56 years ago this week just off campus

[BoxsterCy]

This popped into my FB feed. I was on my walk to class that morning and was pretty surprised to see the fire station building collapsed. And, yes, that was a white firetruck. The excavation that caused the building collapse was for construction of a new bar, appropriated named after this as The Cave Inn. Turned out to be my favorite college bar.

 

[2speedy1]

Someone got fired, me thinks.

 

[HOTDON]

This popped into my FB feed. I was on my walk to class that morning and was pretty surprised to see the fire station building collapsed. And, yes, that was a white firetruck. The excavation that caused the building collapse was for construction of a new bar, appropriated named after this as The Cave Inn. Turned out to be my favorite college bar.


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To think the human toll from that picture was only a single injury is incredible.

I bet that name was clever as hell for the first 5 years, then it just sounded weird.

 

[cydsho]

56 years ago. Boy that had to have been in 40s or so. Oh it was 1969 and just a couple of years before I was born....Crap....

 

[matclone]

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it might be about the streaking phenomenon that struck Ames. But maybe that was a few years later.

Speaking of puns in campustown, how about the Little Red Book Store--in the little red building?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

My older brother collected cups and glasses from ISU and passed it down to the next brother, who in turn did the same. Being the last one, I had amassed a fine collection of bar history by the time I enrolled. One was from the Cave Inn.

I passed the collection on to my oldest brother's kid (in a cool 'full circle' moment) so I don't have them anymore, but I really wish I could have kept them. I don't think my nephew has appreciated them as much as I did.

 

[BoxsterCy]

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it might be about the streaking phenomenon that struck Ames. But maybe that was a few years later.

Speaking of puns in campustown, how about the Little Red Book Store--in the little red building?

Streaking was a few years later. We all got a laugh when one of our dorm house guys was on the cover of The Daily.

 

[NebrClone]

This popped into my FB feed. I was on my walk to class that morning and was pretty surprised to see the fire station building collapsed. And, yes, that was a white firetruck. The excavation that caused the building collapse was for construction of a new bar, appropriated named after this as The Cave Inn. Turned out to be my favorite college bar.


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That was my 1st year at ISU. Lived in the towers.the white firetruck was an iconic figure and was gone forever.

 

[matclone]

Streaking was a few years later. We all got a laugh when one of our dorm house guys was on the cover of The Daily.

One of my high school friends got involved too. Last I knew, he was still living or working in Ames.

 

[JEFF420]

My older brother collected cups and glasses from ISU and passed it down to the next brother, who in turn did the same. Being the last one, I had amassed a fine collection of bar history by the time I enrolled. One was from the Cave Inn.

I passed the collection on to my oldest brother's kid (in a cool 'full circle' moment) so I don't have them anymore, but I really wish I could have kept them. I don't think my nephew has appreciated them as much as I did.

oh he already left it at some babe's apt

 

[BoxsterCy]

That was my 1st year at ISU. Lived in the towers.the white firetruck was an iconic figure and was gone forever.

I was walking in from Dana House, Wallace Hall that morning.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

oh he already left it at some babe's apt

I thought about asking him, but I decided I don't want to know. I feel like the answer would piss me off.

 

[VeloClone]

This popped into my FB feed. I was on my walk to class that morning and was pretty surprised to see the fire station building collapsed. And, yes, that was a white firetruck. The excavation that caused the building collapse was for construction of a new bar, appropriated named after this as The Cave Inn. Turned out to be my favorite college bar.


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"$50,000 aerial ladder truck"

No doubt the basic SUV the Fire Chief drives is now much more expensive than that.

 

[wenkeej]

FYI, Ames voters approved a bond yesterday to move the Campustown fire station to State St.

 

[cyclones500]

"$50,000 aerial ladder truck"

No doubt the basic SUV the Fire Chief drives is now much more expensive than that.

True, but you aren't adjusting for inflation

 

[motorcy90]

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it might be about the streaking phenomenon that struck Ames. But maybe that was a few years later.

Wait people aren't doing that currently?

 

[83cy]

Article says Cave In was a restaurant. Don't ever recall it being anything other than a bar. There was also a bar above it but don't remember the name. Along with the Head Shop barbershop.

 

[VeloClone]

True, but you aren't adjusting for inflation

It was a comment on inflation.

 

[cyclones500]

It was a comment on inflation.

Ah! I totally whiffed on the reference/intent.

 

[Kinch]

lots of students would get drunk at cave inn and pass out in front of fire station. Firemen would have to step over them.