Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections

Tearing Down Ford and Sydeman Halls

These photographs document the tearing down of Ford and Sydeman Halls in August 2000. This gallery is divided into six parts.

An empty room in Ford Hall

Part 1

The emptying of Ford Hall before its destruction

Tearing down of Ford Hall

Part 2

The first moments of the wrecking crew tearing down the building

Tearing down Sydeman Hall

Part 3

Wrecking crew tearing down the Sydeman wall facing former F parking lot

Corner of building coming down

Part 4

Ford Hall wall facing the Fellows Garden and science buildings coming down

Front wall of Ford Hall being torn down

Part 5

The front wall of Ford Hall (facing the Administration buildings) being torn down, with a sequence of the center bay crashing down

Last remaining parts of Ford Hall as it was being demolished

Part 6

The final moments of Ford Hall