All are gone but one through nine—
—another block of apartments is torn down—
Past
—low rent and steep stairs—
Sunnyside was built as emergency housing units in 1946 for the veterans. Many of the buildings were former army barracks which were torn down in eight foot sections and shipped from Abilene, Texas. A survey of the Sunnyside population taken in 1949 showed 186 families and 222 children living in the units.
Sunnyside
Present and Future
All the six-unit buildings in Sunnyside have been torn down with the exception of units one through nine and one other building serving as a maintenance shed. The first block to be torn down was located where Summerfield Hall is now. This fall and spring saw the removal of 11 more buildings. The rest of Sunnyside will be torn down after the next academic year as progress moves Sunnyside into the pages of history.
—leaving only a small reminder of—
—as Sunnyside makes way for better things.
Photos and layout by Dorlan DeWitt and Ray Miller