August 17, 2016

The floor-to-ceiling organ located in Main Building’s auditorium is installed in 1928 as a gift from the local publishing magnate Cyrus H.K. Curtis, a Drexel trustee and publisher of Saturday Evening Post. For decades, a Drexel organist played free weekly recitals enjoyed by the public and Drexel students alike. In the 1980s, the instrument falls into disrepair after a foundation grant for its maintenance was discontinued, though a recent renovation project hopes to change that.