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Myles Standish Hall: A Stylish Hotel Became a Student Dorm 60 Years Ago

Title: Myles Standish Hall: A Stylish Hotel Became a Student Dorm 60 Years Ago

Published: Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Description: Daryl Healea, a residence hall director for Myles Standish Hall from 2001 to 2005, became interested in the buildings past because of all the people returning to visit. They shared stories about their times here, says Healea (STH01, SED10), now Residence Life assistant director for student and staff development. Myles Standish has a special history. For more than a year, Healea researched that history, compiling his findings with archival photos to create the three plaques mounted in the lobby, where students and staff pass them on their way home or to class, to pick up mail, or to eat at the dining hall. The plaques identify the historical figure Myles Standish, trace its early years as a fancy hotel, and mark its transition to a BU residence hall. Captain Myles Standish was an officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for Plymouth Colony, says Healea. Its fitting that this residence, home to many students embarking on a life-transforming adventure in education, bears the name of a great American pioneer. The Back Bay area where Myles Standish Hall stands was once uninhabitable salt marsh, he says. After it was filled in, architect Arthur Bowditch, who designed other prominent Boston buildings, such as the Paramount Theatre, was granted a building permit in 1925 to begin construction on the Myles Standish hotel. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Myles Standish was a posh place to be seen, home to lavish balls, society weddings, and political functions. It was also a place to lay low. During Prohibition, two speakeasies operated in the basement event rooms, which still exist, Healea says. Whats a bit ironic is that Daniel L. Marsh (STH08, Hon.53), the fourth president of Boston University, who purchased the hotel in 1949, was an ardent Prohibitionist, very against alcohol. So he was able to capture Myles Standish for his Prohibitionist ways. But I suspect some alcohol has been consumed in the building since then. Healea dug up newspaper articles mentioning Myles happenings, protests and a food fight among them. He learned about the famous and infamous people who walked the halls, from Babe Ruth and Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS55, Hon.59) to radio shock-jock Howard Stern (COM76). BUs student-run radio station WTBU, which operated out of the first floor of Myles and the Myles Annex from 1969 to1997, claims to be the first station to fire Stern — after he ran a segment called Making the Bishop Blush on his show King Schmaltz Bagel Hour. Students, both young and old, will always remember this building, says Healea. Its one of the few on campus that ties everybody together. For more Boston University news and videos, check out http://today.bu.edu

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" Actually pull off a star attraction at the very first billion UC. Triangular building. Myles standish off. Original designers of the mile stylish hotel were trying to commemorate its 300 anniversary of the pilgrims planting them rock. You at this point to little -- point towards downtown Boston that resembled the ballot should. He had all these teams throughout the hotel such as the captain captain. Of a lagoon. With a major oil painting an original we're approaching a milestone. In October in time. When not cured many years ago I actually stumbled upon original -- found the crack in the wall downstairs and no -- for children mile extension. Soldier. The milestone Charles supposed to be one of the new -- fashion. It off of all reply 40 wall paneling and there were a line of luxury shops along -- first floor. An original advertisements actually touted as being built -- that offered you can use of an apartment. A hotel as well practical. And rates beginning at three dollars and thirty cents for -- single. Four dollars and three cents for -- dollars for kitchen. And I -- yeah."

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" Back out of out of a mile finish hotel is not and we were to Arthur Miller and play death a retreat to an charts and tell -- moment in the day were. Are you repeat last eighty years or so men came personalities that."

" Come through the --"

" Eight -- Karen came back to off. I actually lived here just a -- eighteen."

" Because he loved the view from the top of this there."

" As fashionable as the milestone troop totals and -- what utilize it was. Unfortunately -- just prior to -- the stock market crash of 1929. And as the world and the United States sink deep into the Great Depression. A milestone for. Especially in the late 1940s. As Boston University trying to grow trying to transition from commuter. Residential -- Daniel march the fourth president of Boston University to actually purchase a milestone should tell. When it first opened in September 1949. Was -- recent call for men and you know. Got to keep in mind that during these leaders of the two thirds of the Boston and her body. Worked with the -- school meet some exception to the boiler room you're running the elevators."

" Happily moved into Myles standish halls in the fall of 1957. And during my room. And worked in the elevators Trevor Manuel had changed my life in this she's like that's you know in the and then decided to run for class office and one because I was -- there are great and I often think that money then going to practice. Johnson Ford Motor Co. and and finally come deductibles university's dean was all related to the fact that I ran the elevator miles standish."

" all male presence -- quickly gained a reputation. In fact just two months after it. I -- demand that lives here protest didn't warn you have to wear next time to time when the Boston post stories claimed that it. Hedwig and the Boston Red Sox did not want to attack. The -- as well. The Boston University newspaper referred to the minute miles and miles -- largely -- his reputation. Can't protest. Suggested that even the women often referred MIT and substantial --"

" I work. For the food service my freshman year brings 66 we started hearing rumors that people were really unhappy with the food and there was going to be like a full flight. And so at the appointed hour the place completely full of Elvis so there was this incredible like all of food clicked. For -- the -- establish -- looks like with the end of college hijinks. Because the atmosphere -- kind of more -- the following here win but the Vietnam draft accelerated."

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" I have a letter here from your PR who -- in the late nineteenth and early nineteen edit these -- times and unrest. Bomb scare evacuations at the door almost on a daily -- and that there was an early closing of the university in the -- and may nineteenth and."

" And only allow -- Oh typically -- anxiously awaiting my military draft lottery number other students at the door."

" Island that I'll get where I met my husband can't we graduated from charges in 1994. And we were married it's nice yeah that. We ended up actually naming -- fun I don't. Because that's where we actually met each other each one of nine children whose name has special meeting and we -- even joked that we would they aren't fun miles but that's what we have."

" Actually -- we're going to have a -- but couldn't find -- better name and he is now."

" Almost any adults."

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