Unforgotten: Renwick Ruin
How Preservation and Storytelling can Highlight Unique New York City Histories
Episode Summary: The Renwick Ruin was originally built in 1856 — on the southern end of Roosevelt Island — as part of a series of prisons and hospitals constructed on the island during that time. Designed by architect James Renwick Jr as our nation's first hospital dedicated to the treatment of smallpox — the remnant structure is breathtaking in its abandonment, and stands as our city’s only landmarked ruin.
Featuring: Judith Berdy, Stacy Horn, Stephen Martin, and Susan Rosenthal
Featured Partners: Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, Roosevelt Island Historical Society
, Friends of the Ruin
, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
Supporting Partners: Brooklyn Arts Council, New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
Film Location: Roosevelt Island (New York, NY)
Film Team: Aaron Asis Jett Cain, Chalalai Fischbach