Campus Drive & Campus Walk

Campus Walk wasn’t always that! Take a look at the asphalt and sidewalks that once lay where our beloved pathway is now. This sub-page houses pictures of Campus Drive from its active use by townies and students alike to its transformation into its modern day iteration. 

Campus Drive

A black and white photo showing a group of students standing on the sidewalk with Campus Drive to the right with cars driving and parked on it.

Campus Drive. 1981. 3130. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_e9faa154-11a2-4482-b07c-b58b6d8bd8ca/.

Campus Walk, 1965

A black and white photo of cars driving on Campus Drive with cars parked on the right side and a sidewalk lined with medium sized trees on the left side.

Campus Walk, 1965. 1965. 1963. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_523f4bb7-643a-4d95-8e18-158a42bbf48e/.

Construction on Campus Walk

A color photo of the asphalt from Campus Drive piled up on the right with a backhoe in the background in front of Trinkle Library (Now James Farmer Hall).

Construction on Campus Walk. April 1986. 156. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_fdc57812-fde8-4939-887a-3ec0ab4329c8/.

Construction on Campus Walk

A color photo of the construction work transforming Campus Drive into Campus Walk. Two construction workers are pictured and path has no bricks nor asphalt, but piles of dirt and asphalt on the sides of it.

Construction on Campus Walk. September 1986. 166. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_ab6997e8-1667-4394-826c-378e033b48b3/.

Students on Campus Walk

A color photo of students walking up and down the brick Campus Walk with benches along the side and brick flower beds.

Cordero, Lou. Students on Campus Walk. 1980. 154. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_d00bd074-d302-4048-a6f2-f90c34f60e98/.

Class of 1979 Walk for Convocation

A color picture of students in caps and gowns walking down campus drive in two lines with people taking photos and onlooking on the sidewalk on the right side.

Garrett, Debra. Class of 1979 Walk for Convocation. January 2002. 1443. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_4fe13192-58cb-4bba-ac51-a37b201d662f/.

Campus Drive

A color photo of campus drive with cars parked on either side of the road and a student in the background walking across it.

Watson, Paulette S. Campus Drive. 1986. 1595. Centennial Image Collection. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_38f5000b-56a6-4917-9e4a-b22b974daa33/.

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