Photo: Anastasia Building - first University of Miami building

Photographer: University of Miami Legacy photo, Richter Library
Taken: 1942
Caption: Anastasia Building - first University of Miami building
Additional Description: Pictured is a view of the Anastasia Building after the addition of the coffin tower, the uppermost cap of the rounded section of the building. This rotunda was first used by the RAF cadets for classes in air navigation. A camera mounted in the ceiling directed images onto the floor. The cadets, seated a floor above, watched the simulated flights over European targets. The Drama Department took over the area in 1946 for a ring theater. To form the theater, a parachute was hung from the ceiling and seats were added around the stage. The concept of a theater in the round was transferred to the new campus when the Ring Theater was built in 1951.
Submitted: June 29, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p277587
File Size: 0.007 Megabytes

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