So I began searching through the old Polks directories and did, indeed, find the hospital listed at 523 North Boulder in the 1925 directory. Further research showed it was listed until 1952. The Matron (head nurse?) was Mrs. Victoria Warren. I called the woman and told her that it was all I could find.
A few weeks later I was looking through an old promotional pamphlet from 1927:


Which just goes to show: you never know where you'll find something!
3 comments:
Yep just shows what happens when you keep your eyes open.
The Hospital looks like something out of the twilight zone.
My Daddy was born here!
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I was born here in Aug. 29, 1942
First time i ever seen a picture.
All I ever heard was it was closed in the 50's
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