Steven Day   from the hospital series   hospital "sitting room #2" (astor pavilion), 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "elevator" (men's pavilion), 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "closet" (astor pavilion), 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "turret ward #3" (astor pavilion), 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire           hospital "sitting room" (men's pavilion), 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "chapel ward," 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "wall" ward (men's pavilion)," 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire           hospital "turret" ward #4 (astor pavilion)," 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "private room" (astor pavilion)," 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire         hospital "lavatory" (astor pavilion)," 2002 C-print, ed. of 5 40 x 30 inches inquire     brief history The New York Cancer Hospital located on Central Park West was built by the American architect Charles Coolidge Haight from 1884-1890. It was the first cancer hospital in America devoted exclusively to the study and treatment of cancer. (1) The hospital consisted of The Women's (Astor Pavilion) and the Men's Pavilion, connected by St. Elizabeth's Chapel and an annex. The most unique feature of the hospital, located at the ends of the pavilions, were the circular towers (turrets). Inside these Renaissance/Gothic turrets were the wards that originally housed the patients. They were designed with the 19th century believe that germs would be prevented from collecting in corners. Still remaining at the center of these wards, were corroded iron ventilating shafts, which used to pull fresh air from small openings in the perimeter walls between the beds, carrying the "contagious air" through the conical roofs. The hospital was founded by John Astor III and supported later by J.D. Rockefeller, functioning until the 1950s. Rockefeller's contributions eventually led the administration to seek a larger site. The hospital was finally closed in 1956 and was converted into "The Towers Nursing HOme." This institution was shut down in 1974 for violation of fire and safety codes and reported misuse of funds. The abandoned Towers, land marked in 1976, was left undisturbed until the millennium. 1. A.A. Cox, "American Construction through English Eyes," American Architect and Building News, Vol.33, August 8, 1891, pp.86-88.
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