Memory Lane: Medical Center Drive Through the Years *Completed*

The main entrance off of Anderson Street Circa 1993. The Children’s hospital, at the left (south) of the towers, was not yet completed.
Construction on the new Medical Center entrance had not yet begun when this photo was taken. The water fountains in the median
had been drained and were slated for demolition.

When this photo was taken, circa 1994, the fountains in the median had been demolished, a new lawn had been planted, and the new
entrance to the Medical Center had been completed. On the south side (left) of Medical Center Drive, work had not yet begun on the
east parking lot extension. The Children’s Hospital sign had not yet been installed along the top of the building when the photo was taken.

In this photo, circa 1995, the Children’s Hospital sign had been installed, and the original trees were cut down (see stumps) and new trees had been
planted closer to the center of the median.
The stumps are gone and the eastern parking lot extension has been completed (circa 1996).

As the preliminary site preparation began, a narrow trench was dug in the median to remove electrical and water  lines.

Under cloudy skies, this photo provides an excellent view of how the Medical Center entrance is slowly being rerouted to the south (left).

On morning of April 12, 2016, the Anderson Street entrance was closed and the patient and visitor traffic were rerouted to the new
entry off of Prospect Avenue.

After the Anderson Street entrance was closed to the patient and visitor traffic, the entrance became the gateway to the many trucks, that made
many trips in-and-0ut of the construction site.

The trees that lined the median are now gone.

Closed . . . No Entry!