Inside Westland, Michigan, the Kay Beard building stands as the final remnant of Eloise Asylum. This 150,000-square-foot structure, once filled with mental health patients, now draws visitors as a haunted attraction and museum. It’s one of the last structures standing on what was once a sprawling 900-acre medical site.
“I believe that every area is haunted. I believe that we live in a diverse spiritual ecosystem, and there are a lot of things everywhere,” lead historian Adam Hachey said, per The Detroit Free Press.
The site’s roots stretch to 1839, starting as a poorhouse in Hamtramck. After moving to Westland, it grew into a self-contained world. At its peak, 10,000 patients lived across 70 buildings. The grounds buzzed with activity—farms produced food, bakers made bread, while police and firefighters kept watch…