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Brow Infirmary
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created by Thadius
on 3/13/2007 4:04 PM
last modified by Skye_Ann
on 5/6/2017 3:38 AM
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A 2.5 storey brick structure that sits on the edge of the Mountain Brow. It overlooks Westdale and it is one of the last scraps of land on the West Mountain that hasn't been swallowed up by Urban Sprawl.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Difficult
Recommendation: forget it
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Address
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Owner: Chedoke Health Corporation
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Though this building was altered too many times to acquire designation, the building across the road from it has been designated a historical land mark.
Please be nice to the place, It was a lot of people's home for a very long time. It healed and cared for countless thousands of people and I can rightly assume the ones that died there will be more inclined to not bother you if you're respectful.
The Red Illuminated "Cross of Lorraine" stands next to the Brow Infirmary and shines down upon Hamilton in a constant reminder to everyone in the city to be mindful of their Health and that everyone needs to be responsible for their own well being.
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part-time guard
24 hour guard
Cameras, (so they say)
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flashlight
gloves
towelettes
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The Brow Infirmary is the oldest major permanent building at Chedoke Hospital. It was opened to treat World War I soldiers sent home from overseas suffering from tuberculosis and gassed lungs.
The Hamilton Health Association, the body which oversaw the running of the sanatorium, was asked by the Dominion government to take in ex soldiers as patients and offered money to build new facilities. The Association hired Dr. W.C. White, an American government specialist in tuberculosis treatment, as a consultant. It was he who recommended the site on the edge of the escarpment for two major reasons. The first was that the location kept the soldier patients physically away from the civilian patients. Soldiers were known among sanatorium directors to be rowdy and difficult to control. The second factor was the healthful benefits of the breezes up there and the wonderful view of open farmland stretching to the bay. Now of course this is the community of West Hamilton.
The sod was turned on May 15, 1915 by Mrs. P.D. Crerar, President of the Ladies Auxiliary. The Infirmary was officially opened on Dec. 5, 1916. The architectural firm was Stewart & Whitton, the general contractor was W.H. Cooper, and the total cost was $146,569.19
In 1917 it was flanked by the East and West Pavilions which were used for patient dining rooms and vocational workshops. They were also paid for by a grant from the Dominion Government.
In 1933, a central heating plant was installed to supply heat and hot water for all buildings at the Brow.
In 1947 the bed capacity was doubled by enclosing verandahs and sun rooms.
In 1958 an Order in Council permitted the Hamilton Health Association to operate a general hospital and a hospital for the chronically ill at Brow. On January 17,1959 a renovated Brow Infirmary was reopened as the Hospital for Convalescent and Chronic Care Patients. Mayor Lloyd D. Jackson officiated. An open house followed until 5 pm. The cost of the renovations was roughly $440,000. Furnishings and equipment were approx. $60,000. By early 1960 it was fully occupied.
The Brow Infirmary eventually became the Complex Continuing Care Centre that treated young adults with mobile restrictions and who needed complex and chronic care due to head injury or trauma. The building served this purpose until late 2005 when a plan to build a new building for these patients, some who had lived there all their live, fell through and the patients were transferred to existing facilities.
The Building was made redundant in the early part of 2006. It is slated for destruction.
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They plan to build Condos on this sight....of course, like you didn't know.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/28/2022 2:31 PM.
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on Jun 28 22 at 14:31, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Jun 28 22 at 14:28, Emperor Wang moved this gallery into this location
on May 6 17 at 19:31, Explorer Zero validated this location
on May 6 17 at 3:38, Skye_Ann changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Recommendation
on Jun 30 14 at 8:56, Steed validated this location
on Jun 22 14 at 13:20, phrenzee updated gallery Jan. 2014
on Jun 22 14 at 13:20, phrenzee updated gallery Jan. 2014
on Jun 22 14 at 13:18, phrenzee added some pictures to a gallery
on Jun 22 14 at 13:17, phrenzee updated gallery Jan. 2014
on Jun 22 14 at 13:17, phrenzee created a new gallery
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