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Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw, Sept.'06,Oct.'05

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Douglas E Braun		03-Nov-2011 02:50
I was born in this hospital on Feb 1951 and lived 3 houses down the street at 160 Lillooet. I grew up sitting on our rock fence watching the nurses walking by going to work.

Steve Thomas		06-Nov-2010 09:52
Hi Blair. I commented on your Flaxton shots on Facebook and now I have to do the same on your site. Your ability to capture the sheer desolation of an area or individual building is incredible. It's like you have an intimate knowledge of these places and their histories and can show it in just a single image. Truly remarkable work, my friend. Steve.

J		11-Oct-2009 04:31
I sure miss this place would like to shoot something like this again sometime soon

Guest		30-Oct-2006 19:18
Unexplained MRI images found in Saskatchewan town The source of the images, found in Halvorgate, could not be determined. A veranda in this small Saskatchewan town was the focus of an investigation last night. MRI images were clearly visible as they mysteriously appeared and disappeared on the clapboard walls. Some were very clear while others faded away as experts were examining them. The investigation was enlarged when residents reported several other sightings. In a related story, Providence Hospital in nearby Moosejaw has been around since the 30's and was closed over 10 years ago. It had surrendered itself to vandalism & destruction and is currently being demolished. Halvorgate is just south of Lake Diefenbaker and not far from Douglas Provincial Park. Privacy experts have not made any comments. If you have updates to this story please send an email to news@longwoods.com

Terri		27-Oct-2006 22:28
This is absolutely amazing photography. It is unbelievable that I was born and gave birth to my first child in that hospital. It definately makes a strong statement about the failing urban centres and health card system here. I however think that the city of Moose Jaw should have or should promote this place as the place to film a psychological or slasher movie. Your shots remind me of just that and which gives me a creepy feeling to know this place exists in my home town.

Guest		04-Oct-2006 02:51
Great shots! It's a shame they tore this down.. I've got pictures of my own of the PH on my pbase: http://pbase.com/ashleymawson

NITROIMAGE		06-Sep-2006 20:15
Good demo shots yourself big guy!! Abandoned is the key word here, and a building left unattended for a long time in an urban center will always be a target for rodents, vandals and transients. Deterioration brought about by human forces compounded by the natural elements, and a structure doesn't have much time till it's past the point of no return. Don't feel angry, trust the officials that ventured through the doors recently when they report that the building is unsafe, contaminated, and unhealthy. The only value this building has is sentimental, and unfortunately, that alone can not sustain its future. Hopefully these images and those of Brighter Image Studios (www.brighterimagestudios.com) will serve to remind you of what once was an important icon in Moose Jaw and the surrounding communities.

James		06-Sep-2006 03:27
Hey Blair...nice shots of the demo you have there...after reading your comments this fine evening I could only wish that they could have been in there that cold fall day that we were there shooting, we ended up with some awsome shots and I hope nothing that would do us in over time ;-). But it was the smells that I wish the ppl out there could have well other then the bird poo( and there was alot of it). but the smell an old building gets that is left to time. As for the graffiti...the ppl should know that there were tons more and alot of it we would not want in our galleries. Just thought your fans should know this. It is sad that it is getting knocked down but only cuz I wanted to get back in and shoot more. It is noce to know that we were the last ones to shoot the old place. Ya i think thats it...haha

Joanne		27-Aug-2006 04:52
From Joanne: What a disgrace, the picutes p----- me right off. I had all my children (four of them ) in this hospitial. The nuns, nurses, and doctors where very supportive to all the labouring women. I wonder-who would treat a sacred place like this and distroy it by partying (strippers-sex, drugs, and rock N' roll) in the chapel . I hope all the people who allowed this building to be distroyed, will have to pay for their sins when they are at the pearly gates! I feel that this building could have been saved and put to good use. Most of all I will miss this great landmark. The pictures allowed me to take a walk down memery lane. Thank You.

Jody		13-Aug-2006 01:02
These are some wild pics . . . I was born in that Hospital in 1969 . . . so pic #6489 was kind of interesting. Amazing how a building like this can be left to die like this.

Jim		25-Jul-2006 23:10
hey what is the picture of 6535 of? thank you.

Susie		11-Jul-2006 03:47
Thank you for these. i went in this building a few years ago but it was too dark to see 2 feet in front of me, i went back this weekend and couldn't get in. i regretted not going further that day years back and now i know what i had missed. You have done me a great favor. If you do many of these excursions i would be very interested to come along. I am a psychology major in my last year attending parapsychology grad school next year. email me if you are interested!!

hellio		07-Apr-2006 21:51
o wo i didnt know something could get that bad in like 14 years thats sad and sick i was born there in 1990 and thats just terreble how bad its gotten since then

Guest		07-Apr-2006 11:43
Sad to see a part of my family's history deteriorate so much. I was born there in 1955 and my daughter in 1976. It will be sad to see it demolished.

Geoff		06-Apr-2006 06:36
Blair, you rock!!

Spec-check		06-Apr-2006 03:35
Unbelieveable! I was forwarded this site via a family member. I was born in this hospital in 1966 and grew up in Moose Jaw. Currently I live in Edmonton Alberta working as an Optician/Teacher/Writer and seeing these pictures have given me some inspiration, and a fresh out look on my home town. Kudo's

Manda Jai		04-Apr-2006 14:51
Wow...trip down memory lane much. you took some great pics...I hear they're tearin this place down. I'm gonna have to agree with Jim 6535 definately a good pic. God this place still looks spooky and Ihaven't seen it for seven years now.

Guest		04-Apr-2006 04:29
AMANDA UMM YA TOTALLY AGREE WITH HADLEY ON THIS ONE. BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE THINGS WE WERE RUNNING INTO WHEN IT WAS DARK. IT LOOKS SOOO DIFFERENT IN THE DAYLIGHT.

JTM		01-Apr-2006 17:34
these pictures are crazy good, my personal favorite is 6535, i think you should go update in there and take some cool shots of the graffiti, theres some pretty cool stuff in there. Hey i linked you to my site if thats cool, its all about the graffiti in Moose Jaw, Sask., mabee check it out? www.piczo.com/mjgraffiti

Hadley		16-Dec-2005 05:49
I guess i should go in there during the day you can actually see things.. instead of going in with lanters and flashlights spookier that way expecially when your friends jump out of elevators and a ceiling tile hits you in the head... so these pics were takin in october?

40 Oz		21-Nov-2005 04:25
Go to Fort San by Fort Qu'apple and do a similar shoot there. That would be the sizznak

NITROIMAGE		07-Oct-2005 17:28
James, thanks for providing the "beam of inspiration" for 6535 : )

James		07-Oct-2005 15:58
Hey man i love the shots...6462 and 6535 are awesome!!

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