HILLCREST TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUM

When I was a kid, one of the many places I lived was on Duffy Street right behind the DMV building.  I lived in a house that had been converted into two apartments.  We had the top floor and I had the extremely large attic all to myself as my bedroom.  I had a Japanese sword that my moms husband brought back from the war, and given to me.  I used that sword to hack my way to the top of Hillcrest, which was at the end of Duffy St, across the tracks.  There was a building that I'd go to, that had a wall of windows across the front. Inside I could see many white iron beds.   I was told that this was the old tuberculosis clinic property.  I dont recall seeing other buildings,  and the place had closed down by then.  This was around 1961.  People have asked me to post something about the clinic,  so here's what I have:

 

This map shows the approximate location of the sanitarium on Hillcrest, overlooking the State Capitol

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