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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital | | name = Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital | ||
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| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
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| − | | opened = 1931 | + | | opened = 1879/1931 |
| closed = 1984 | | closed = 1984 | ||
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital was built in 1931 in the Italian Renaissance style (the term “Bellevue” would soon become slang for any mental health facility). Over the years, it became a dumping ground by the police for many of the city’s so-called criminally insane (Mark David Chapman spent some time here – other well known patients include Edie Sedgwick and Norman Mailer). It also served as a revolving door for homeless patients, and by 1983, nearly all new admissions were re-admissions. | |
The city began phasing it out as a psychiatric center in 1984, and in 1998, it had been fully transformed into a homeless intake shelter. It almost became a luxury hotel in 2010, until plans fell through. | The city began phasing it out as a psychiatric center in 1984, and in 1998, it had been fully transformed into a homeless intake shelter. It almost became a luxury hotel in 2010, until plans fell through. | ||
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[[Category:New York]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
[[Category:Closed Institution]] | [[Category:Closed Institution]] | ||
