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WDIV reported in 2025 that the complex, which held about 10,000 patients at its peak, is "known to house ghosts of former patients," and that the building now hosts a haunted house, escape rooms and historic tours. Source: WDIV ClickOnDetroit, 2025.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The standing Kay Beard ("D") Building dates from 1931. The psychiatric division was wound down between 1977 and 1982 and the general hospital closed in 1986; the Kay Beard Building housed Wayne County offices until 2016 (Wikipedia).
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Then and now
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Public access
Partly open WDIV reported the haunted house, escape rooms and historic tours in the Kay Beard Building in October 2025 (WDIV, 2025). The attraction's own site is eloiseasylum.com; the 2026 season opened Sept. 25 (WXYZ, 2026). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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