Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Original Student Union

Treasuring the Past... Shaping the Future

— Boise State University —

Original Student Union Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

1. Original Student Union Marker

Inscription. By 1951 Boise Junior College was in need of a building where students and faculty could gather for dances, socializing and informal study sessions. The Student Union later housed the Department of Theatre Arts and the Subal Theatre (named for the Student Union Ballroom).

Erected by Boise State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 43° 36.223′ N, 116° 12.108′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is on Theater Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boise ID 83706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Student Union (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Assembly Hall (about 300 feet away); Friendship Bridge (about 700 feet away);

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In Memory (about 700 feet away); Administration Building (about 700 feet away); St. Margaret's Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bronco Gymnasium (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named St. Margaret’s Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

2. Original Student Union Marker

Original Student Union image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

3. Original Student Union

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

4. Original Student Union

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.