College Union and Psychology Building (Under Construction), SFSU Lake Merced Campus, January 23, 1964 (Updated three months ago)

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View of the College Union (foreground) with the Psychology Building under construction in the background at San Francisco State College’s Lake Merced campus. Structural framing and upper-level formwork are visible as the Psychology Building nears completion, illustrating ongoing campus expansion during the early 1960s.

Tags: historic construction - lake merced , old san francisco state - lake merced , sf state buildings and architecture

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1766
  • Date: Jan 23, 1964
  • Context: <p>The College Union, later known as &ldquo;The Commons,&rdquo; opened in 1953 as a central student gathering space. The Psychology Building was part of a later phase of campus development as enrollment continued to grow in the postwar period. This image reflects the transition from the original core campus buildings of the 1950s to expanded academic facilities in the 1960s along 19th Avenue and Holloway Avenue.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1960s
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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