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St. John the Divine sisters' new convalescent hospital. Hon. Vincent Massey will lay the foundation stone of the new convalescent hospital
St. John the Divine sisters' new convalescent hospital. Hon. Vincent Massey will lay the foundation stone of the new convalescent hospital

St. John the Divine sisters' new convalescent hospital. Hon. Vincent Massey will lay the foundation stone of the new convalescent hospital

Date16 October 1935
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Original Toronto Star caption: St. John the Divine Sisters' new convalescent hospital. Friday at 3 p.m. Hon. Vincent Massey will lay the foundation stone of the new convalescent hospital of the Sister of St. John the Divine on Cummer Ave. east of Yonge St.; at Stop 11. The dream of the sisterhood for which the public subscribed the funds in December; 1933; is rapidly being fulfilled in red brick. deep red tile; surmounted by a tower with symbolic cupola and tower. Here; in the spring; when the building is opened; convalescent patients. irrespective of race of creed; will have all the advantage of life in the open-air and sunlight; combined with physiotherapy and occupational therapy; even light work in the flower and vegetables gardens; for all the vegetables used will be grown on the spacious grounds of the new institution.
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkSt. John's Convalescent Hospital
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodWillowdale
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0113301F
      Yellow cover with title of book. 
      Hillcrest Convalescent Home : the early story of Hillcrest Convalescent Hospital
      Crooks, E.M.
      1953
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      Chirnside, Ted
      10/8/1956
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      Chirnside, Ted
      10/8/1956
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital, on the south side of Cummer Avenue between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue
      Chirnside, Ted
      10/8/1956
      Black and white photograph of several one story, public buildings.
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital - Newtonbrook, Ontario
      Unknown
      Approximately 1940
      Black and white photograph of several two story, public buildings.
      St. John's Convalescent Hospital
      Unknown
      Approximately 1940
      Black and white photograph of a church interior.
      Festival Chapel at St. John's Convalescent Hospital, Newtonbrook
      Unknown
      Approximately 1940
      Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
      Firm foundation, Patient Jason Mirands, 10, helps Allan Beattie, chairman of the Hospital for Sick Children, lay the cornerstone yesterday for a new 550-bed wing, to open in 1993. The stone is from a children's hospital in London, England.
      Gower, Patti
      5/28/1992
      The Hospital for Sick Children, College Street, Toronto. The Lakeside Home for Little Children, the convalescent branch of the Hospital on Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island. History of these institutions
      The Hospital for Sick Children, College Street, Toronto. The Lakeside Home for Little Children, the convalescent branch of the Hospital on Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island. History of these institutions
      Hospital for Sick Children
      1891
      The Hospital for Sick Children, College Street, Toronto. The Lakeside Home for Little Children, the convalescent branch of the Hospital on Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island. History of these institutions
      The Hospital for Sick Children, College Street, Toronto. The Lakeside Home for Little Children, the convalescent branch of the Hospital on Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island. History of these institutions
      Hospital for Sick Children
      1891
      Closed by premier hepburn as the lieutenant-governor's residence, Chorley Park is to open at once as a 200-bed convalescent hospital for No. 2 militar(...)
      Closed by premier hepburn as the lieutenant-governor's residence, Chorley Park is to open at once as a 200-bed convalescent hospital for No. 2 militar(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/17/1940
      Duchess of Kent pays a visit to the 5th Canadian General hospital, chats with some of the cheerful convalescent patients there [Incomplete]
      Duchess of Kent pays a visit to the 5th Canadian General hospital, chats with some of the cheerful convalescent patients there [Incomplete]
      Kent, George, Duke of, 1902-1942
      10/26/1940