The Ghost of Maude Frazier
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The Sun posted an interesting article about the fight to save Frazier Hall from demolition.
Razing Frazier Hall will make UNLV a more inviting place, giving passersby a view of lush, tree-shaded lawns now hidden behind the building. Maude Frazier, the pioneer educator who pressured state officials a half -century ago to build a university in Southern Nevada, will be honored elsewhere at UNLV.
But the classic Vegas blow-it-up-when-it-ages mentality doesn’t sit well with everyone.
“I am concerned about just tearing everything down and imploding a feature of Las Vegas, which we do constantly up and down the Strip,” said Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Steve Sisolak, who earned a master’s degree from UNLV in 1978. “I don’t know if we want to take that to the university.”
I didn’t know Maude, but I know that I would not be fighting to protect an old outdated building that is of little use aside from nostalgia. This may be a case of historic vs. historical. Frazier Hall may be historic but its not historically important as a building. There is nothing special about its architecture that warrants attempts to save it.
I would much rather prefer a nice little park with a statue and some benches, maybe an arched entrance if I were Maude.
Progress or History? [Las Vegas Sun]
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You are so right! A “park and a little statue” are so much more useful than a beautiful building fcrom the mid-century era.. you.are.a.genius!
Actually, this building was a fine example of mid-century modern architecture as applied to an institutional building. Since the time of its completion, a large number of the mid-mid features have been eliminated or hidden by poor remodeling and excessive landscaping.
A well imagined and executed plan could save this building or an identifying portion for use as a key gateway to the campus. Utilizing it as a museum highlighting the histofy of UNLV could be a great way to build some sorely-needed sense of community on campus.
Maude is my great-aunt. Truly.