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Vanderbilt Hospital Construction, January 1979
A view of VU Hospital construction, with the Medical Arts building in the background.

Light Hall Construction, ca. 1976
A view of the early stages of the construction of Light Hall, with the VA in the background. The parking lot in the foreground is the present location of Vanderbilt Hospital.

Construction of Vanderbilt Hospital, July 1977
Early stages of the construction of Vanderbilt Hospital. Light Hall and Langford Auditorium are visible in the background.

Vanderbilt Hospital Construction, July 1977
Early stages of the construction of Vanderbilt Hospital. Light Hall is in the background.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Langford Auditorium
Vice-Chancellor Wilson presents his remarks at the Langford Auditorium groundbreaking.

Langford Auditorium Groundbreaking Ceremony, October, 1976
Vice-Chancellor Wilson and others dig the first shovelfuls of earth for Langford Auditorium.

Joe and Howard Werthan Building, ca. 1979
Cars drive down 21st Ave. in front of Medical Center North. The Werthan Building (at the center of the picture) was built in 1970 and replaced the old entrance to the hospital.

VUMC Parking Lot and Garland Avenue, ca. 1975
Before the construction of the Eskind Library in 1994, Garland Ave. connected 24th and 21st avenues, and the street was several lanes further to the east. Here, a traffic cop stops cars, allowing a pedestrian to cross Garland.
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