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'''Ferris Booth Hall''' was the former student center and predecessor to [[Lerner Hall]]. Anyone who attended CU prior to, say, 1995 will attest to its superiority vis-a-vis the current monstrosity.
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[[Image:FerrisBoothHall.jpg|thumb|240px|Ferris Booth Hall in front of Carman ca. 1970ish]]
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The predecessor to [[Lerner Hall|Alfred Lerner Hall]], '''Ferris Booth Hall''' boasted magnificent campus views, a grand entry hall staircase, six-lane bowling alley, fifty-foot rifle range, billiards room, and in the Hewitt Lounge, an open-sided fireplace. Completed in 1960 from a design by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates, it was razed in 1996.
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Lerner Hall has none of these amenities. Instead it has ramps.
  
 
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Revision as of 00:17, 20 March 2007

Ferris Booth Hall in front of Carman ca. 1970ish

The predecessor to Alfred Lerner Hall, Ferris Booth Hall boasted magnificent campus views, a grand entry hall staircase, six-lane bowling alley, fifty-foot rifle range, billiards room, and in the Hewitt Lounge, an open-sided fireplace. Completed in 1960 from a design by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates, it was razed in 1996.

Lerner Hall has none of these amenities. Instead it has ramps.