I live down the road...it's a beautiful spot now

It's a little buried in the article, but the entire site is huge.

And it's not even the creepiest spot in town looking to be rehabbed. I'd give Dejarnette's by the Frontier Culture Museum the nod for that title.

In response to this post by Tombo

Posted: 06/21/2018 at 4:13PM

Who wants to stay in the mental hospital? -- Tombo 06/21/2018 1:12PM

There are two off campus dorms at W&M that were part of Eastern State -- typed by ben 06/21/2018 7:29PM

You'd have to be crazy to stay there ** -- ModerateHokie 06/21/2018 7:20PM

You're right, it does look very nice now. ** -- EDGEMAN 06/21/2018 5:08PM

I live down the road...it's a beautiful spot now -- Brandon Patterson 06/21/2018 4:13PM

There's an old asylum in Traverse City that's been converted to shops -- reestuart 06/21/2018 3:07PM

I remember when I was a kid it was a common expression . . . -- HokieKip 06/21/2018 2:50PM

Here it was ' yer drivin me to Marion" ** -- astrohokie 06/21/2018 2:56PM

We in Marion say MEH. 😜 ** -- Major Kong 06/21/2018 1:50PM

My church used to visit the Marion Mental Hospital. Pretty traumatizing for -- soldcokesatLane 06/21/2018 2:31PM

Thats not fair... -- One4VT 06/21/2018 1:47PM

Man, that is crazy. ** -- Stork 06/21/2018 1:43PM

I would just to see if any ghosts roam the buildings at night -- VTHokie2000 06/21/2018 1:40PM

Yepper...grew up in Staunton myself... -- tylerhokie 06/21/2018 2:23PM

I grew up in the 'Burg myself, but I had a great aunt live in Staunton -- VTHokie2000 06/21/2018 10:25PM

Yep. I had lunch there twice in the last six months or so. -- GFallsFan 06/21/2018 4:54PM

Developers have tried to do the same in West Virginia -- Tailgate Guru 06/21/2018 1:36PM

The Western Lunatic Asylum, nice. Would be a good name for The Lounge.** -- Brown Water 06/21/2018 1:19PM

Where does that leave TOB? LOL ** -- TomTurkey 06/21/2018 1:34PM

I live down the road...it's a beautiful spot now

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