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feb 11, 1841 - Opening of the Temporary Provincial Lunatic Asylum

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The Queen Street Mental Health Centre was opened in January 1841 as the Temporary Provincial Lunatic Asylum. It operated temporarily in the old York jail (at the north-east corner of King and Toronto Streets), but moved to 999 Queen Street West in June 1850.

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feb 11, 1841
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~ 184 years ago