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Some walls in the Shoreland still bear paintings done by students during the building's days as a dormitory.
Decorations from one house's "Wizard of Oz" theme are still visible on some walls in the Shoreland.
During the Shoreland's days as a dorm, students painted these elevator doors to look like the Emerald City from "The Wizard of Oz"
New structural elements are being constructed to divide the Shoreland into apartment units.
Walls with old student decorations will be covered by new plaster in the reconstructed Shoreland.
Hundreds of workers will work full-time to finish the construction in the Shoreland by next autumn.
Former student residents of the Shoreland covered this wall with witty words of wisdom.
The Shoreland's ballroom, with its beautiful chandeliers and decorated ceiling, is being fully restored for the reopening.
Construction on the Shoreland, a former UChicago dormitory on South Shore Drive, is slated for completion next fall.
The University left a large quantity of old and unwanted furniture in the Shoreland.
