Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Drake/Allen in 1976

Allen and Drake were completed and occupied in the mid 1970s. This aerial shot shows some features no longer present. One example is the original pedestrian bridge over the tracks; that first bride was not covered, and more steeply pitched than the present covered bridge. It was a little treacherous in bad weather! Notice too the field on the east side of Drake being used as a parking lot, no Special Olympics fountain, no LAB...