Dormitory Land and Parking Space (Updated two months ago)

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Picturing many colored vehicles: teal, red, indigo, yellow, and more. Verducci Hall is on the left, Mary Ward Hall is in the center, and Mary Park on the right. The two dormitory halls form a border of the school university grounds. A road divides Verducci hall and the Mary dormitories, leading to a large scale parking structure that serves both campus residents and incoming traffic. Between the parking structure and the Mary dormitories became the Towers at Centennial Square in 1990.

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Added to SFSU Over the Years on July 31, 2026.

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1216
  • Date: 1981
  • Context: <div class="metadata-fields"> <div class="metadata-field" data-form-field-index="0" data-form-field="fieldData[5].data[0].value" data-form-widget="html" data-form-validate="text" data-form-editing="false"> <div class="field-data-display" data-format="text" data-widget="html"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Verducci Hall was a dormitory that housed 763 students a year from 1969 to 1989. It was named after S.F. State football coach, athletic director, and mayor of Daly City Joe Verducci. Following the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, the building was deemed structurally unsound and was closed to students. On March 28th, 1999 it was demolished in front of hundreds of spectators. Shortly after, construction of the Village at Centennial Square began to provide a new housing option for students.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Built in 1960, Mary Park Hall was originally named Merced Hall. Designed by the University architect Anson Boyd, Merced Hall was initially the men&rsquo;s dormitory. In 1968, it became the first dorm on campus to go co-ed. In 1981, Merced Hall was renamed Mary Park Hall after the retirement of the beloved custodian known as &ldquo;Mother Mary,"&nbsp;who took care of the building and its residents for many years. Mary Park is the only building not named after a faculty member and still serves as a residence hall today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mary Ward Hall was designed by University architect Anson Boyd and was completed in 1960. It was named after the first Dean of Woman and Acting President in 1927.</span></p> </div> </div> </div>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1980s
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: 35mm Slide
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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