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Figure 5-76. Narrowing of Locust Street on the south edge of
Comenius Lawn (JMA 2008).
two buildings. The new walk appears on a postcard
from around that time that depicts Comenius Hall
and the newly-installed plantings on either side of
the walkway (figure 5-79). The walkway also appears
in a 1954 aerial photograph of the North Main Street
Campus (figure 5-80). Both images show glimpses
of the stone landing that was originally constructed
at the top of the stairs, directly across from the front
door of Comenius (figure 5-81). The landing, along
with its globe lanterns, was removed at a later date
and replaced with a concrete slab and metal pipe
railings.
This concrete walk starts at a concrete landing on
the east side of the circular drive, then proceeds
down three sets of concrete steps as it descends the
earthen terrace slope and then extends east to Main
Figure 5-77. South arm of circular drive (JMA 2008).
that led to Elizabeth Avenue was removed in 2007
and replaced with a geo-system with a turf overlay
to maintain access for emergency vehicles (figure
5-78). The original curb cut is still extant. The
long-range plan for the College is to remove the
remaining driveway (Schamberger 2008, personal
communication).
Figure 5-79. Postcard depicting the front of Comenius Hall after
1930 (Moravian College Archives).
The central walkway was constructed in 1930 when
Colonial Hall was built, in order to connect those
Figure 5-78. Geogrid and turf replacement of northern arm of
circular drive (JMA 2008).
Figure 5-80. Aerial photograph from 1954 showing the North
Main Street Campus from the east. At the center is Comenius
Hall and at the bottom right is Colonial Hall (Revista 1954).
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