Drake Union

The Drake Union is a student activity center located at Ohio State University. The union is located on the west campus of Ohio State between Morrill Tower and Lincoln Towers off the east banks of the Olentangy River.

Background

With the construction of residence halls on west campus, Ohio State students living there found the walking distance to travel to the Ohio Union long, especially in the winter. The Board of Trustees approved the construction of a second union in 1969. Designed by architect Todd Tibbals, the union was officially named after Edward S. Drake, a former manager at the Ohio Union for 33 years, in 1971 and officially opened in 1972 at a cost of $4.5 million dollars., Shelly Rashid, The Lantern, May 7, 1997, Retrieved October 14, 2007

Current Uses

Drake Union houses the Department of Theatre at Ohio State. The union also offers a restaurant, Pizza at the Drake (PAD), Buckeye TV, and houses The Ohio State University's on-campus marina. The union...
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