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Throwback Thursday: Carillon from Observatory Drive, c.1950

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Aaron Hathaway

Before the construction of major buildings like Van Hise, Van Vleck and Social Sciences, the scene atop Bascom Hill was much more desolate. Predating these additions is the Carillon, which has been keeping Bascom Hall company since its dedication in 1936.

Throwback Thursday: Vilas Hall from University Avenue, 1974

Check out the photos below:

Year: circa 1950
Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society
Year: 2015
Joey Reuteman/The Badger Herald
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