Demolition of the Research Institutes building

Strolling down the sidewalk of the 5600 block of Ellis Avenue today affords a clear view of the  demolition of the Research Institutes building which is making way for the construction of the new William Eckhardt Research Center.  The Research Institutes building was opened in 1951, and for the last 60 years was the locus of many important discoveries in physics and related sciences.  A large collection of images related to the construction and dedication of the Research Institutes building may be viewed in the Library’s Archival Photofiles collection.