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The historic Eloise Hospital complex in Westland will soon be refurbished – but some will see inside the "haunted" hospital before it starts.
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Detroit Paranormal Expeditions organizes tours Eloise from late September and October and November.
The tours were announced Friday night and the tickets went fast. DPX has added several dates of October and November. Tickets are sold shortly after their release.
If you miss tickets this season, DPX plans to offer additional tours in 2019. Stay tuned.
You can search for tickets and additional dates on the DPX website.
If you missed tickets this season, DPX plans to offer additional tours in 2019. Stay tuned.
The tour costs $ 65 and you must be 18 or older to participate. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Gleaners and the Spina Bifida Association.
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The DPX team has already collected paranormal evidence at Eloise in previous investigations. Check out their proof page here.
History of Eloise
The Eloise began as the home of Wayne County, which opened in 1839 in Nanjing Township, which has now disappeared.
Nanjing was part of Wayne County, originally called Bucklin Township, and included what are now the cities of Livonia, Inkster, Dearborn, Redford, Wayne and Westland.
The complex had its own police and fire departments, a bakery and a railway.
Eloise was one of the first hospitals to use X-rays for diagnosis. It has also housed Michigan's first dialysis unit.
The complex was eventually expanded – covering 902 acres, with more than 70 buildings.
The facility had a radium treatment for cancer patients and the sanatorium was one of the first to use an "outdoor" treatment for TB patients.
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Psychiatric patients were treated with electroshock and insulin.
After the Great Depression, the population of the complex began to decline as reports of violence, questionable conditions, misconduct and general neglect surfaced.
Agricultural activities ceased in 1958 and the psychiatric division began to close in 1977, when the state took over.
The main hospital closed in 1984.
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Today, the hospital complex comprises only eight buildings, while the vast surrounding area has been converted into shopping malls, golf courses and condos.
Learn more about Eloise here.
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