Hi Guy's,
Thought I would post this info as I find this interesting to our clubs flying site and history. Things I did not know as a new member joining. The land we are on was originally part of the Eloise Hospital on north side of Michigan Ave. as farmland for the hospital. Eloise hospital operated from 1839 to the early 1980s, and housed not only the mentally ill, but poor and sick people as well. At its prime, Eloise consisted of 78 buildings and 902 acres (3.7 km²) of land. Now only ruins, an unmarked cemetery, sewer lids with "Eloise Hospital" engraved on them.
This photo I found on the Internet is a familiar site to the left of our gate as we enter the club, I never knew it was a cemetery with historical meaning. More than 7,000 former residents of the Eloise Hospital and Infirmary where laid to rest beyond these pines.
A few links of interest;
