My grandmother lived a few blocks away from the Pi Phi house, a block off campus. When she died, the university declared eminent domain and knocked down her big old house (ditto for several houses around it as the elderly owners died) and slapped down a parking lot. Never mind that she and my grandfather were longtime UA employees.
The AOII House backs up to it now; an older apartment complex used to be there. I'm surprised that the university hasn't extended its reach down towards the Pi Phi and KD houses and knocked down more houses and apartments.
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