Memories tagged “The West End”

A Kid from the Bronx–Part 1 I arrived at the College in September 1952. At that time, a large percentage of Columbia “Men” (remember those dark days before women were admitted?) lived at home in the city or nearby suburbs...

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1982, Columbia College 1956, School of General Studies 1976

GS Hangout During the late 60’s and early 70’s, a group of about 10 of us from GS, along with a few grad students, used to hang out regularly at the West End bar. There was a long banquette that...

School of General Studies 1973

John Jay Allegiance I began my Columbia tutelage on John Jay 11, room 1127, to be exact. I will always remember move-in day - maneuvering those bulky, orange moving bins from the elevator to my little slice of Columbia. My...

Columbia College 2003

My Favorite Campus My favorite times to hang out on the Columbia campus were in the summers. From the times when the South Field was slippery with the dew of the humid mornings to the times when the night sky...

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science 1978

Serendipity “Perhaps this is old news but I heard the West End was at last closed down. V&T’s is still around, I hope? And what of the Hungarian Pastry shop next to it?” I received this question through an alumni...

Columbia College 2004

Shivering at Columbia Arriving at JFK in January of my first year at Columbia, just back from the winter holidays, the flight attendant announced that it was -35 degrees with the wind chill in New York. At first, I hoped...

Columbia College 2003

So What I remember in ‘78 and ‘79 going regularly to hear the Columbia group “So What” playing at Carman. I thought they were the coolest guys on campus – cooler than the Count Basie guys at the West End....

Columbia College 1979

Staying Alive In the spring of 1965, finding myself drifting within a sophomore slump, playing pool a tad more than reading utopian theory, visiting the West End Pub almost as often as visiting my class on the poetry of Stevens...

Columbia College 1967

West End Bar & Grill There have been many memories in the New York Times this week [April 2006] about the West End Bar & Grill. There was an annual rite that deserves note. At the end of each Lightweight...

Columbia College 1960, Graduate School of Journalism 1964