Kips Bay in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bellevue Fountain
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 28, 2010
1. Bellevue Fountain plaque
This fountain presented by the Auxiliary to Bellevue Hospital Inc. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Bellevue Hospital
1736-1986
Erected 1986 by Auxiliary to Bellevue Hospital.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 40° 44.345′ N, 73° 58.501′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Kips Bay. Marker can be reached from First Avenue north of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 462 1st Avenue (Main Hospital), New York NY 10016, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. ACS Children's Center (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sentinel (about 600 feet away); Bristol Basin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elevated Public Highway (approx. 0.2 miles away); East 23rd Street Bath House (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Side WWI Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); VA 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
More about this marker. The fountain is in a park setting on the hospital grounds, accessible only from the main
this page online
Also see . . . Belleview Hospital. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on July 14, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 28, 2010
2. Bellevue Fountain
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 29, 2015
3. Bellevue Hospital extension
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 29, 2015
4. The original Belleview entrance
Behind the glass within the new atrium.
Photographed By Allposters.co.uk, unknown
5. Ray Millar & Frank Faylen in “The Lost Weekend”, 1945
“Though Bellevue is a full-service hospital, it was once popularly associated with its treatment of mentally ill patients who required psychiatric commitment. The name "Bellevue" became a pejorative slang term for a psychiatric hospital.” - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
