We're Going to Party, Like it's Our Birthday!

Sigh, we're 115 years old today, and sometimes we feel every year of that. 

But because it's the BIG birthday year for MedChi, we are reaping some of the benefits. We are so excited to get some new bathrooms on the first floor. Honestly, I think those have been there since the 1940's, and do they ever need an update!

We were delighted when someone thought to pull up the carpet in the original entrance and find the beautiful tesserae tiles that had been hidden for decades. It's hard to tell, but the marble tiles are green and black, over white. 

The catering kitchen, which has been around since the 1960s is getting a good scrub and a facelift. Just what's needed at my advanced age, don't you think?

Best of all, we're getting a new elevator! Sadly, the original elevator, which probably dated to the 1940s, and had unusual doors which were perpendicular to each other, and have to be artisanally-crafted by hand. Only the best!

When Sir William Osler came to Baltimore for the opening of the new building, and to help with the dedication of the hall and assembly room named for him, he sent Marcia this note:

If Osler's happy, we're happy. And Happy 115th Birthday to our dear building!