Toomer's Corner is a historic location in Auburn, AL. There is an oak tree at the corner of Magnolia & College street, where downtown meets campus, where alumni and fans celebrate an Auburn win.
TP'ing started in'60s:
Who planted the oaks at Toomer's Corner is lost to
history. "The oldest picture they've found is from
1910 in which the trees look to be about 20 years old,"
Enebak said.
The toilet-paper rolling of the area around Toomer's
corner probably began in the early 1960s and used to be
performed only after victories in away games. But now every
victory merits a rolling of the trees at the corner.
John Mouton, senior adviser to the president for campus
planning, said the pressure-washing of the trees will
continue unless another way to clean off the toilet paper
can be found.
"I don't disagree that it is not healthy for the
trees to do the power-washing, but the alternative is to
leave the toilet paper on the trees. We've tried to use
soaker hoses and that didn't work," Mouton said.
"If someone has a suggestion, we would try alternative
methods."
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Now it seems that there doesn't have to be a significant reason to roll Toomers.
The Auburn Aumni has a page set up for alumni to report their memories about Toomers. You can read their entries at Toomer's Corner Memories . ESPN did a short clip regarding this legendary site. If you check the links to the right you'll see other vids that people have uploaded on this. Here's one.
If you want to keep the tradition alive, you can purchase a seedling from the actual tree for your own yard. Each year, the Auburn Forestry Club gathers acorns and grows seedlings, which it sells to the Auburn faithful for $50 a tree.
There's also a Toomer's Corner web cam from Samford Hall and another one facing the campus.
The image below came from Auburn University Library Archives
Auburn University Photographic Services has a photo that has blended the 1900s photo with today.
