St. Vincent's Hospital

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Photograph of St. Vincent's Hospital, previously known as Los Angeles Infirmary. This was the second building to house the city's finest hospital, located on Naud Street, opposite the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. This was a three-story American Mansard-style structure with a wrap-around balcony on the second floor (since removed), and numerous windows and doors fire escapes are visible on the upper floors. This building was still standing as late as May 1958, but was demolished in 1959. Photograph dated: March 1954. The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul established the first hospital in Los Angeles - the Los Angeles Infirmary, in 1856. It was located in the Sonora Town adobe owned by then-Mayor of Los Angeles, Don Cristóbal Aguilar. Four years later, in 1860, the hospital relocated to 1416 Naud Street, between Ann (named for Sister Ann) and Sotillo Street (though other data indicates the location was 1414 Naud Street, between N. Main and San Fernando Road).