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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Photo Essay | Penn's once bustling campus, now vacant

Empty Locust Walk 2020 Coronavirus.jpg

Locust Walk, once crowded with masses of people, now remains unusually empty amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

March 11, 2020 marked a significant change in the lives of the Penn community. Campus transitioned from a place that housed over thousands of diverse, tight-knit communities of people to a desolated, eerie world.