What you need to know about Eloise -- more than just the haunting memories of a mental hospital -- is this was once a city unto itself.

WESTLAND, Mich. – New plans are coming together for redevelopment of the old Eloise hospital property in Westland. The historic Eloise property was sold by Wayne County back in 2018 for just $1. John Hambrick, who purchased the property, pitched new plans to the Westland Planning Commission, which includes splitting the 16-acre property into five parcels to house a different use. History of EloiseThe Eloise began as the Wayne County Poorhouse, which opened in 1839 in the now defunct Nankin Township. Nankin was a part of Wayne County, originally named Bucklin Township, and it included what are now the cities of Livonia, Inkster, Dearborn, Redford, Wayne and Westland.