File:Breese Gymnasium, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 53419991657.jpg
![File:Breese Gymnasium, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 53419991657.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Breese_Gymnasium%2C_Western_Carolina_University%2C_Cullowhee%2C_NC_-_53419991657.jpg/800px-Breese_Gymnasium%2C_Western_Carolina_University%2C_Cullowhee%2C_NC_-_53419991657.jpg?20231226183005)
Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 240 pixels | 640 × 480 pixels | 1,024 × 768 pixels | 1,280 × 960 pixels | 2,560 × 1,920 pixels | 5,455 × 4,091 pixels.
Original file (5,455 × 4,091 pixels, file size: 8.35 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary
editDescriptionBreese Gymnasium, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 53419991657.jpg |
English: This is Breese Gymnasium, named for William E. Breese, whom was then a trustee of the college whom was influential in its construction. Constructed between 1937 and 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, the imposing stone structure was home to the athletic programs as what was then Western Carolina Teacher’s College, now known as Western Carolina University. The building housed a basketball court on the upper floor, used from 1939 until 1956 by the Western Carolina basketball team, which then moved to Reid Gymnasium. The building also was the home of the local Cullowhee High School basketball team, which shared the space with college programs until Cordelia Camp Laboratory School was constructed in 1964, which had its own purpose-built Gymnasium. The building also housed a four-Lane 25 yard swimming pool on the lower floor, which is where I and many other residents of the town learned how to swim during our childhoods, and where the local youth and high school swim teams used to practice. The building remained largely the same, with a few minor alterations, until 2004, when it was renovated, all the windows and doors were replaced in the building, and the upstairs basketball gymnasium was converted into a dance studio, while the pool saw some minor upgrades to electrical fixtures and the like, which were much more minor. The pool remained open until around 2010 or 2011, when it was closed due to expensive repairs being needed, which the university was unwilling to pay for, and has sat empty ever since. Future plans call for the building to be converted into academic space, but whether the thick stone walls will see that happen is not clear. However, as a solidly-built building beloved by many at the university and in the local community, I do see it remaining a feature of the campus for quite some time to come. |
Date | |
Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/53419991657/ |
Author | w_lemay |
Camera location | 35° 18′ 44.68″ N, 83° 10′ 46.24″ W ![]() ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
---|
Licensing
edit![w:en:Creative Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/CC_some_rights_reserved.svg/90px-CC_some_rights_reserved.svg.png)
![attribution](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png)
![share alike](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png)
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
![]() |
This image was originally posted to Flickr by w_lemay at https://flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/53419991657. It was reviewed on 26 December 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
26 December 2023
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 18:30, 26 December 2023 | ![]() | 5,455 × 4,091 (8.35 MB) | Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) | Uploaded a work by w_lemay from https://www.flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/53419991657/ with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Camera manufacturer | Apple |
---|---|
Camera model | iPhone 15 Pro |
Exposure time | 1/1,678 sec (0.00059594755661502) |
F-number | f/1.78 |
ISO speed rating | 80 |
Date and time of data generation | 16:06, 19 December 2023 |
Lens focal length | 6.86 mm |
Latitude | 35° 18′ 44.68″ N |
Longitude | 83° 10′ 46.24″ W |
Altitude | 659.821 meters above sea level |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | 17.1.2 |
File change date and time | 16:06, 19 December 2023 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.32 |
Date and time of digitizing | 16:06, 19 December 2023 |
Meaning of each component |
|
APEX shutter speed | 10.712400050768 |
APEX aperture | 1.6637544825625 |
APEX brightness | 8.2287185273997 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 801 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 801 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 24 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
GPS time (atomic clock) | 21:06 |
Speed unit | Kilometers per hour |
Speed of GPS receiver | 1.5054932478828 |
Reference for direction of image | True direction |
Direction of image | 173.46078491775 |
Reference for bearing of destination | True direction |
Bearing of destination | 173.46078491775 |
GPS date | 19 December 2023 |