Friday, January 8, 2021 – HUNDREDS OF IMAGES OF OUR ISLAND BEFORE US
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021
The
257th Edition
From Our Archives
BLACKWELL’S ISLAND
FOUND PHOTOS
NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
AND OTHER SITES
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of NYC sites, buildings, parks and much more.
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Located just south of the Welfare Island Bridge, The Neurological Institute was a part of the City Home. It was a “H” shaped building with a circular area in the center.
The building was facing Queens along the East Road
Occupational Therapy consisted of knitting, embroidery, sewing, making fishing nets, basket weaving, and hand looming.
The Bakery was busy baking for hundreds.
The sewing room seems to be producing clothing for the institution,
JUST DISCOVERED..
A GAZEBO, HOW DELIGHTFUL
A gazebo just south of Holy Sprit Chapel, now The Sanctuary in undated image. In the distance is the pier for the ferry to Manhattan.
The south wing of the Smallpox Hospital
Blackwell House with north wing in place (on the left side)
FRIDAY PHOTOS OF THE DAY
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THURSDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
Lighthouse in Harbor off the coast of Staten Island
EDITORIAL
I walked into my apartment about 2 p.m. yesterday. I had been at Coler, attending to the business of the Hospital Auxiliary, chatted with the food distribution volunteers at the Senior Center, and came home to scene of horror on TV.
After listening to explanations and excuses for an unstable person, the dam burst and our capitol was under siege.
Until 6 p.m. when the police from neighboring states arrived it was a painful site to watch. All we have been taught for respect and law as being overtaken by in-sighted mobs.
Even procedural votes in the House and Senate were a site to see at 1 a.m.
Where were these people to stop the chaos that started on January 20, 2017?
Judith Berdy
Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Deborah Dorff
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