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      Eastman Hall gym flooring finds new home

      Posted on September 5, 2019 by Anna Kurth Posted in Magazine, University news 1 Comment
      A large section of flooring hanging on a wall with SC in a red circle

      The SC center court logo from the Eastman Hall gym floor is now on display in Halenbeck Hall.

      The center court of the former Eastman Hall gym lives on in a dedicated wall display in Halenbeck Hall near the second-floor overlook of the main gym.

      An empty gymnasium

      Eastman Hall gymnasium as it appeared when the building opened in 1930. Photo courtesy of University Archives

      The SC logo is known by generations of St. Cloud State students. It was added to the Eastman Hall gym floor in the 1950s. The floor served as the home court for the Men’s Basketball team until 1965 when the team played its last game in Eastman — a 78-73 win over Minnesota State University, Moorhead.

      After Halenbeck Hall opened, Eastman Hall’s gym continued to be used for intramurals and fitness activities.

      The flooring is believed to be the original floor installed in the building prior to its 1930 grand opening. After it’s opening, the gymnasium was an active place hosting homecoming dances, convocations, concerts, athletic contests, physical activities and other highlights of student life.

      When renovation started in Eastman Hall, the center court logo was preserved.

      Baseball players line up to play catch on the gym floor

      Baseball practice at Eastman Hall in April 1974. Photo courtesy of University Archives

      It was installed in Halenbeck Hall this summer to serve as a testament to the university’s century-long commitment to the physical health and well-being of the university’s students, faculty, staff and the greater St. Cloud area community.

      In addition to the logo section gracing Halenbeck Hall’s wall, other pieces from the Eastman Hall gym floor found a new home as part of mosaics in the renovated Eastman Hall by Stacia Goodman ’89. The mosaics also incorporated tile from the Eastman Hall pool.

      Preserving Eastman Hall’s history as the building entered a new era was one goal of the renovation.

      Bleacher seats from the third floor have been refinished to find a new use as a decorative element on the fireplace wall in Eastman Hall’s new lobby.

      People dancing on a gymnasium floor

      Merce Cunningham’s dance class uses the Eastman Hall gymnasium in April 1984. Photo courtesy of University Archives

      Marble panels that once served as dividers in the showers are being reused as bathroom counters and as a lobby wall feature.

      Decorative plaster frieze moldings and additional pieces of the gym floor are being housed in the University Archives for historical purposes along with a copy of the original Eastman Hall Building blueprint that was found in a wall during the renovation.

      Salvaged faucet and door handles were turned over to student artists to be incorporated into a student art project to also hang in Eastman Hall to bridge the building’s past, present and future.

      A plaque next to the display by University Archivist Tom Steman celebrates the history of the Eastman Hall gymnasium. 

      A large piece of flooring hangs on the wall

      The Eastman Hall gymnasium center court logo now hangs on the Halenbeck Hall wall near the overlook of the Huskies current gymnasium.

       

      The Huskies Men’s Basketball team plays a game against University of Wisconsin-Stout in the Eastman Hall gymnasium. Video courtesy of University Archives 
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      One thought on “Eastman Hall gym flooring finds new home”

      1. Tim Newlin says:
        September 10, 2019 at 8:33 pm

        Fantastic! I was a Freshman in 1965 and remember basketball games, homecoming dances and much more at Eastman Hall. Also took several graduate classes at Eastman in the 70’s. Especially proud that my youngest son’s construction company, Terra Construction, were the General Contractors for the new Eastman Hall. So happy to see so many of the important historical aspects of Eastman Hall preserved and incorporated into the new. Congratulations are due to so many people involved in this important project.

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