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 | West Hall - University of Memphis ? - 2007 |
 West
Hall, also known as West Mynders Hall, was a women's residence hall at
the University of Memphis. It housed 162 students and was located
fronting Patterson Street at Midland Avenue, with a large front lawn
extending out to Patterson Street. According to a University description
published during the last years of its existence, West Hall was
equipped with community baths, was air conditioned, and had movable
furniture in the rooms. It also featured community lounges, a TV
lounge, a community kitchen, laundry room, study quiet floors and a
large game room and lounge on second floor. Wireless Internet access
was provided sometime during its last decade before demolition. The
last reservations for housing in West Hall were accepted for the Summer
Term, 2007. In 2008 it was torn down.After the land was cleared of debris and some trees, construction was begun on a new 496-bed 
dormitory. It will be comprised of two new buildings that will
have office and classroom space as well as living areas and is expected
to be completed by March 2010. It will feature free laundry
facilities on every floor, high speed Internet and cable connections to
every room, controlled access, double and single rooms with
semi-private baths and kitchen and community space. Some of
the rooms will be reserved for students in the University's music
program and music practice rooms are included in the design. Other
students to be assigned to the new dorm include rooms will
be honor students or the those in the university's emerging
leaders program. Initially, most of the residents are expected to be
freshmen. As of mid June, 2008, no name for the new new residence hall, which costs $26-million, had been announced.Below is an artist's rendition of the look of the new West Hall.  |