Removal of Edgemont Road Trailers, January 2001

Almost from the moment NRAO took possession of the original Edgemont Rd. building in Charlottesville in December 1965, it was too small, and personnel numbers were expected to nearly double over 1972-1976 as planning for the VLA ramped up. In 1972 (we think) two trailers were set at the very back of the parking lot behind the building, and there they stayed for almost 30 years. At various times they housed computer programmers, VLA project staff (before they moved to New Mexico), structural engineers, part time or visiting scientists, electronics staff, and Information Services (the early version of EPO), as well as being used at times for storage. As concrete plans were finally made in the early 2000s for the expansion of the building, the trailers needed to go. In this photo, taken on 31 January 2001, Sheila Marks, Billie Rodriguez, Anton Zensus, and Paul Vanden Bout are there to witness their imminent departure.

Records of the NRAO

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2001-01-31

Charlottesville VA Operations Series

Edgemont Road Building Addition Unit