First off, let me say I do not support nor condone any illegal activity, especially for the purpose of information gathering. That being said, going into prohibited construction sites is a lot of fun if you’re careful where you step and you can avoid the workers leaving for the evening.
So, this started when a friend of mine who happened to figure out that I was the writer of this blog sent me a message asking if I could go through the new West Campus and take some photos. Knowing he wasn’t in Ithaca, I decided that I would be happy to oblige this time (but I certainly won’t be making it a habit).
Token War Memorial shot.
First off, the War Memorial. These photos are actually from my fraternity photo tour last month. The War Memorial was constructed from 1926 to 1931. It honors the 264 Cornellians who were killed in action in World War I. However, it does not honor a 265th death, that of Hans Wagner 1912, who was killed in action while fighting for the Axis Powers [1].
Noyes and Hans Bethe dining hall have grass roofs. Cornell, take note to not follow IC’s folly and set off fireworks right next to a building with a grass roof; it just might catch fire.
Any makeshift fence can be scaled. But why bother when there’s a narrow space between it and the wall?
Base of the War Memorial steps, being renovated.
A new central plaza area between House 5 and Bethe.
House 5, south face
Don’t mind my shadow.
Curious horizontal window slits near the entrance of House 5.
Nameplate, unfinished for now.
House 5 Dining area, NW corner
north face, house 5
House 5 dining area interior, unfinished
Keeton House, north face
Noyes, from Keeton
A corner plaza next to Keeton. Psi Upsilon is in the back.
A plaza/planting area just outside of Keeton.
Keeton’s connective corridor.
A staircase at Keeton that leads under the corridor.
A large blank wall next to the previously mentioned staircase.
Note the coloration of the glass in the connective corridor.
Keeton’s south wing. Notice how the top floor has a different window pattern and uses different materials.
An interesting if not aesthetically pleasing entrance area for Keeton’s north wing.
Had to hide from construction workers by hiding behind the board next to the Penske truck.
The unfinished nameplate for Keeton.
Keeton’s balcony.
An architecturally interesting juxtaposition of Baker Tower, Becker House and the Johnson Museum.
Keeton’s lobby area
The dining area and an adjacent lounge in Keeton House.
A random hall of dorm rooms in Keeton.
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Boldt Hall and Tower
ATO painted their house, it seems.
As for the photo request…consider it fulfilled.
[1]http://cornellsun.com/node/19107
Ithacating in Cornell Heights 
