Looking east toward the Fisher Building
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Part of the hospital and nearby neighborhoods
On August 5th I went to see a doctor at Henry Ford Hospital. That’s where I go when I need to see a doctor. The clinics are in the tallest building in the hospital complex. Also, the hospital is within walking distance of where I live.
Recently, I was on the elevator with a woman who is a librarian at the Sladen Library. She told me that the library is open to the public as long as you are a patient or otherwise connected with the Henry Ford Health System. In other words full services are for employees only, yet others can visit. She emphasized that the view of the city up there is amazing. After my August 5th appointment, Jennifer Gariepy and I took the elevator up to the 17th floor and had our first visit to the library.
The downtown skyline and in the upper left hand corner, my block
Buildings and landscaping, with Grand Boulevard, left
It was an interesting library. As a library worker myself, I appreciated its qualities as a library. Yet its wraparound windows were the main attraction. I took some good photos through the glass. Sometimes it’s hard to avoid reflections. I did OK on that count though.
Constructing the new Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion
I’ve spent at least 10 or 15 nights in this hospital over the years. A few of them were just this year. They saved my father’s life years ago, when he had a serious heart attack. He’s still with us, at age 91 in 2019. Thus the building has a good standing with myself and my family. I really, really don’t want to spend the night. If I have to though, they’re professional and treat me right. I’ll try to get by the library now and then. It does have a good view.
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