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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

The Bookie

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Contents of this path:
1. Bookie, 1957
2. Bookie, 1957
3. Bookstore
4. Bookstore
5. Bookstore (1929)
6. Bookstore, 1952
7. Bookstore, 1955
8. Bookstore
9. Bookstore
10. New Bookstore, 1954
11. Old Bookstore, 1953
12. WSC letters in landscaping, 1954
13. The Bookie
14. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), interior, ca. 1940 Three women (probably members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma) laughing and enjoying coffee inside the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
15. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), interior, 1927 A photograph of the soda fountain located in the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
16. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), ca. 1926 A photograph of the sidewalk in front of the Students Book Corporation (Bookie), visible to the right. Students, and perhaps Dean Wegner (the 3rd person from the left), walk on a Fall/Winter day. To the left, row of trees have lost their leaves, early automobiles are present as is the old water tower once located on College Hill. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
Contents of this path:
1. Original Construction for Student Bookstores (Altered)
2. Bookie, 1957
3. Bookie, 1957
4. Bookstore
5. Bookstore
6. Bookstore (1929)
7. Bookstore, 1952
8. Bookstore, 1955
9. Bookstore
10. Bookstore
11. Old Bookstore, 1953
12. Demolition of First Student Bookstores (Altered)
13. Original Construction for Second Student Bookstores
14. New Bookstore, 1954
15. WSC letters in landscaping, 1954
16. The Bookie
17. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), ca. 1926 A photograph of the sidewalk in front of the Students Book Corporation (Bookie), visible to the right. Students, and perhaps Dean Wegner (the 3rd person from the left), walk on a Fall/Winter day. To the left, row of trees have lost their leaves, early automobiles are present as is the old water tower once located on College Hill. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
18. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), interior, 1927 A photograph of the soda fountain located in the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
19. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie), interior, ca. 1940 Three women (probably members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma) laughing and enjoying coffee inside the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood in the site of the present Bookie. In addition to textbooks, the Bookie also contained the campus coffee shop. Inside a long soda fountain with levers provided students with fountain drinks, ice cream, coffee; and a dozed high-backed booths places to sit. In 1954, the original structure was razed and a new Bookie was build for $348,600, again financed by the Associated Students.
20. Remodel/Additional Construction of Student Bookstores (Altered) 1964
21. Remodel/Additional Construction of Student Bookstores (Altered) 1979-1980
22. Remodel/Additional Construction of Student Bookstores (Altered) 2016-2017