This bisected shophouse block is the former hospital.
This bisected shophouse block is the former hospital.

A row of shophouses on Zhongshan Road (中山路) in Yuanlin originally founded as Changchun Hospital by Dr. Lin Hu (林糊) in either 1921 or 1925. Lin Hu was a prominent cultural activist and elected official who was arrested and persecuted during the 228 Incident; his family was ruined in the aftermath. The rightmost building was later converted into a branch of Taiwan Provincial Credit Union (台灣省合作金庫). Now home to a pizzeria (披薩工廠員林店) that preserves much of the original interior.

A closer look at what was originally the most central block of five.
A closer look at what was originally the most central block of five.
The credit union finery is still readily seen on the exterior of the pizzeria.
The credit union finery is still readily seen on the exterior of the pizzeria.

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