Friday, January 8, 2021 – HUNDREDS OF IMAGES OF OUR ISLAND BEFORE US

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021

The

257th  Edition

From Our Archives

BLACKWELL’S ISLAND
FOUND PHOTOS
NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
AND  OTHER SITES

The Municipal Archives is the treasure trove of photos of all sorts 
of NYC sites, buildings, parks and much more.
To check out the Archives 
NYC.GOV/RECORDS and go to 
HISTORICAL RECORDS, COLLECTIONS, DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
AND START EXPLORING

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.

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
Roosevelt Island Historical Society

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