Episode 39: The Lecture Hall That Never Was

Contributors

Chris Horn, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Jim Hunter

Description

Intended as a large lecture hall when it was built in 1855, the building we now know as Longstreet Theater never lived up to its intended purpose. Poor acoustics turned it into an echo chamber that was ill-suited for almost any academic purpose. But an engineering miracle in the 1970s transformed the building into a premier stage for live theater.

Publication Date

1-18-2022

City

Columbia, SC

Keywords

Longstreet Theater, bigger chapel, lecture hall, classrooms, laboratories, student gymnasium, gym

Disciplines

History

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