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I'm a bit behind - but as of September 30th, she's all gone 1.
South Street Hospital London by Freaktography, on Flickr Gurney by Freaktography, on Flickr
I Love the Dead Before They're Cold by Freaktography, on Flickr
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That's sad to see. At least the other buildings are still there (for now).
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That table is asking for a ride...
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So depressing. All my step-grandfathers kids were born there. :/ So sad to see a piece of family history gone.
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The wife was born there, and all her siblings. I had surgery there. EGV
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Here's one from about a year ago. I cropped out the buildings already being demolished to the right.
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This is all that was left of the front entrance on September 20. 1.
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Dang.
That shot of the morgue was particularly delicious !
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For more than a century, the lands along the Thames River on downtown London’s southern edge were used for health care. Now, after a massive demolition, they could help revive that district. There is no shortage of developers angling for an early piece of the action. --- --- --- It took about 20 years to close and demolish London’s sprawling old South Street hospital campus. But with a deadline nearing, it’s taken almost no time to attract would-be buyers to the site. Dozens of developers have expressed interest in the coveted lands overlooking the Thames River on the southern approach to the city centre — turf long held out for its downtown gateway potential. CB Richard Ellis, acting on behalf of the city, which owns the land, is seeking “expressions of interest” from developers by a Thursday deadline. Already, more than 50 companies — including many from outside London — have taken the first step by signing a confidential agreement to get more information about the site, Richard Ellis, CBRE senior vice-president, said Monday. “We expect to have multiple presentations,” he said. “Almost everyone who has registered is a serious player. We are very pleased with the calibre” of the companies that have come forward. At 5.1 hectares, the site — stripped of all but its historic buildings — is the largest land parcel to hit central London’s market since an 8.8-ha portion of Wolseley Barracks was vacated about 15 years ago, creating room for a new grocery store and a small suburb. But the hospital lands — with their prime location off the downtown, and bordering the SoHo (South of Horton Street) area, a district being rejuvenated, are expected to have a larger public profile. Their redevelopment will also come just as a new city council, made up almost entirely of rookies, swings into action with a plan for the city’s future that calls for more compact urban development. Proposals from interested developers will be evaluated by city staff in January, with a report to council the following month, said Bill Warner, the city’s real estate manager. Long Southwestern Ontario’s major medical centre, the South St. complex of buildings became a campus of the new Victoria Hospital, which was merged with University Hospital in the health-care restructuring of the 1990s to create the London Health Sciences Centre. The property includes the site of the old Victoria Hospital main building, demolished this year, and older buildings that still stand on Colborne St. and the north side of South St. Whatmore said the fate of the remaining heritage buildings will depend on which proposal the city accepts. He said he’s not surprised by the interest shown in the property. “It’s not very often you get a piece of land of this size, right in the heart of the city and on the waterfront.” hank.daniszewski@sunmedia.ca twitter.com/HankatLFPress --- --- --- THE SITE Land up for grabs: 5.1 hectares More turf: Another 9-ha property, just to the west toward Wellington St., is being held back for now Owner: The city owns the property, which was leased to the London hospital more than 120 years ago. Location, location: Both parcels occupy a large bend of the river, off the southern approach to the city’s core, and include several heritage buildings that may become part of the redevelopment. --- --- --- SOUTH STREET CAMPUS TIMELINE 1995: A hospital restructuring report officially identifies the South Street hospital for closing. Earlier plans to shut down the facilities date back to the 1970s. 1997: First patients moved from South St. to Victoria Hospital’s Westminster campus. 2005: Emergency ward shut down; 150 patients and 300 truckloads transferred to Westminster. 2012: SoHo master redevelopment plan unveiled by city. January, 2013: Demolition of some South Street buildings begins. --- --- --- THE SOHO TIE-IN Big picture: The nearby district is the area south of the CN track, parallel to Horton St., bounded by Adelaide St. and the Thames River. How the hospital lands are redeveloped could greatly affect SoHo’s rejuvenation. The SoHo Master Plan: Calls for a largely residential neighbourhood of about 1,500 homes, with room for retail and small local commercial outlets, public space at South and Colborne streets, and a long, public riverfront promenade. --- --- --- NEW LIFE FOR SOHO It’s been a long time coming, but the new president of the SoHo Community Association is excited, saying redevelopment of the hospital lands will herald an new era for the historic working-class neighbourhood. “We are the next up-and-coming neighbourhood in London. We will be the next Old East Village,” said Cheri McLeod. McLeod said the community will be looking for certain features in any development that goes into the hospital site, including: Building height and scale compatible with the neighborhood. Preservation of heritage buildings. Public access to the riverfront. Provision for a community centre. “We will make sure we get what is best for the neighbourhood,” McLeod insisted. http://www.lfpress...s-crowd-of-suitors
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I particularly liked the last two shots.
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