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

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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.

Identifier
TP-ATA-1766
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Context

The College Union, later known as “The Commons,” 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.

 

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Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Temporal Coverage
1960s
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
492

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