Toronto Centre 1911, 87 Elm: What was this? (146 elderly men and women 'inmates')? - toronto inmates
Not living 1911 census lists Arthur McLaughlin, his wife and two young children, 146 prisoners, not the officials at that address () now a world heritage site. Could a nursing home (God forbid)?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Toronto Inmates Toronto Centre 1911, 87 Elm: What Was This? (146 Elderly Men And Women 'inmates')?
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87 Elm Street, Toronto, is a heritage building,
Originally, in 1848, served as a refuge for the name "House of Industry"
Hospices were social housing, with the resources of social services, such as guards, designed to provide a residence for an integrated poor, elderly and bereaved. Hospices tend to be characterized by its charitable status and support the independence of its residents.
87 Elm Street Toronto
Type: almshouses
Vessel Name: "House of Industry"
Notes: Third floor, plus EJ Lennox in 1899. Building has changed in 1947 to Laughlin Lodge. Since then he has worked as a home for seniors.
Check websitand the list of "sources" under
(If you do not repeat, then: http://archindont.torontopubliclibrary.c ... and then search from there to orientation)
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