University Hall
University Hall was the main building of an athletic facility once located in the North Grounds area of the University of Virginia. Known for its clamshell roof and its shorthanded nickname, "U-Hall." When opened in 1965, University Hall became the first major expansion in that area of UVA property, and was the largest enclosed structure on Grounds.
The first Virginia basketball game there was played against the University of Kentucky in December 1965, but the first event was a concert by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra a month earlier.
University Hall was demolished on May 25, 2019 [1] to make way for construction of facilities to support sports medicine and strength-training functions.
After demolition, water from a contaminated construction put overflowed and entered into a storm drain leading into Meadow Creek. High alkaline levels from rainwater mixed with concrete dust lead to the deaths of hundreds of fish. [2] [3]
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Concert venue
The venue was used many times as a concert venue programmed by groups such as PK German. Acts that played there included the Grateful Dead, the Pretenders, and many more. [4]
Timeline
- November 13, 1965 – A concert by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is the very first event to be held at University Hall [4]
References
- ↑ Web. University Hall successfully demolished, Eric Hobeck and Caroline Darney, News Article, Streaking the Lawn, May 25, 2019, retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Water from construction pit at old U-Hall site caused fish kill, News Staff, News Article, CBS19, August 23, 2019, retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Fish killed after storm drain from University Hall demolition site contaminated Meadow Creek, Bridget Starrs, News Article, Cavalier Daily, August 30, 2019, retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web. In the '80s, U-Hall was a key stop for big-name bands, Jane Sathe, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 23, 2019, retrieved February 10, 2024.