Evangelical Deaconess Hospital
| Evangelical Deaconess Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′00″N 73°54′35″W / 40.6832°N 73.9096°W |
| History | |
| Closed | 1950 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Brooklyn |
Evangelical Deaconess Hospital's four-story building on Chauncey Street continued to serve the Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood even after the hospital closed in the 1950s.[1]
History
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Twenty years after the hospital was closed, and the community rejected using it as an overflow for a Bronx-based drug rehab program,[2] the structure was adapted into a temporary relocation facility for "welfare families now in hotels as well as families left homeless by fires."[1][3]
It subsequently became a homeless men's shelter.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Steven R. Weisman (February 28, 1971). "Old Bushwick Hospital to Be Used to House Homeless Families". New York Times.
- ^ Iver Peterson (March 4, 1970). "Plan for Addicts Leads to a Sit-In". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Peter Kihss (January 25, 1971). "Mayor Curbs use of Hotel Housing by City Agencies". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Highland Park and Ridgewood Reservoir". July 21, 2019.
- ^ Wording atop the entranceway has the words "Eddie Harris Residential Facility"
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