This is pretty cool. The other day the New York Times wrote an article about Lenox Hills Hospital in New York City. This is where I was born! Not only was I born here, but both my brothers and all of my cousins (except one) were born in this hospital, too. I have vague memories of going to visit my Mom here when she was giving birth to my younger brother, Christopher. A bit of the article…
At the time of the Civil War, James Lenox owned a great swath of land from 68th Street to 74th and from Park Avenue to Fifth — the crest of what was called Lenox Hill. It was still mostly vacant in 1868 when he circulated a letter to fellow Presbyterians offering the block from 70th Street to 71st and Park Avenue to Madison as the site of a new hospital.
There was a sectarian aspect to Lenox’s generosity, as Dr. John F. Richmond described things in his 1872 book, “New York and Its Institutions.” “The Jews, the Germans, the Roman Catholics and the Episcopalians had established a hospital for themselves,” he wrote, while the Presbyterians had not.
Anyway, I obviously found this article pretty cool so I figured that some of you may, too. Enjoy!
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