Anyone remember this old hospital? It was located at the corner of 60th and Vernon. I cant seem to find too much info Ive only found a few postcards etc.

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ds.02367/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1917-Postcard-Washington-Park-Hospital-Park-Chicago-Illinois-IL-/371047752059
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/lakecou02z/id/1222

1904 photo:

http://chsmedia.org:8081/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=T4174534U481V.887&profile=public&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100046~!75874~!1&ri=2&aspect=subtab114&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=washington+park+hospital&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab114&menu=search&ri=2

Here it was in the late '30s:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/9m2Kkm]Washington Park Hospital[/url]

Hmm, the building in the 1904 picture looks similiar to the one in the 1909 pic, however there are a few differences between the two. I wonder if the 1904 building was renovated and elongated and is the same one in the 1909 picture.

Interesting to note that there was a Washington Boulevard Hospital located at 2249 West Washington Boulevard.

http://books.google.com/books?id=HWVVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&dq=washington+boulevard+hospital+chicago&source=bl&ots=f4QA6ZB7Wl&sig=LiyPahUkuMbpA2-FOgkxIrY0Axw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ddh8VM-VNtS2ogTC1oKYDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=washington%20boulevard%20hospital%20chicago&f=false

Also, across the street from the hospital is St. Malachy Church



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/01/2014 07:34PM by nordsider.

It looks like the 1904 building was renovated and an addition tacked on at some point - the center entrance door is the clue. Interesting to note that the photo from the '30s shows that the addition isn't as tall as the postcard image (probably an artists rendering rather than an actual photograph).

The hospital is of some note as it's where Jack Johnson's wife Etta was sent after a severe beating by the Champ.