If I lived in Michigan, I would live in Traverse City. I'd live in Traverse City so that I could live in a former asylum overlooking Lake Michigan.

Apparently this development of former loony bins into expensive condos is a growing trend across the country from Oregon to New York City. In Massachusetts, Danvers State Hospital is being converted to 497 luxury apartments where rent will be around $1400 a month for a one-bedroom, and around half-a-million dollars if you buy a condo. On Roosevelt Island, the former New York City Lunatic Asylum has also been renovated and a studio apartment is going for $1700 a month.

I don't know why, but this weird living space appeals to me on a lover-of-horror level.

Labels: horror, Michigan, psychic, real estate

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at April 16, 2006 12:40 AM  Princess Blogonoke said...

No, it's not wrong. It's cool :)

 

at April 17, 2006 9:48 AM  Ish said...

No, its even cooler in person. Just to make the temptation greater, the coolest restaurant in town is located in the basement. Rode my bike over for a Guinness and a pizza last Thursday.

 

at April 17, 2006 10:28 AM  Samantha said...

Wow. And you live close enough to ride a bike over? This is definitely where I'd want to live. We could have pizza and talk about merchant marines and literature and what a bitch it is to write sometimes...

 

at April 22, 2006 11:32 PM  Ish said...

Well close is relative I suppose, I try to ride everywhere I can since gas is so expensive, and I definitely burned off one of my Guinnesses on the ride over. But yeah, pretty close.

Yeah, it seems weird we've never actually met but sort of missed each other at the same places. But LA is a pretty big port town so maybe I can make it for pizza sometime I'm ashore.

By the way I have a question for you, email forthcoming.

 

at April 23, 2006 12:34 AM  Ish said...

But then apparently all the email addresses I have for you are non-functional. Mine's the same if you have it, otherwise
NOSPAMktismael @ gmail