Top of the Capstone
by Charles Hite
Title
Top of the Capstone
Artist
Charles Hite
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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The Capstone House was built in 1967, this 18-story residence hall topped by a rotating dining facility was a significant "first" for the University of South Carolina and also for the Carolinas. Housing the first, and only, revolving restaurant in North and South Carolina, Capstone gave the area an attraction comparable to those in several major cities. "Top of Carolina," thought to be the only such dining facility on any university campus in the country, is now used only for catered events. The rotating platform and mechanism were acquired from an exhibit at the New York World's Fair and were gifts of a South Carolina manufacturer, Robert G. Wilson. The Campus Room on the first floor accommodates Board of Trustees meetings and other important functions.
Capstone House was the first honors residence at USC. Liberalized rules governing house regulations and curfews were among the innovations which occurred in student life when Capstone opened.
This full "flower" or "planting" Moon was captured on May 10, 2017.
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September 10th, 2017
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Comments (4)
Marcia Lee Jones
Well done capture!
Charles Hite replied:
Thank you Marcia. This is a well-known building on the campus of USC in Columbia, SC.
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