SIUC Demolishing the Triads

A reader of the blog pointed out SIUC has started demolition of the Triad complex, Allen, Boomer and Wright halls, with removal of Wright already completed and the other two scheduled to come down by the end of summer.  As the article points out, Allen was the last of the three buildings to still house students, as the others had sat empty for a few years. Built in the mid 1960s as part of Delyte Morris' push to make SIUC a top level university.  I hesitate to refer to them as SIUC's glory days, but it was certainly an active time at the university and the buildings were considered state of the art for the time and students liked living there (though maybe not in recent years as the buildings reportedly deteriorated) but the "pod" structure of the facilities and comparatively low supervision made for the development of small communities and lasting friendships.

The university has fenced off the area containing the three buildings but the road leading to the rear of the area remains open during business hours if you would like to take a final closer look before they come down.  Just be sure to stay out of  hazardous areas.