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My visit to Columbia because in April 2013. Columbia had a population of 108,500 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Boone County.

 

The county courthouse

16873136100_46da4f11de_b.jpgBoone County Courthouse by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The columns from the previous county courthouse that was demolished in 1909

17058548332_85b8cce205_b.jpgOld Boone County Courthouse Columns by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17061367525_9a4845835d_b.jpgColumbia First Christian Church by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16873848588_88a79e645d_b.jpgIOOF Sign by Eridony, on Flickr

 

There were several construction projects going on downtown

17039611526_953ab68bf1_b.jpgParking Structure Project Sign by Eridony, on Flickr

 

A parking structure that looks like it will also include residential

16858446747_ec5da8559e_b.jpgShort Street Parking Structure by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17066145145_bf19d9bab7_b.jpgBrookside on College by Eridony, on Flickr

 

A new DoubleTree hotel

17040714776_44b27c2ffb_b.jpgThe Broadway Columbia by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Stephens College is a private women's college with enrollment of about 850. The building, called Senior Hall, started out as a 2-story house in 1841 and was expanded more than once in the late 19th century.

17065674412_575a6e4711_b.jpgSenior Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16880231380_6b222c135f_b.jpgSenior Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Traffic control box

17042566256_224c475f51_b.jpgColumbia Traffic Box by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16883617659_472fa184e2_b.jpgDowntown Columbia - Ninth Street by Eridony, on Flickr

 

City Hall

16883241920_78c458c8dc_b.jpgColumbia City Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16864842697_85b3486681_b.jpgWeather-Bird by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17076968125_2034572bee_b.jpgMissouri Theatre Center for the Arts by Eridony, on Flickr

 

University of Missouri - Columbia, also known as Mizzou

16889733330_3930762692_b.jpgMizzou by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The oldest academic building left on campus, built 1871

16890217548_f5105f1d79_b.jpgSwitzler Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16890371568_c5bcc96644_b.jpgLafferre Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Jesse Hall

16890557598_e466a3a089_b.jpgJesse Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The Columns are from Academic Hall, which burned down in 1892

16871396177_dd2b2cf3fd_b.jpgThe Columns by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16893026129_bd05c67f09_b.jpgSwallow Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17078739851_fe77f96cbc_b.jpgJesse Hall Dome by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17079804155_3ac51c3bd7_b.jpgJesse Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16892572598_e0341fd8ae_b.jpgJesse Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Their student union

16458460984_3ff6542f77_b.jpgMemorial Union by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16873698077_72837107e3_b.jpgMemorial Union Clock Tower by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16874039987_2611c0e4f8_b.jpgFrederick Apartments by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Pickard Hall, built in 1892 and closed in 2013 due to radiation

17055971546_63d8327278_b.jpgPickard Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16894302428_66de47c454_b.jpgUniversity of Missouri - Columbia by Eridony, on Flickr

 

A stone from parliament given to the school of journalism in 1937 for some reason

17082214105_163362bd7b_b.jpgHouse of Parliament Stone by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The building under construction contains a Walmart variant called Walmart on Campus that is only 3,700 square feet

17082543425_a535753002_b.jpgDowntown Columbia - Ninth Street by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17081803732_36ae7b0c16_b.jpgHall Theatre by Eridony, on Flickr

 

So if you look at Google Streetview for downtown Columbia it is mostly from April 2013. In fact it was taken the same day as my visit.

17082002352_eaecfb8d58_k.jpgCaught by Eridony, on Flickr

 

Columbia College is a private liberal arts college. It has an enrollment of about 600

17086614342_5e8aa8fe3a_b.jpgColumbia College by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17062388016_119b385f0a_b.jpgColumbia College of Missouri by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17087050872_d2b783b701_b.jpgSt. Clair Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

16902551129_7af113161c_b.jpgDorsey Hall by Eridony, on Flickr

 

17088898535_8f2b3c2c46_b.jpgLauner Auditorium by Eridony, on Flickr

 

The last shot I caught on my way out of town

17089069445_a873687c62_b.jpgArrow Head Motel by Eridony, on Flickr

Great set. Buildings with columns must be doomed in Columbia.

Great set. Buildings with columns must be doomed in Columbia.

 

But the columns last forever!

...shocked!

My mom went to Columbia College and lived in this dorm:

 

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Sorry about the tiny photo.  I don't know what happened. 

Yikes at that last photo.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

  • 2 weeks later...

good to see this area. the campus stuff is very nice, but the rest, eh.

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