Virginia former prison converted to apartments

[Mik]

Interesting idea. Can't say I'd ever be interested in paying to be in jail. Same reason I don't tour old prisons. Ugh.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/we-renovated-an-old-prison-into-apartments-for-64-million/vi-AA1De5TI

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Interesting idea. Can't say I'd ever be interested in paying to be in jail. Same reason I don't tour old prisons. Ugh.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/we-renovated-an-old-prison-into-apartments-for-64-million/vi-AA1De5TI

And an Arts Center. That’s the Lorton Workhouse, where I spent several years on the board. It was one of the most infamous prisons in the world and was where The Night of Terror occurred… https://www.history.com/articles/night-terror-brutality-suffragists-19th-amendment

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Interesting idea. Can't say I'd ever be interested in paying to be in jail. Same reason I don't tour old prisons. Ugh.

I agree. Interesting video to see how it was done.

(PS "Same reason I don't tour old prisons". Brings back too many memories? 555. Just tease you!)

[Mik]

Nah. been in jail, never prison.

[Wim]

The concept is not that new: in Europe several prisons have been turned into hotels.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Same reason I don't tour old prisons..

You wouldn’t/haven’t toured Alcatraz?

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Same reason I don't tour old prisons..

You wouldn’t/haven’t toured Alcatraz?

You’ve been at Workhouse…

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

@jon-nyc said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Same reason I don't tour old prisons..

You wouldn’t/haven’t toured Alcatraz?

You’ve been at Workhouse…

Indeed I have. Aqua was there too.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

@Mik said in Virginia former prison converted to apartments:

Same reason I don't tour old prisons..

You wouldn’t/haven’t toured Alcatraz?

I’ve sailed around it. That’s as close as I will ever get.

[89th]

Yeah Lorton. I used to play golf at the course there all the time, even the tee box markers are little watch towers. My buddy was the guy who designed the course actually. And funny enough, that DOJ spokesman guy who resigned, he wrote a very long article about the property, including what LD is talking about, as well as it was the location of Nike missile sites. Very interesting history there, big property too. In a way I’m glad they didn’t just bulldozer over everything.