The Tower has borne witness to a century of change in the Brookland neighborhood and CatholicU campus, and it has naturally reported on the shifting landscape: from dedications to demolitions.
A Tower page covering the dediction of the National Shrine, with a headline which reads, "Dedication Draws Throngs"
The Tower announces the formal dedication of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception occurring on the same day. The cornerstone of the Shrine was dedicated in 1920, but the Great Depression and World War II slowed down its completion until the 1950s.
The new Brookland-CUA station was slated to open for service later the same day this issue was printed, and Tower staff reported on the anticipated changes to local transportation.
