Temple University: Past and Present

Temple University Past & Present

Written and Photographed by Cara Kishter

Samuel Paley Hall (ABOVE): Site for the construction of Paley Hall on 12th & Berks Streets, circa 1960. Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

Samuel Paley Hall was built in 1966 at 12th & Berks Streets and served as Temple University’s library for 53 years. When the Charles Library opened in 2019, Paley Hall was used for classrooms and office spaces. During the 2021-2022 academic year, students could receive COVID-19 tests in the building.

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(ABOVE): Temple University students walk past Paley Hall on 12th & Berks Streets on Monday, February 27, 2023.

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(RIGHT): Temple University library staff members pose outside of the Samuel Paley Library as its construction nears completion in 1966. Photograph courtesty of Temple University Libraries.

The Samuel Paley Library completed construction in 1966.

In 2022, Paley Hall closed as it underwent renovations to prepare for its reopening as Temple’s College of Public Health.

(RIGHT): Temple University students walk past Paley Hall, the future home of Temple’s College of Public Health, on Monday, February 27, 2023.

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Park Mall

In the heart of campus, what is now referred to as Liacouras Walk was once the Park Mall. Located between Norris Street and Montgomery Avenue, 18001830 North Park Mall once contained a line of row homes. Temple University purchased the homes and converted them into space for organizations, offices, and dormitories, beginning in 1925.

(ABOVE): Temple President Peter J. Liacouras cuts the ribbon on Park Mall row homes at the Park Mall Ribbon cutting ceremony with fellow members of Temple’s administration. (Exact date unknown.) Temple bought 1802 and 1808 N. Park Ave. in February of 1925, their first purchases on Park Mall. Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

(RIGHT): The 1800 Block of Liacouras Walk facing Alter Hall on Friday, February 24, 2023.

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(BELOW): Students walk past the Bell Tower on Polett Walk on Friday, February 24, 2023.

(BELOW): Students sit inside the Bell Tower at Temple University, 1989. Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

(BELOW): Exterior view of Mitten Hall at Temple University, 1954. Photograph courtesy of Temple Univserity Libraries.

(BELOW): Exterior view of Mitten Hall at Temple University on Monday, February 27, 2023.

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The College of Liberal Arts

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From Anderson

To Mazur

Temple University students walk through the space between Anderson and Gladfelter Halls. Date unknown. Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

Foot traffic between Mazur and Gladfelter Halls of Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Temple University opened their College of Liberal Arts in Anderson and Gladfelter Halls in 1973. Gladfelter Hall was home to the Social Sciences and Anderson Hall acted as the Humanities building.

In the fall of 2021, Temple approved the renaming of Anderson Hall to Mazur Hall after receiving a five million dollar donation from Temple alumnus Leonard Mazur and his wife, Helena Mazur.

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T h e Computer L a b (BELOW): One of the multiple computer lab classrooms open for student use in Mazur Hall at Temple University.

Monday, February 27, 2023.

(ABOVE): Students work at computers in an Anderson Hall computer lab at Temple University. Date unknown. Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

The Anderson Hall Humanities building held a computer lab for student use. Today, the same building, now Mazur Hall, holds computer labs and “Zoom Rooms” for students to attend online classes.

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Broad Street & Montgomery Avenue (ABOVE): The North West corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue, October 25, 1924. Photograph courtesy of Philly History Photo Archive.

(RIGHT): The North West Corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue is currently home to Temple University’s Pearson Hall. Monday, February 27, 2023.

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The 1700 block of North Broad Street contains the Temple University Barnes & Noble, containing a plethora of Temple merchandise and a Starbucks cafe. The block additionally houses the Temple University Student Health Center and a Wendy’s. Before Temple, this block was home to a variety of businesses, selling products from cigars to Victrola record players.

(ABOVE): The corner of Montgomery Avenue and North Broad Street on Monday, February 27, 2021.

(LEFT): 1700-02 The corner of North Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue on October 21, 1924. Photograph courtesy of Philly History Photo Archive.

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Broad and Cecil From Columbia Avenue Station to the Cecil B. Moore/Temple University Station of SEPTA’s Broad Street Line.

The Cecil B. Moore station of SEPTA’s Broad Street Line lives where Broad Street meets Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The station opened on September 1, 1928.

In 1983, Temple University built the Columbia Avenue Station Plaza in collaboration with the city of Philadelphia.

In 1987, the city of Philadelphia named Columbia Avenue after Cecil B. Moore in honor of the late civil rights activist and Philadelphia native. The SEPTA station is now known as Cecil B. Moore/Temple University station, and is the main stop to get to and from Temple’s campus.

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(ABOVE): Ground breaking for the plaza and station of the Broad Street Line Subway at Broad Street and Columbia Avenue, now Cecil B. Moore Avenue, on September 27, 1983.

Photograph courtesy of Temple University Libraries.

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(ABOVE): Broad Street and Columbia Avenue, now Cecil B. Moore Avenue, looking North. September 18, 1924. Photograph courtesy of the Philly History Photo Archive.

(ABOVE): The Cecil B. Moore/Temple University SEPTA Northbound Station on Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Monday, February 27, 2023.

(BELOW): Broad Street and Columbia Avenue, now Cecil B. Moore Avenue, looking South. September 18, 1924. Photograph courtesy of the Philly History Photo Archive.

(BELOW): The Cecil B. Moore/Temple University SEPTA Southbound Station on Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Monday, February 27, 2023.

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Current images of Temple University - Cara Kishter Historic images Temple University Libraries Digital Collections (including historic images on first and last page) Philly History Photo Archive Information https://temple-news.com/temple-to-rename-anderson-hall-after-receiving-5-million-dona tion/ https://www.pagnes.com/project/temple-university-anderson-hall-renovation/#:~:tex t=This%20renovation%20project%20is%20the,the%20end%20of%20the%20year. https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/cecil-b-moore-station-plaza 12

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