Elon University Circa 2010:
It seems like two different worlds from Elon University in 1970 to 2010. The top picture is a postcard of Elon University. The second picture is an aerial view of the campus today. In comparison, the red box in the second picture is primarily represented in the first picture.
What’s known as Acorn, West End, and All that Jas today use to be fields of green. The current Athletic Center, Moseley Center and Belk Library, the Loy Center, the Football Stadium, and of course the newly added Academic Village are all missing from the scene; but as we are “EverElon” we must constantly be changing.
I took the time to go through my college application process while I was home over Easter, and found a map from Elon from my junior year in high school, 2007. There are three major differences that I noticed right away when I looked at the map. First, a building known as the Holland House is no longer on campus. Also the newly finished sustainable Lindner Hall is not accounted for in the new Academic Village. One final missing piece is the tunnel under the railroad near HBB from Lebanon Ave. to E. Trollinger Ave. which is to be finished in April 2010.
In just two years major changes have been made to campus, and now the 10-year Strategic Plan is making more adjustments to the “EverEvolving” Elon campus. Over the years Elon’s enrollment has jumped from 76 students in its founding year (1889) to 1,000 in 1962 to 5,200 undergraduate in 2010. While from 2000 to 2010 the population in Elon has grown 3.22%.
Along with the University expanding, Burlington has also expanded. Alamance Crossing was opened August 1, 2007 containing over 62 top chain retail stores, department stores, restaurants, and a movie theater! So convenient! Just right off the highway of I-85, all your shopping needs are right at your finger tips. Just across the street from Alamance Crossing is another shopping center with a Target, and not too far down the road a Lowe’s Food and CVS Pharmacy. Here’s a picture of Alamance Crossing:
With all of this new development I wonder about the pollution rate in Elon. Well the Board of Alderman (Leading Group of the Town of Elon) is adding riparian buffers to the 5 streams entering Jordan Lake. These buffers are to prevent waste and run-off from entering the water.
I wonder how many other environments are being affected by the recent construction. I will address this in a later entry!
Have a nice day!
Claire
Yeah this is really interesting .. I am also learning how to post so this is a bit clunky .. however try to figure out the numbers of acres that went under concrete for the shopping malls.
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