Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Bathhouse U"
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
1. "Bathhouse U" Marker
Inscription.
"Bathhouse U" became a popular nickname for the Altoona Undergraduate Center when it moved to Ivyside Park in 1948. The huge two-block-long dressing room - with its 4000 swimmers' locker baskets -- was remodeled into the AUC's "Main Building." When students started classes at Ivyside Park in the fall of 1948, the bathhouse housed the library, 12 classrooms, biology and physics labs, and administrative offices. The bathhouse was torn down in 1959 following the construction of the E. Raymond Smith Building, the first of the modern buildings to occupy the campus.
"Bathhouse U" became a popular nickname for the Altoona Undergraduate Center when it moved to Ivyside Park in 1948. The huge two-block-long dressing room - with its 4000 swimmers' locker baskets -- was remodeled into the AUC's "Main Building." When students started classes at Ivyside Park in the fall of 1948, the bathhouse housed the library, 12 classrooms, biology and physics labs, and administrative offices. The bathhouse was torn down in 1959 following the construction of the E. Raymond Smith Building, the first of the modern buildings to occupy the campus.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
Location. 40° 32.381′ N, 78° 24.444′ W. Marker is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. Marker is on Juniata Gap Road east of Baker Lane, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona PA 16601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
2. "Bathhouse U" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
