Photographer's Note
The Smallpox Hospital, sometimes referred to as the Renwick Smallpox Hospital and later the Maternity and Charity Hospital Training School, was a hospital located on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York City. Originally designed by architect James Renwick Jr., the 100-bed hospital opened in 1856, when the area was known as Blackwell's Island.
A century after it opened, the hospital was closed, and the building eventually fell into disrepair. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and designated a New York City Landmark four years later, the only ruin in the city with that designation.
Though designed in the Gothic Revival style, all of the windows on the third floor have pointed arches rather than curves, unusual for that architectural style.
Source: Wikipedia.
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jemaflor
(146360) 2020-12-22 23:54
Hi Andre,
interesting ruins, well photographed, good angle and pleasant sunlight, interesting post, tfs.
lousat
(138669) 2020-12-23 14:50
Ciao Andre,isn't easy to find ruins or abandoned buildings in N.Y. where the ground is precious. This is a very interesting example, an old hospital taken in an excellent perspective and a very difficult light. Merrt Christmas to you and your family and thanks,Luciano
Photo Information
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Copyright: Andre Bonavita (bona)
(15057)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2017-07-30
- Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
- Exposición: f/0.7, 1/91 segundos
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Diario de viaje: New York City 2017
- Date Submitted: 2020-12-22 10:11