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Development of Old Dominion University

By Jona518
  • Gray's Pharmacy and Hampton Blvd before ODU

    Gray's Pharmacy and Hampton Blvd before ODU

  • Old Academic Building from afar

    Old Academic Building from afar

    Notice the amount of land and how solitary the building looks.
  • ODU's frst building

    ODU's frst building

    ODU started out as the Norfolk branch of the College of William and Mary. This is the OLD Academic Building, now Rollins Hall, where admissions and financial aid is taken care of.
  • College Construction

    College Construction

    Newspaper clip courtesy of the Virginian-Pilot, photography by Borjes. Construction of an administration building, a gymnasium, and a stadium which is Foreman Field.
  • Tree planted on Arbor Day

    Tree planted on Arbor Day

    The tree planted still stands today.
  • The library of College of William and Mary Norfolk branch

    The library of College of William and Mary Norfolk branch

  • The Webb Center

    The Webb Center

    Notice how empty the campus looks.
  • Powhattan Apartments under Construction

    Powhattan Apartments under Construction

  • Strip mall across ODU. Hampton Blvd.

    Strip mall across ODU. Hampton Blvd.

    Stores are Aamco, Gray's Parmacy, 7 Eleven, Zig Zag cuts
  • Artist rendition of the Ted Constant Convocation Center

    Artist rendition of the Ted Constant Convocation Center

  • Gornto Building

    Gornto Building

    Ribbon cutting with President Koch in fcrnt of the Gornto Building.
  • The first building of ODU is now Rollins Hall

    The first building of ODU is now Rollins Hall

    The Old Academic Building was converted into the Admissions Building called Rollins Hall.