Historic hospital building to be demolished? (Miami, Kendall: apartments, school, college)

[chaire54]

Do you know of or ever heard of an Edgewater hospital? The address I have shows a half-way house for drug abuse, however I am trying to find out if perhaps that was a hospital at one time. The address is 162 NE 49th Street.

[smadigan1]

According to my birth certificate, I was born there in 1952.

[heydade]

Originally Posted by tallrick

Probably nobody remembers this thing, but at the "Kendall indian hammocks" park on sw 107'th avenue and between sunset and kendall drive sits the old building deterriorating along with the old shop where fire equipment was being repaired and stored. I noticed that the service facility is abandoned and torn apart inside, but the old hospital sits covered in vines and collapsing in the Florida weather. There's a rumor that everything there is going to be demolished. I remember the place as a kid, when we would go to the dump and I had sneaked into that old building sometime in the 80's. Is anyone else aware of the history and future of this site?

I do know that MDFR was using this area for their Urban search and rescue task force training...with the scent canines and all. They had built a simulator as well. If memory serves me correctly, that also used to be the site of the old fire st.9.

[tomborninmiami]

Originally Posted by chaire54

Do you know of or ever heard of an Edgewater hospital? The address I have shows a half-way house for drug abuse, however I am trying to find out if perhaps that was a hospital at one time. The address is 162 NE 49th Street.

I was born in the Edgewater Hospital along with my sister and a few neighbors. My father was a doctor there that delivered over 470 babies.

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[tomborninmiami]

Originally Posted by chaire54

I am searching for an old Hospital that sat or still sits art 162 NE 49th street in Miami. It is called Edgewater Hospital, and could have been around in the 30's and 40's. My husband was born there in 1947. Could this be the same building?

I was born (52) in the Edgewater Hospital along with my sister (49) and a few neighbors. My father was a doctor there that delivered over 470 babies.

I was raised in Bay Point. I was was adopted. My mother was 16 and worked at Smith Brothers bar at 36 St and Miami Ave on the nw corner.

My father delivered me and then adopted me.

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[tomborninmiami]

Originally Posted by smadigan1

According to my birth certificate, I was born there in 1952.

Do you know who the doctor was.

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[rockitman23]

That Edgewater hospital located between 49th and 50th Street, just west of NE 2nd Ave, has been demolished for decades now. Sad memory for my family in 1951 (I was three). We used to live across the street. Mom gave birth to a healthy baby boy at full term, but he died within 24 hours. No reason given - he just "died". No one ever questioned doctors or procedures at that run-down old open-air building - that just wasn't done back then. How times have changed. Now Dr's get sued for abstract situations that are a real stretch to connect to a patient's perceived grievance. There were many good doctor's 60 years ago, but a bad one could literally get away with manslaughter. Thus, the Edgewater Hospital has always been - and will always be - the awful place where my brother lost his life.

[susan.maine]

Originally Posted by chaire54

Do you know of or ever heard of an Edgewater hospital? The address I have shows a half-way house for drug abuse, however I am trying to find out if perhaps that was a hospital at one time. The address is 162 NE 49th Street.

I was also born in Edgewater Hospital (May 1950). I was adopted and when I was searching for info for birthmother(never found), was told that no such hospital ever existed in Florida, so I am very greatful to all who participated in this thread (rockitman, claire, and tomborninmiami).

[iwd12209]

I was also born in Edgewater Hospital (Aug. 1950). The address on my birth certificate is 758 N.W. 81st Street, Miami, FL. According to the map, that address in no where near Kendall. Also, the physician that delivered me was Harold Edmunds whose address was 7501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL. These two addresses are very close to each other, so I tend to believe that Edgewater Hospital was once located on 81st Street or, could there have been more than one hospital location, doubtful. It's been interesting to hear from others who were born at the same hospital, never really gave it any thought until today.

[Jim Elrod]

Originally Posted by iwd12209

I was also born in Edgewater Hospital (Aug. 1950). The address on my birth certificate is 758 N.W. 81st Street, Miami, FL. According to the map, that address in no where near Kendall. Also, the physician that delivered me was Harold Edmunds whose address was 7501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL. These two addresses are very close to each other, so I tend to believe that Edgewater Hospital was once located on 81st Street or, could there have been more than one hospital location, doubtful. It's been interesting to hear from others who were born at the same hospital, never really gave it any thought until today.

I was also born in Edgewater Hospital in 1952. I always wondered where it was located.