Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Gallery of Regrettable Living Arrangements

I had fun looking at these pictures showing residence hall life at UW over the past 100 years.

Here are some highlights:

Dorm decor was much frillier back in 1908.

Leila Bascom's dorm room in Chadbourne Hall, 1898


And suspending twigs from the ceiling was the fashion at the time.

Leila Bascom's dorm room in Chadbourne Hall, 1899.


No man on campus would be without a giant picture of MOM on the wall to watch over him at all times.

Male Students Room in Boarding House or Fraternity, 1909


Thinking was just as hard in 1909.

Male Students Room in Boarding House or Fraternity, 1909


And cleaning was still reserved for the frantic 15 minutes before your parents came to get you at the end of the semester.

Men's Boarding House or Fraternity House Room, c. 1912-1913


Kind of a creepy trophy collection hanging up in this room ("So this summer I killed a turtle and a..."):

Tripp/Adams single room, 1930s


The human male didn't evolve to have chest hair until after 1955.

Men's Dorm Room, 1950s


Why they don't still have sweet wallpaper like this in Eagle Heights I'll never know.

Married Student Housing, 1960s


Like woah.  Between "moochies!" on the wall and the nets hanging from the ceiling, I have to believe whoever lived here ate some "inspiration" mushrooms before decorating this room.

Double Room, Chadbourne Hall

I can only hope that thing hanging on the wall is a picture and not a mirror:

Single room, Turner House in Kronshage, 1970s.


And I can only hope that thing hanging on this wall is a mirror and not a picture ;)

Barnard Hall dorm room, 1987


Can you even imagine the amount of ground up pizza crust and Doritos in that carpet by the end of the year?

Students in dorm room, 1980s

Sweet fire place:

Residence Hall room, 1986


And while matching decorations abound

Triple Room, Chadbourne Hall, 1970s

You just can't buy high quality matching camel fur comforters these days.

Student "bar" in dorm room


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