Salvation Army Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario
Salvation Army Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario |
Year: 1950 |
Type(s): Postcard |
Language: English |
Source: MIke Skreptak Collection; Red Binder |
Notes: c. 1950; the former Ellis home on the southwest corner of London Street (now University Avenue) and Crawford Street was purchased by the Salvation Army in 1918 (339 Crawford Avenue); at that time it had 28 beds; in 1922 a second wing was added increasing the number of beds to 122; in 1942 a south wing was opened, and in 1945 a north wing was built; in June 1960, a fire destroyed a large section of the hospital and a new five story wing was opened in September 1966; a west wing was opened in September 1985; Grace Hospital merged with Hotel Dieu Hospital on February 1, 2004, a few years before it closed permanently. It was demolished in 2013. |
Subject(s): Grace Hospital (Windsor) Hospitals Crawford Street (Windsor) London Street (Windsor) University Avenue (Windsor) Salvation Army (Windsor) Ellis Residence (Windsor) Houses |
Place(s): Windsor (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |