Eloise

Eloise, which started out as a poorhouse, later became known as Wayne County General Hospital From only 35 residents on 280 acres in 1839, the complex grew dramatically after the Civil War until the total land involved was 902 acres and the total number of patients was about 10,000 Today, all that remains are five buildings and a smokestack Only one of them, the Kay Beard Building, is currently used.In Eloise Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum, and Hospital, 1839 1984, this institution and medical center that cared for thousands of people over the years, is brought back to life The book, in over 220 historic photographs, follows the facility s roots, from its beginnings as a poorhouse, to the founding of its psychiatric division and general hospital The reader will also be able to trace the changing face of psychiatric care over the years The book effectively captures what it was like to live, work, and play on Eloise s expansive grounds. Download Eloise By Patricia Ibbotson – kino-fada.fr A Picture BookThis is a skimmer A semi interesting read As a teen i remember roaming g the Eloise site And the tunnels Not sure how interesting it would be to a non nativeIn this series of books from Arcadia Publishing, one waits in vain for anything intelligent or worthwhile to be said about the cities and places it covers Instead, each book is an amalgamation of photographs sometimes seemingly included just because there was a picture to be had with captions that provide little in the way of an overarching story In the case of Eloise a roughly square mile town entirely made up of hospital grounds, with its own post office and zip code, its own fire departm In this series of books from Arcadia Publishing, one waits in vain for anything intelligent or worthwhile to be said about the cities and places it covers Instead, each book is an amalgamation of photographs sometimes seemingly included just because there was a picture to be had with captions that provide little in the way of an overarching story In the case of Eloise a roughly square mile town entirely made up of hospital grounds, with its own post office and zip code, its own fire department, farm, cemetery, bakery, bowling alley, and theater, and most notable to residents in the surrounding community as an institution for the chronically mentally ill a fascinating, and probably troubling, story could be told here Among the employees shown in the photographs are African Americans Given that ...After reading Annie s Ghost, I became interest the the Mental Hospital, Eloise This book has pictures with descriptions of the events that took place in the hospital It was not only a mental hospital, but also a forward thinking hospital for surgery, TB sanatorium, and home for the elderly This hospital was first in the country in several areas such as X rays, k...This is really just a book of photos of the former Eloise Asylum in Westland, MI and descriptions to go along with them It shows the history of Eloise and many of its workers and patients I enjoyed seeing the photographs and had not realized how large some of the building were until purchasing this book This is a great companion book for anyone reading Annie s Ghosts.The only addition I would have liked to have seen was diagrams of Eloise at different points in time It would have been helpfu This is really just a book of photos of the former Eloise Asylum in Westland, MI and descriptions to go along with them It shows the history of Eloise and many of its workers and patients I enjoyed seeing the photographs and had not realized how large some of the building were until purchasing this book This is a great companion book for anyone...This book is basically a collection of photos with dates and blurbs about buildings and a handful of people The collection of photos is impressive and the book is thoughtfully organized If you are looking for nothingt...A thorough collection of photographs featuring a local legend If you re from Michigan you grew up hearing the ghost stories of Eloise and its residents This book however puts a lot of those ghosts to rest ...It s a photo album of a place many of us who grew up within 100 miles of Detroit had heard of, mostly in whispers After reading ANNIE S GHOST, I had to knowabout Eloise The pictures and captions are like reading someone...Excellent collection of photographs from the Eloise complex Brief descriptions of the photographs and drawings I grew up near Eloise and Wayne County Hospital and this book is very nostalgic for me If you are familiar with the area this is a nice flashback.Interesting photo documentation of the facility.

• English
• 06 October 2017
Patricia Ibbotson
• Paperback
• 128 pages
• 0738519545
• Patricia Ibbotson
• Eloise