Construction workers were smoothing cement July 15 as they work to complete the new plaza that will grace the entrance to Elon's Academic Village. The plaza is scheduled for completion Aug. 10, and will be the new home for the university's weekly College Coffee gatherings.
The plaza runs along Haggard Avenue and is 210 feet long and 80 feet wide, big enough for crowds of about 1,700. It will be finished with Elon bricks and include a seating wall and electrical power to support sound and lighting services. Brick sidewalks will connect the plaza to the Academic Village sidewalks.
The plaza will cover part of the space previously occupied by Holland House, which was moved on June 13 to South Campus.