Bell Wing (1930-2001)
Toronto General Hospital (TGH)
The pictured Toronto General Hospital building was located at 585 University Ave and stood for over 70 years at the corner of University Ave and Gerrard Street West.
This building was opened on April 25, 1930 as the Private Patients Pavilion. In 1983, its name was changed to the Thomas J. Bell Wing after Thomas J. Bell who was a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto General Hospital.
The architects who designed this building were the firm of Pearson and Darling. It was constructed by the W.H. Yates construction company. The building was shaped like the letter "T" with 10 floors and some rooms had French balconies.
This building had cost over $2,000,000 to make and it originally had 321 beds. This was a large sum during the time of the Great Depression. In 2001, the 71 year old building was taken down and replaced by the new clinical services building.
