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Campus Update: St. Thomas Hall's Facade (from The Scranton Journal, 2019)

Cover and article from the Fall 2019 edition of The Scranton Journal about the renovation of the facade of St. Thomas Hall

St. Thomas Hall Gateway, 2024

Aerial view of the Weinberg Memorial Library and the St. Thomas Hall Gateway, 2022

Aerial view of the Weinberg Memorial Library and St. Thomas Hall Gateway, 2022

Article about the construction of St. Thomas Hall, showing Linden St. (now the University Commons) and Quincy Ave (now the Royal Way)

Scranton Times article about the construction of St. Thomas Hall.

Engineering Building on Linden Street, ca. 1960

The E (Engineering) Building (later the site of St. Thomas Hall) on Linden Street (later the University Commons). Loyola Hall and Monroe Avenue are visible in the background, and the foreground area would later be Galvin Terrace and then the Weinberg Memorial Library.

Monroe Avenue, ca. 1971

Monroe Avenue, 1971. St. Thomas Hall, Galvin Terrace, and Crawford House (the Lackawanna Juvenile Detention Center) are visible in the background. Taken from the steps of Loyola Hall.

Linden Street in the Snow, 1980

Linden Street (prior to the construction of the University Commons) after a snowfall. Gunster Memorial Student Center is on left, and St. Thomas Hall is on right.

Sketch of Old Main and St. Thomas Hall

Program cover for the 1963 Inauguration of Fr. Edward Joseph Sponga, S.J. as University President

Article about the Linden Street rerouting and addition of an island, 1965

Scrantonian article regarding the rerouting of Linden Street on the University of Scranton campus.

Linden Street, 1965: Elimination of Curve Begins

Scrantonian article about the rerouting of Linden Street on the University of Scranton campus.

Linden Street (later the University Commons), 1971

St. Thomas Hall can be seen on the left and Gunster Memorial Student Center is on the right.

Work Advances on St. Thomas Hall, 1961

Article on the construction of the new classroom building: St. Thomas Hall, 1961

Article on the start of construction of St. Thomas Hall, 1961

Article on new lecture classrooms in St. Thomas Hall, 1962

St. Thomas Hall: Bright Sign of Progress, 1963

Scranton Times article about the dedication of the University of Scranton's St. Thomas Hall.

Article with rendering of the new classroom and administration building: St. Thomas Hall, 1963

12th New Building: Scranton U. Erects St. Thomas Hall, 1963

Catholic Light article about the dedication of the University of Scranton's St. Thomas Hall.

Barracks Classroom Dismantled, 1960

Newspaper article about the dismantling of the Barracks on the University of Scranton campus. This site would eventually be occupied by St. Thomas Hall.

St. Thomas Hall Planned In Expansion Windup, 1960

Newspaper article regarding plans for the building of St. Thomas Hall.

Island Carved From Curve Near St. Thomas Hall, 1965

Scrantonian article about the rerouting of Linden Street on the University of Scranton campus.

Advertisement: University of Scranton 1888-1964

Founded in 1888: University of Scranton Shows Remarkable Progress, 1970

Catholic Light article about progress at the University of Scranton over the years.