This artistic rendering of the Taylorsville Redwood Campus shows the open area that replaces the demolished Jay L. Nelson Administration Building. (Courtesy of Salt Lake Community College)
Before demolition, the Nelson Administration Building on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus was a building in constant use until it’s close in early Spring 2014.
SLCC employee Marshell holds a brick that was salvaged from the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building. The building was demolished in April 2014. (Htet Nay Aung)
The Administration building was named after the second president of the college, Jay L. Nelson, who was president of the college from 1949 to 1978. The space will be come a park-like space, which will be named after Nelson.
During the recent demolition many people expressed an interest in acquiring a brick as a keepsake.
Salt Lake Community College facilities project manager Kelly Lund has collected 200 bricks from the old building, built in 1966, for those interested in owning a piece of SLCC history.
If you are interested in getting a brick contact Mr. Lund at extension 4431 or email him at kelly.lund@slcc.edu to schedule a time to pick up your brick.
Archived images courtesy of the SLCC Digital Collections
Calvin L. Rampton, Jay L. Nelson and other guests look at plans for the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building in late 1965 or early 1966. (SLCC Digital Collections)
Calvin L. Rampton and other guests tour the foundation of the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building in late 1965 or early 1966. (SLCC Digital Collections)
Calvin L. Rampton and other guests tour the foundation of the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building in late 1965 or early 1966. (SLCC Digital Collections)
The Jay L. Nelson Administration Building, shown here approximately 1966, was a fixture on the Redwood Campus for nearly 50 years. (SLCC Digital Collections)
The Jay L. Nelson Administration Building, shown here in the early 1970s, once stood prominently near Redwood Road. (SLCC Digital Collections)
A view of the east side of the Jay L. Nelson Administration Building as it appeared in the late 1970s. (SLCC Digital Collections)
