Changes in the Campus over the 108 years in Harlem

1. Buildings of City College Changes throughout the years

4. Shepard Hall – The Main Building Left: Laying the Cornerstone of Shepard Hall (1903) Right: Shepard Hall Today (View from the top of NAC)

5. Shepard Hall – The Main Building Shepard Hall is the largest of the gothic revival buildings on campus. Starting in 1986, massive restorations were made to Shepard Hall, including the rebuilding of the top of the main tower and the restoration of the Great Hall. The Great Hall is a chapel-like meeting space 185 feet long, 89 feet wide and 63 feet high. Many have made appearance in the Great Hall, including Presidents William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt.

11. The Past: Lewisohn Stadium (1915-1973) New York Times October 8 (left) and November 7 1913 (right)

13. The Past: Lewisohn Stadium

15. Today: North Academic Center In 1973, the decision was made to tear down Lewisohn Stadium in favor of more classroom space. Later, Klapper Hall was demolished to make space for NAC parking lot Demolition of Lewisohn Stadium (left), Construction of NAC (mid) and Demolition of Klapper Hall (right)

16. Today: North Academic Center Now the largest academic building on campus, the NAC has 2,000 classrooms, labs, meeting rooms, and lecture halls The NAC holds the Cohen Library, which moved out of the Y-Building when the NAC was completed

26. Past: South Campus