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Baseball, Hot dogs, and Raspas
Lourdes Hall
When looking at all the buildings at St. Mary’s University, perhaps Lourdes Hall stands out to you the most differently in terms of architecture. That is because it shares the same rooms as the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel downtown. The beginning of…
Treadaway Hall
In the early 1970s, there were a growing number of men wanting to become Marianist brothers. At this time, St. Mary’s University had the brothers living in Charles Francis, but it only had 60 rooms, all of which were occupied. In response to the…
Curtain Call: St. Mary's Old Theater
In 1908, Reinbolt Hall opened its doors to St. Louis College students. This ceremonious event welcomed 500 attendees to celebrate the new structural addition to the campus. The basement of Reinbolt Hall served as the college auditorium. The college…
Walked the Mile
The addition of St. Louis College in 1894 and the issue of transportation threatened the prosperity of the college. The ten-mile distance between the downtown campus to the Woodlawn campus, at the time, was an issue due to the availability of only…
St. Mary's Serves Up Faith, Community and Championships: The Tennis Courts
The beautifully remodeled blue courts of the Rohrbach Stadium Tennis Complex were completed in 2013. The complex, which is home to the St. Mary’s varsity tennis teams, features six resurfaced courts, two brand new courts, covered bleachers, and…
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Campus Highlights
8 Locations ~ Curated by Dr. Lindsey Wieck's Spring 2019 HS 5393 ClassFangs Out: A Collection of Sport Stories
5 Locations ~ Curated by Adam Nerio & Harold JohnsonThe Buildings of Saint Mary's
5 Locations ~ Curated by Antonio Coffee and Mario SosaSt. Mary's University Football Team
3 Locations ~ Curated by Tyler SleeterLost St. Mary's
8 Locations ~ Curated by Erica Esparza and Edgar Velázquez ReynaldRattlers Remember
A project by St. Mary's University Public History ProgramSt. Mary's students have been collecting stories about the history of campus spaces and how our faculty, staff, and students have experienced these sites. Rattlers Remember brings together these stories with images, oral histories, and other primary stories to showcase the history of St. Mary's.This site is powered by Omeka + Curatescape, a humanities-centered web and mobile framework available for both Android and iOS devices. Read more About Us