Renwick Smallpox Hospital - Part 2

We return to Blackwell's Island to look at the now-destroyed Charity Hospital as well as the Renwick Ruin as it stands on today's Roosevelt Island. In part 2 of our 2-part look at the Smallpox Hospital / Renwick Ruin, we talk about the Gothic ruin of the Smallpox Hospital that remains on Roosevelt Island, as well as the much larger ruin of the 19th century Charity Hospital (also FKA Penitentiary Hospital, City Hospital, and Island Hospital) that's since been torn down. We also discuss the connection between Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island and the Elmhurst Hospital Center, which is now famous as the epicenter of the current coronavirus crisis here in Queens, New York.  Note: This episode is a little darker than part 1, with a few mentions of suicide and some conversation about COVID-19. (Chris did leave out the parts about the awful medical experiments that happened at Charity Hospital, though.) For our shownotes, including our sources, visit buriedsecretspodcast.com. Follow us on instagram @buriedsecretspodcast, and follow Jen @jenmariewilde. E-mail us at [email protected].  You can support the show on patreon (these days, Chris is running to local cemeteries and recording off-the-cuff impressions for patreon, so you can subscribe for that!): https://www.patreon.com/buriedsecrets