TORONTO’s notorious old Don Jail, is undergoing a massive makeover.  Thanks to Bridgepoint Health and Diamond & Schmitt Architects, this Victorian-era structure will soon be the centrepiece of a new medical campus.

A 10 storey, 472 bed hospital is rising adjacent to the old jailhouse, which will eventually house the Bridgepoint Research Centre.  Inside – the jail’s rotunda is being restored; a tiled-over glass floor and the skylight are both being uncovered.

Plans are to bring all walkways, gargoyles and railings back to their original lustre.  INTERIOR PHOTOS BELOW – Kaori Furue http://www.torontoist.com

<PHOTO ABOVE – Father Time over the front door>