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#1637
Date:
1914
Source: J. Boyd Wilson, donor
Photographer:
Information:
Three of J.B. Wilson's children on the lawn of his home "Melrose".
J.B. Wilson had the "Melrose" built as his private family residence
in 1911. The "Melrose" was named after a sister of the donor.
The "Melrose" was on 6th Avenue between 16th St. and 18th St.
at 1621-6th Avenue. Left to right: unidentified woman, daughter:
Violet Ridge, daughter: Ann Sharp, son: J.Boyd Wilson.
Melrose
eventually became a private hospital. It first appears in the
B.C. Directory as a hospital in 1942. The 1942 listing reads,
" Melrose Park Private Hospital Mrs. N.F. Boyd, 1621-6th Avenue."
The last B.C. Directory entry for Melrose Hospital is in 1977.
An article appeared in the "Columbian" newspaper on October 7,
1975 that stated that the health department had ordered the facility
closed by September 30, 1975. The order was rescinded when it
was found that the remaining patients could not be transferred
to other units. Conditions at the hospital were reported by a
local health official to be not up to standard. However, it was
felt that the hospital could be maintained until Queens Park extended
care unit was completed in about 30 months.
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