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Hopital Youville, Noranda Quebec

Like most historic hospitals, Hopital Youville has modernized and expanded down through the years. The hospital was first founded in 1929  by the Soeurs Grises de-la-Croix (Nicole Pepin, 1987). This postcard shows a more modern (1940s?) incarnation of Noranda Hospital.   Richard Ouellet states that this building (and its massive central staircase) were then encased in another building when the hospital was further expanded. Here’s a short description from the 1950s -

“Noranda City–Where the city of Noranda now stands, overshadowed by the huge smelters and buildings of the mine, there was once only a wilderness–there were no roads, and no railways, only the streams and the portages for the general run of men. Today it is a modern city with wide streets and comfortable homes. It has many excellent stores, banks and office buildings. and the fifty-room Noranda Hotel. It has the new Youville Hospital with 250 beds, several schools and a high school, a recreation centre with a large rink, and a modern theatre.”

Source:  Canadian Register – Noranda Mines, Limited, 1959

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