Auburn. Auburn University. Toomer's Corner

In front of us is a link between the territory of the Auburn University campus and the city itself. It’s one of the main attractions of Auburn, Toomer’s Corner.

It was known in the middle of the nineteenth century, but became a cult place after the opening of Toomer’s Drugs in 1896.

Senator Sheldon Toomer, after whom the place was named, is known not only for his assistance to the student community of the city, but also as one of the founders of a local bank in 1907.

The notorious oaks, which are “decorated” with toilet paper by University students, are seen in the left part of the screen, on the opposite side of the road. Some of them had quite a tragic fate, their roots were poisoned; the malefactor was fined $1,000 and imprisoned for six months.

Experts have been trying to revive the dying trees for several years, but all in vain. In 2014, the university administration announced that they intended to plant two new oak trees on the site of the missing student relics. It is prohibited to wrap these trees in toilet paper for the first few years after planting.