The Government of Quebec built this facility in east end Montreal turning over its operation to the Sisters of Providence. In 1897 it was expanded to 800 acres with over 1500 patients.
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photographs.html
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Interior electric tram of the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu Hospital founded in 1873, a lunatic asylum
The Government of Quebec built this facility in east end Montreal turning over its operation to the Sisters of Providence. In 1897 it was expanded to 800 acres with over 1500 patients.
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photographs.html
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800 ACRES!? 1500 Patients? Oh my God, that's lunatic fringe right there.
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