A film crew will be in the metro area next week, trying to locate anyone with personal stories or memorabilia about the tuberculosis patients who flocked here for treatment in the 1900s.
The film, to be aired on PBS, focuses on treatment centers in Denver; Saranac Lake, N.Y.; and Providence, R.I. Colorado had 27 sanitoriums; nine of which were in Denver, including National Jewish Hospital, Swedish National Sanitorium (now hospital), the Army’s General Hospital at Fitzsimons and one at the former JCRS shopping center on West Colfax. The acronym stood for Jewish Consumptive Relief Society.
“We’re looking for first-person experiences, or second-hand stories of patients, letters, photos and on-camera interviews,” said G. Wayne Miller, 53, the film’s writer and producer, who also is a reporter for the Providence Journal in Rhode Island.
Miller can be contacted through the website , or by calling 401-568-9107. The crew arrives Saturday.
Mike McPhee, The Denver Post
