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hey motts what light source did you use to get thislightsing. and howlong was your exposure set??

About 2 seconds.

i think this was a hospitol that tried to save people on a boat that was on fire cause a hosptiol was used as a holiding site for the dead bodies and to help survivors i forget the name of the boat but it was on the history channel like a year ago but it was intersting cause it had to deal with a hospitol that was secluded im not sure if it was this one or if there are many othere hospitols around like it fromt he time period......i will have to look into this much more

rich

Wed 03-02-2005

That would be the contagious disease hospital on North Brother Island, home of Typhoid Mary; they helped the survivors of the General Slocum fire on June 15, 1904. 1,021 people died, mostly women and children.

North Bother Island is between Queens and the Bronx, Renwick is on Roosevelt Island (formerly known as Blackwell's Island) which is between Queens and Manhattan.

Motts

Wed 03-02-2005

This place looks amazing!

Cyrus

Thu 06-16-2005

I've seen this place before (photos of it) on photographyreview.com one of the members there did some work with their Holga at this local.

Axle

Wed 08-03-2005

We look forward to someday seeing your pictures of North Brother Island, Mr Motts

Richard

Sun 08-28-2005

do you reckon they deliberately built it to look scary?

reflux

Wed 10-05-2005

Looks like a miniture set, with a backdrop. Even the trees look kind of fake.

Ack

Fri 11-11-2005

Ladies and Gentleman- This sound stage was where they shot "Blood and Roses". Please keep moving as we walk past the stunning facade built for this movie...

Just kidding.. It does have that street facade feel from old movies

Lyri c

Fri 11-11-2005

I live in Queens an this place i remeber when i was a teenager,fooling around in this facility,they also,years ago filmed the Bronx warriors 1999 in this place...

Dark Angel

Thu 04-06-2006

Wow, so many of these saddening places that are "marked" by death and tragedy are just so extremely beautiful.

Lisa Marie

Wed 05-17-2006

Once again, beautiful architecture and lovely photographs, as always.

Nancy

Sun 06-11-2006

that is my kinda house i'm looking for tenants ne1 interested rent is cheap

lisa

Fri 08-04-2006

This shot is great! Does anyone else notice the figure in the window to the right of the door? I just got the chills.

Dani from Brooklyn

Tue 09-12-2006

I read the book "Wickett's Remedy" last year, and if I'm not mistaken, this is the hospital she ended up working in.

fantastic!
<3

bethany

Wed 11-29-2006

Love that architecture. I wish I could salvage all that stone. I’d design a house in the country based on that faÃ§ade.

Ms.Liz

Thu 12-28-2006

my favourite place, i always used to look over the river at it and want to live there what a shame of a beautiful building. Why doesnt anyone buikd with pride anymore?

aunt esther

Tue 12-11-2007

What idiots would allow this? Why would they do this to the hospital.

Jeanette

Tue 02-05-2008

This view always causes wonderment everytime i pass it on the FDR DRIVER

Trina Mangano

Sat 02-09-2008

I see this place every day (my apartment looks on to Roosevelt Island) but I was never able to really admire the beautiful facade this place has from that distance. Thanks so much for posting this!

the_crying_queen

Thu 07-03-2008

I love all the photos taken of this old building. I was reading City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare and they mentioned this building in the story. Just curious I googled it and to my surprise it is a real building. It is sad to see it go to ruin. I think to if these walls could talk what horror stories it would tell. They didn’t have medical help back in the day like they have now. Poor sick people pretty much went here to die.

Whyle99

Sun 07-13-2008

Beautiful Architecture.

Amirallysse

Fri 10-24-2008

it looks like a big facade.lol :) great job motts

coco

Wed 02-03-2010

Wow, GTA 4 got recreated this place perfectly, they even got the balcony supports and arched windows right! Motts, all your findings and photo's are brilliant!

runtyhunt

Thu 05-27-2010

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Date Shot:	February 2005	Image ID#:	1805
Date Posted:	Sat, February 26th 2005	Camera:	Canon 300D Rebel

Location Name:	Renwick Smallpox Hospital
Current Status:	Abandoned
Built:	1854	Closed:	1950
Opened:	1856	Demolished / Renovated:	n/a
Location Age:	158 years	Abandonment:	62 years

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