New York. Fordham Hospital. Item no.:137 18009 /BOX 48 - BRONX N.Y. ZOO/MISC/48-157.tif Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection 40.84528,-73.868248 New York New York Bronx Southern Boulevard and Crotona Avenue Daytime view https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/durst/cul:f4qrfj6qbp NNC-A Avery Classics Collection Box no. 48, Item no. 157 Building Hospitals Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Private Mailing Card Additional information: Fordham Hospital. the first public hsopital founded by the city in the Bronx was the Fordham Hsopital, which was established in 1892 on Valentine Ave near Kingsbridge Rd. in 1898 it was removed to Aqueduct Ave & St James Place. on May 11th, 1907, the handsome new quarters on Crotona Ave were opened with impressive ceremonies, the total cost amounting to nearly a million dollars. There are 150 beds, and the authorities endeavor to care for all emergency cases in the Bronx above 170th Street. Publisher series: 2638 BRONX N.Y. ZOO Misc still image Raphael Tuck and Sons 1908 Postmark date: 1908 postcards Color landscape Remediated legacy metadata from the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Postcard Collection NNC eng 2015-02-04T20:07:43Z 2017-04-07T07:28:23Z 10.7916/D81N83SG