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It is interesting to see that as they demolish the modern section on Shuter Street, the north wall of the original building (also being demolished) is starting to be exposed - for first time in 50 or 60 years.
Though I stand to be corrected (again!), I THINK the building we are seeing partly exposed is the section on the right in the photo (from TPL) below.It is interesting to see that as they demolish the modern section on Shuter Street, the north wall of the original building (also being demolished) is starting to be exposed - for first time in 50 or 60 years.
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Though I stand to be corrected (again!), I THINK the building we are seeing partly exposed is the section on the right in the photo (from TPL) below.
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At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century there was a strong movement to expose hospital patients to 'fresh air'. Many hospitals built at that time had huge balconies onto which patients were wheeled each morning! Here is the Royal Victoria in Montreal from about the same time:That was a handsome building/complex. And a hospital that came with good sized balconies too!
Same at the TGH:At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century there was a strong movement to expose hospital patients to 'fresh air'. Many hospitals built at that time had huge balconies onto which patients were wheeled each morning! Here is the Royal Victoria in Montreal from about the same time:
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It w as really not suitable for a modern hospital. The best that could have happened would have been a facadectomy of the Bond Street wall.I hope they have a good reason for nuking history here.
It w as really not suitable for a modern hospital. The best that could have happened would have been a facadectomy of the Bond Street wall.
We had bigger hospital losses, like several sections of TGH
Women’s College,
and soon-to-disappear TEGH.
This is a loss of very significant built heritage IMO.
On a private res or office project, there’s no chance Heritage Planning would have signed off on this. There’s a very clear pattern in which they give an easier ride to public sector applications. And while we can debate the merits of that approach, it means many small mediocre buildings get retention while institutional buildings don’t.