The compact cluster of buildings on the left is known as the “Concrete Jungle” by students. Photo Credit: Trinity College

The term “Concrete Jungle” refers to the first-year courtyards that include the first-year residence halls Elton, Funston, Jones, Jackson, Trinity, and Smith. The term may have been first used in print in the Trinity Tripod in 2005, but use of the colloquialism probably dated from well before.

The Trinity Tripod, 09/20/2005.