Comments on: Pius XII Library, St. Louis University

By: collectorsnestEbaySeller

collectorsnestEbaySeller — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:55:00 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:34:00 +0000

Love all that mosaic tile!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:53:00 +0000

For #70 Grand: "Pius stands on the site of a building that looked very much like DuBourg Hall."

Actually, that building which made up the west side of the quad, was torn down more than 10 years after the Pius library was built. It was still standing, according to pictures I have, in 1968.

Thanks for the great pictures and happy memories.

By: Matthew Murphy

Matthew Murphy — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:06:00 +0000

I worked in that library for several years when I attended SLU. I used to wander the isles for hours. For such an open plan, there are a surprising number of more intimate spaces to relax and read or get some studying done.

I still enjoy going over and digging through some of the materials. It always takes me far longer than necessary. It’s just a great space.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:29:00 +0000

Nice pictures. FYI, that “white, granite-look tile flooring” is called terrazzo. It is poured in place and then honed to a smooth finish.

By: #70 Grand

#70 Grand — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:12:00 +0000

I work in Verhaegen Hall, which backs up directly to the east of Pius. A few years ago I snagged a copy of a book that was published to commemorate a SLU anniversary. It has tons of photos showing the evolution of the campus. Pius stands on the site of a building that looked very much like DuBourg Hall.

By: Brian S.

Brian S. — Wed, 31 May 2006 16:21:00 +0000

Great photos – they bring back a lot of memories! During my days at SLU, I quickly discovered the Divinity and Doisy Libraries, great spaces which were quiet enough for “serious” studying and/or sleeping.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 31 May 2006 15:50:00 +0000

The arrangement of lights is a reference to last century’s SLU logo, a fleur-de-lis enclosed by that box of four rectangles.

By: Darren Snow

Darren Snow — Wed, 31 May 2006 01:37:00 +0000

Don’t forget that the Pius Library is also a great place to pore through microfilmed copies of old newspapers undisturbed. The Real Estate section of a 1950s Post-Dispatch is where I first found out about TobyBelt fave Harwood Hills and brought it to your attention! And yeah, it’s a very cool old building. Simply walking down the hall to the restroom in Pius is like time travel.

By: Maire

Maire — Tue, 30 May 2006 19:08:00 +0000

Toby:

The picts are awesome! I have spent MANY an hour (more as of late) in that liberry. However, you failed to talk about the Divinity Library–the Lewis Annex which houses some of oldest theological texts in North America. More than just the Summa are found here! It’s a queer little space and the books are squeezed in but it’s home to those bibliophile theologians–in fact, the patron of the library, Jesuit Peter Canisius has a raised plague on the wall on the 3rd floor stairwell.