TIM PRATT
Hundreds of onlookers packed the hills and parking lots around Mississippi State University’s Suttle Hall Wednesday afternoon as a wrecking ball brought down chunks of the 43-year-old building.
The crowd erupted with applause and pointed cameras at the former dormitory as the wrecking ball dropped repeatedly on the nine-story structure and brought down pieces of roofing, concrete, brick and rebar.
Among the onlookers was Gerald Berry, a former Mississippi State student and photography instructor. As a student, Berry lived in Hull Hall, but moved into Suttle Hall in January 1968 and stayed there until he graduated in May 1970.
“It was nice back then,” Berry said. “It was neat to us because it had a suite arrangement – four rooms with two people in each and we shared a bath. We had come out of Hull dormitory with one big bath and one big shower, so it was real neat.”
But over the years, Suttle Hall fell into disrepair. Onlookers Wednesday described the dorm in recent years as “rusty,” “dirty” and “gross.”
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