Five Augusts, 1,824 Days, Four Years, 11 Months, and 28 Days — Five Images That Tell the Story of the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation
The featured image for this blog is of the Groundbreaking which took place on Sunday May 22, 2016, with the iconic cloverleaf towers of the Medical Center serving as a backdrop. Those in attendance sat in the area where the east parking lot is now being constructed. Today, the once iconic cloverleaf towers are overshadowed by the Adult and Children’s hospital towers that could have only been imagined five years ago.
Make Ready Work: August 18, 2015The Pit Excavation: August 09, 2016A View of the Medical Center From the Foundation Floor: August 11, 2017A View of the Steel Frame Rising Out of the Pit: August 10, 2018The South Elevation of the Children’s and Adult Hospital Towers Connected by the Central Elevator Tower: August 12, 2019The East Elevation of the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus — Under Azure Skies, the Rays of the Morning Sun Bounce off of the Adult Hospital Tower: August 12, 2020
An Afternoon Postscript
On August 12, 2020, at 5:10 PM, the late afternoon sun appeared to crown the Adult Hospital Tower casting a long shadow on the east side of the building.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
