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The '''Crease Clinic''' is a former psychiatric facility located at 2601 Lougheed Highway in [[w:Coquitlam|Coquitlam]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada, on the grounds of the former [[w:Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam)|Riverview Hospital]]. It was used as a filming location for the [[Re-imagined Series]], standing in for the [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]] as occupied by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] in {{TRS|The Farm}}.

== History of the building ==

The building opened in 1934 as a veterans treatment center for survivors of the First World War, including both a main building and a separate Veterans Dining Block. The main building was expanded in 1945 and reopened in 1949 under a new name and mandate as the Crease Clinic of Psychological Medicine, operating as a short-term psychiatric treatment center.<ref group="external" name="moviemaps_crease_clinic_history">{{cite web|url=https://moviemaps.org/locations/1iy#:~:text=This%20building%20opened%20in%201934%20as%20a%20veterans%20treatment%20center|title=Crease Clinic|publisher=MovieMaps|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref>

In 1965, the Crease Clinic was amalgamated with the adjacent Essondale Hospital and the entire site was renamed Riverview Hospital. The Crease Clinic building closed in 1992 as successive legislative changes reduced the need for inpatient psychiatric care.<ref group="external" name="bcmag_crease_clinic_history_closed">{{cite web|url=https://www.bcmag.ca/famous-places-crease-clinic/#:~:text=When%20a%20series%20of%20different%20legislations%20passed%2C%20the%20need%20for%20the%20Crease%20Clinic%20dwindled%20and%20it%20closed%20in%201992|title=Famous Places: Crease Clinic|publisher=BC Magazine|date=October 22, 2016|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> Riverview Hospital as a whole closed in July 2012 and was renamed səmiq̓ʷəʔelə in 2021 following a partnership between BC Housing and the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Nation.<ref group="external" name="curiocity_riverview_closure_rename">{{cite web|url=https://curiocity.com/this-abandoned-b-c-hospital-is-canadas-most-famous-filming-location/#:~:text=Riverview%20officially%20shut%20its%20doors%20in%20July%20of%202012%2C%20and%20now%20has%20an%20%22uncertain%20future%22|title=This abandoned B.C. hospital is one of Canada's most famous filming locations|publisher=Curiocity|date=October 14, 2022|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> The Riverview site was added to the Canadian Register of Historic Places in April 2009.<ref group="external" name="atlasobscura_riverview_historic_places">{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/riverview-hospital#:~:text=In%20April%202009%2C%20Riverview%20was%20officially%20recognized%20on%20the%20Canadian%20Register%20of%20Historic%20Places|title=Riverview Hospital|publisher=Atlas Obscura|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref>

Since its closure the Crease Clinic has been used almost exclusively for film and television production, with IMDb listing over 180 titles filmed at Riverview Hospital.<ref group="external" name="montecristo_riverview_181_titles">{{cite web|url=https://montecristomagazine.com/community/century-old-vancouver-mental-hospital-became-film-industry-hot-spot#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Internet%20Movie%20Database%2C%20181%20titles%20list%20%22Riverview%20Hospital%22%20as%20a%20filming%20location|title=How a Century-Old Vancouver Mental Hospital Became a Film Industry Hot Spot|publisher=Montecristo Magazine|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> Productions filmed at the Crease Clinic include ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[w:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', ''[[w:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', ''[[w:Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'', and ''Battlestar Galactica''.<ref group="external" name="bcmag_crease_clinic_productions">{{cite web|url=https://www.bcmag.ca/famous-places-crease-clinic/#:~:text=The%20Crease%20Clinic%20has%20starred%20in%20several%20TV%20shows|title=Famous Places: Crease Clinic|publisher=BC Magazine|date=October 22, 2016|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref>

== Use in the Re-imagined Series ==

The Crease Clinic served as the exterior and interior of the Cylon-occupied hospital on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in {{TRS|The Farm}}. In the episode, {{callsign|Starbuck}} wakes in the facility after being wounded and comes to suspect her doctor is a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]. The Cylon equipment inside the hospital is destroyed when she escapes.<ref group="production" name="moviemaps_the_farm_crease_clinic_bsg">{{cite web|url=https://moviemaps.org/episodes/x3#:~:text=Crease%20Clinic|title=Battlestar Galactica: "The Farm" Filming Locations|publisher=MovieMaps|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> The exterior rescue sequence, in which members of the resistance rush {{callsign|Starbuck}} to a [[Cylon Raider|Heavy Raider]], was filmed at the Former Pacific Vocational Institute nearby rather than at the Crease Clinic itself.<ref group="production" name="moviemaps_the_farm_pvi_exterior">{{cite web|url=https://moviemaps.org/episodes/x3#:~:text=Former%20Pacific%20Vocational%20Institute|title=Battlestar Galactica: "The Farm" Filming Locations|publisher=MovieMaps|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref>

== References ==

=== External Sources ===
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=== Production History ===
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== See also ==

* [[Filming locations (RDM)]]
* [[Delphi Convalescent Institute]]

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