Warren Hall
{{Short description|Former building at California State University, East Bay}}
{{about||the Texan lawyer, pioneer, and soldier|Warren D. C. Hall}}
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| location = Hayward, California
| address = West Loop Road
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E. Guy Warren Hall, commonly known as Warren Hall, was a 13-story building at California State University, East Bay. It was the signature building of the campus in Hayward, California, overlooking the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The building was visible from cities throughout the Bay Area, and served as a landmark for Hayward and the East Bay. It was the tallest building in Hayward at the time, followed by the abandoned City Center Building in downtown Hayward.
History
The hall was named for E. Guy Warren, a Hayward trucking businessman who helped convince the state of California to open its campus in Hayward.{{cite web|title=Who Was E. Guy Warren? — Hidden Gems of the CSUEB Campus|url=http://gemsofcsueb.wordpress.com/who-was-e-guy-warren/|publisher=wordpress.com|access-date=2013-10-07}}
The building held administration offices and classrooms for 40 years.{{cite news |title=CSUEB'S FORMER ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WARREN HALL, TO BE DEMOLISHED BY IMPLOSION AUGUST 17 |date=July 18, 2013 |author=Barry Zepel |publisher=Cal State East Bay |url=https://www.csueastbay.edu/news/2013/08/warrenhallimplosion-release-080513.html |access-date=August 7, 2018}} The president's office was on the top floor and had extensive views.{{fact|date=February 2022}}
Demolition
File:Warren Hall implosion.ogv
Warren Hall was rated the least earthquake-safe building in the California State University (CSU) system by the CSU Seismic Review Board. It was built 2000 feet (600 meters) from the Hayward Fault.{{cite news|title=San Francisco-area building demolition fuels quake study|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/17/san-francisco-demolition-earthquake-study/2667565/|publisher=usatoday.com|date=2013-08-17|access-date=2013-10-07}} In January 2013, the CSU Board of Trustees authorized $50 million to demolish the building and replace it with a new structure. Warren Hall was demolished by implosion on August 17, 2013.{{cite web|author= Rebecca Parr, The Daily Review |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23864444/hayward-landmarks-scheduled-implosion-elicits-memories |title=Hayward: Landmark's scheduled implosion elicits memories - San Jose Mercury News |work=Mercurynews.com |access-date=2013-08-16}}{{cite news|author=Will Kane |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Cal-State-s-Warren-Hall-has-been-Hayward-landmark-4736636.php |title=Cal State's Warren Hall has been Hayward landmark |publisher=SFGate |date= 2013-08-15|access-date=2013-08-16}} At the time, construction for a new 67,000 square foot-building was expected to begin in November 2013, with doors expected to open in May 2015.{{cite web|author= Rebecca Parr |url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_23688133/usgs-use-cal-state-east-bay-building-demolition |title=USGS to use Cal State East Bay building demolition to study Hayward Fault |publisher=ContraCostaTimes.com |access-date=2013-08-16}} Today the now-demolished Warren Hall has become a parking lot, and there are no current plans to build a new building on it.
Seismic research
The implosion of Warren Hall provided a scientific opportunity to learn more about the Hayward fault.{{cite news |title=Earthquake Processes and Effects—East Bay Seismic Experiment |publisher=United States Geological Survey |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/eqproc/ebse.php |access-date=August 7, 2018}}{{cite news |title=Warren Hall Implosion Reveals Secrets of the Hayward Fault |author=Claire Mathieson |date=August 20, 2013 |url=https://baynature.org/2013/08/20/warren-hall-implosion-reveals-secrets-of-hayward-fault/ |access-date=August 7, 2018}}
See also
- CLA Building - another landmark building demolished at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
References
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External links
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{Commons category|Warren Hall (California State University, East Bay)}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015341/http://www20.csueastbay.edu/af/departments/facilities/files/docs/WarrenHallReplacement.pdf "Warren Hall Replacement Project", at CSUEB website] (PDF)
- [http://www.csueastbay.edu/about/files/docs/hayward-hills-campus-map.pdf Campus map]
- [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151698989412345.541826.149767317344&type=1 "E. Guy Warren Hall" at Facebook]
- [https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/54860802e4b02acb4f0c7ea6 Seismic data collected from the demolition]
{{California State University, East Bay}}
{{Hayward, California}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Hayward, California
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