story by Jeff Lyon proclaimed the front of Damen Hall, LSC, one of the 10 windiest places in Chicago. Other contenders: IBM Plaza, Sears Tower, the intersection of Hollywood Avenue and Sheridan Road, and the corner of Oak Street and Michigan Avenue.

Becoming a residential college: Construction began in 1954 on Campion Hall, LSC, the University’s first dorm, marking Loyola’s transition from a commuter to a residential school. Campion was a state-of-the-art men’s dorm featuring a cafeteria, laundry room, and recreational facilities. It now houses St. Joseph Seminary. Loyola’s first women’s dorm opened in 1956 at 196 E. Delaware Place.

A small piece of Europe: The Wayside Shrine outside Madonna della Strada Chapel, LSC, is more than 250 years old and was originally located in a small town near Vienna, Austria. Passersby sometimes leave flowers at the shrine, which is currently covered to protect it during campus construction.

Thelma and Louise: Archangels Jophiel (left) and Uriel adorn the southern entrance of Mundelein Center, LSC, built in 1930 to house Mundelein College. Jophiel, whose name means “beauty of God,” holds the planet Earth and lifts the torch of knowledge; Uriel, “light of God,” holds the book of wisdom and points to a bas-relief cross on the façade’s 14th floor. Students jokingly nicknamed the statues “Thelma and Louise” after the popular 1991 movie.

The chapel down under: The Art Deco Madonna della Strada Chapel, LSC, contains several basement or crypt chapels donated by Loyola supporters in memory of loved ones. Originally, the chapels could be approached from the Jesuit Residence via a tunnel.

Night view nixed: Cudahy Science Hall, LSC, was originally intended to house an astronomy department as well as other science departments, but the telescope for its observatory was never mounted—the Chicago sky proved too bright. The Loyola News, precursor of the Phoenix, used the dome for its offices in the 1930s.

Photo perfect: The east steps of Dumbach Hall, LSC’s first building, were once a popular place for class portraits. Here, Loyola Academy’s
Class of 1941-42 poses.

Cadets and counter-spies: During World War II, Lewis Towers, WTC, was used as a U.S. Navy midshipmen’s school. With the program as cover, the building—then called Tower Court—was also used for top-secret Army counter-espionage activities.

Tying two campuses together: New planters on Pearson Street, WTC, bear a motif taken from Mundelein Center, LSC. The theme is part of a phased landscaping and beautification plan for both campuses that incorporates elements of Art Deco and Prairie styles.

Traveling bar and grill: Long a favorite WTC hangout, Flapjaws was located at 810 N. Wabash Ave. in 1986 when Loyola swapped its building at 24 E. Pearson St. for the saloon building as part of the University’s plan for future expansion. Flapjaws will reopen soon in an honored place in Loyola’s new Baumhart Hall.

Pool in the sky: The swimming pool on the 16th floor of Lewis Towers, WTC, is now being converted to office space as part of the campus redevelopment. The pool was originally built for the Illinois Women’s Athletic Club and opened in 1926 to rave reviews from the Chicago Tribune.

GAIL MANSFIELD

Japanese-American relations: Tadeo Suzuki, Japanese consul of Chicago, joined Raymond Baumhart, S.J., then Loyola president, for the 1974 dedication of the Japanese toro between Dumbach and Damen Halls, LSC. The monument was contributed on behalf of Futabakai Japanese School in appreciation for use of Loyola classroom facilities.

Blow, wind, blow: A March 21, 1982, Chicago Tribune story by Jeff Lyon proclaimed the front of Damen Hall, LSC, one of the 10 windiest places in Chicago. Other contenders: IBM Plaza, Sears Tower, the intersection of Hollywood Avenue and Sheridan Road, and the corner of Oak Street and Michigan Avenue.

Becoming a residential college: Construction began in 1954 on Campion Hall, LSC, the University’s first dorm, marking Loyola’s transition from a commuter to a residential school. Campion was a state-of-the-art men’s dorm featuring a cafeteria, laundry room, and recreational facilities. It now houses St. Joseph Seminary. Loyola’s first women’s dorm opened in 1956 at 196 E. Delaware Place.

A small piece of Europe: The Wayside Shrine outside Madonna della Strada Chapel, LSC, is more than 250 years old and was originally located in a small town near Vienna, Austria. Passersby sometimes leave flowers at the shrine, which is currently covered to protect it during campus construction.

Thelma and Louise: Archangels Jophiel (left) and Uriel adorn the southern entrance of Mundelein Center, LSC, built in 1930 to house Mundelein College. Jophiel, whose name means “beauty of God,” holds the planet Earth and lifts the torch of knowledge; Uriel, “light of God,” holds the book of wisdom and points to a bas-relief cross on the façade’s 14th floor. Students jokingly nicknamed the statues “Thelma and Louise” after the popular 1991 movie.

The chapel down under: The Art Deco Madonna della Strada Chapel, LSC, contains several basement or crypt chapels donated by Loyola supporters in memory of loved ones. Originally, the chapels could be approached from the Jesuit Residence via a tunnel.

Night view nixed: Cudahy Science Hall, LSC, was originally intended to house an astronomy department as well as other science departments, but the telescope for its observatory was never mounted—the Chicago sky proved too bright. The Loyola News, precursor of the Phoenix, used the dome for its offices in the 1930s.

Photo perfect: The east steps of Dumbach Hall, LSC’s first building, were once a popular place for class portraits. Here, Loyola Academy’s Class of 1941-42 poses.

Cadets and counter-spies: During World War II, Lewis Towers, WTC, was used as a U.S. Navy midshipmen’s school. With the program as cover, the building—then called Tower Court—was also used for top-secret Army counter-espionage activities.

Tying two campuses together: New planters on Pearson Street, WTC, bear a motif taken from Mundelein Center, LSC. The theme is part of a phased landscaping and beautification plan for both campuses that incorporates elements of Art Deco and Prairie styles.

Traveling bar and grill: Long a favorite WTC hangout, Flapjaws was located at 810 N. Wabash Ave. in 1986 when Loyola swapped its building at 24 E. Pearson St. for the saloon building as part of the University’s plan for future expansion. Flapjaws will reopen soon in an honored place in Loyola’s new Baumhart Hall.

Pool in the sky: The swimming pool on the 16th floor of Lewis Towers, WTC, is now being converted to office space as part of the campus redevelopment. The pool was originally built for the Illinois Women’s Athletic Club and opened in 1926 to rave reviews from the Chicago Tribune.