But the term has been around so long some may not know how it originated. Memorial Gym was built as an all-purpose facility on the western side of Vanderbilt campus in 1952 with a seating capacity ...

The nearly 60-year-old War Memorial Gym has not seen a major renovation in over two decades. The gym hosts many high-profile sporting events as well as fairs, exhibits and other events.

Campus architect John Galen Howard was away in Europe when the UC Regents awarded the design of the gymnasium to celebrated local architects Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan. It was named for campus ...