USC changed the names of all its campus entrances and parking structures today. For example, Gate 1 is now called Watt Way Entrance. Parking Structure A is now called the Downey Way Structure. This might be the first time in recent memory USC’s changed some names without a donor paying to get their name on it.
Full list of name changes after the jump:
New Entrance names:
Watt Way Entrance (formerly Gate 1)
Pardee Way Entrance (formerly Gate 2)
McCarthy Way Entrance (formerly Gate 3)
Royal Street Entrance (formerly Gate 4)
McClintock Ave. Entrance (formerly Gate 5)
Downey Way Entrance (formerly Gate 6)
Jefferson Blvd. Entrance (formerly Gate 8)
New Parking Structure names:
Downey Way Structure (formerly PSA)
Jefferson Blvd. Structure (formerly PSB)
McCarthy Way Structure (formerly PSX)
Royal St. Structure (formerly PSD)
Flower St. Structure (formerly PS1)
Figueroa St. Structure (formerly PS2)
Grand Ave. Structure (formerly UPX or university parking center)
It does make a bit more sense to name an entrance after a specific street rather than a generic number.
OT – down on the CSULB campus they don’t have any internal street signage so if you are attempting to direct someone to drive to a specific intersection and aren’t familiar with the campus you can’t. Was there on a field trip with a group of kids and we couldn’t direct the bus to move to a new pick-up location as there were no signs to confirm actual location. Asked a campus police man why there were no signs and he replied ‘Well this is Anaheim St..” Which prompted another teacher to ask “How would we know that?” CSULB is a big campus a lot bigger than USC.