Drexel Shaft set for implosion; date yet to be set.
The Penn Coach Yard chimney, or the more colloquial term amongst students for the structure, the Drexel Shaft, will be imploded on a date still to be determined, according to James Katsaounis, assistant vice president of Communications and Marketing at Drexel University.
Amtrak plans to exploit the open property for the purpose of better security and emergency access to existing utility tunnels as well as the construction of a parking facility for maintenance and construction vehicles.
The implosion of the Shaft is significant to students at Drexel University as it has come to represent many of the red tape and administrative issues at the University. The Shaft also contributes to Drexel’s “ugly campus” ratings.
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