I Want To Go To Waverly Hills!
Right now a local radio station here in Louisville, KY is holding a contest. Yes, I know. Radio stations always hold contests - no big deal, right? Wrong! Every year for Halloween they give away free tickets to tour Waverly Hills Sanitarium. What's Waverly Hills, you ask? Well, for those of you who watch Ghost Hunters religiously like I do, you probably already know, but for those of you who don't - a little history.
Waverly Hills Sanitarium opened in the early 1900's as a tuberculosis hospital. Before the creation of streptomycin, an antibiotic created to cure TB, tens of thousands of people died here (some estimates are as high as 64,000 people). The Sanatorium closed in the early 1960's when the need for a TB hospital was no longer necessary. About a year or so later, the hospital re-opened as a Geriatric Sanitarium where it is rumored that patients were mistreated and unusual experiments were performed. The Hospital was again closed in 1982 due to patient abuse.
Waverly Hills has been deemed one of the "Scariest Places on Earth" as was featured on a show by the same name on Fox/ABC, as well as on VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project and on SciFi's Ghost Hunters.
Anyway, I'm a big sci-fi, paranormal, ghost nut, and have never been to this place before. So I really want to go and it out. As an added bonus this year though, the Ghost Hunter guys from SciFi are going to be there doing a live show from Waverly Hills (you can watch it Oct. 31 on the SciFi channel). Needless to say, if I go, I'll post pictures!
However, the fact that I've been pounding the buttons on my phone every time the touch tones go off on the radio isn't the reason I'm posting this here. Why I'm really posting is because this radio contest got me thinking about real estate (how's that?). I started wondering as I was inflicting abuse on my phone, what it would take to make people want to call me and desperately get a hold of me to sell or help them find a house? What can I do to make sure that my phone number is on speed dial like this radio station is on mine? How does Kelly McDonald, Super Realtor Extraordinaire, become a household name?
I'm looking for ideas! No, I can't offer a drawing for a free house or a new car. What I do have is time, energy, and determination that won't quit. So what do you think? Suggestions? Thoughts?
I specialize in residential real estate in Oldham County and Eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky.
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Kelly--Have any "haunted" listings? It worked for the radio station. :)
Nope, no haunted listings either! I totally wish I did though.
When I first starting reading this, I thought a radio station was the scariest place (itis at first). Then I thought "IRS office," but you straightened me out.
I don't like scary things - I'm frightened of them.
Well-timed blog, Kelly. Boo!
My sis in law loves this stuff. We live near the hotel where they filmed the Rose Red movie (book by Steven King). She is intent on going up and staying the night sometime. I am afraid she will win.
Art - Radio Stations CAN be scary! :) I love scary things!
Sarah - Oooh, that hotel looks neat too - I wouldn't mind staying there sometime too.
kELLY, i BET U LIKED THE aMITYVILLE hORROR. Thanks for joining the new group http://activerain.com/groups/selljunk
Your product is SOLD!!!
Kelly,
Did you get to go! I hope so. If so, show us your stuff.
I tried to watch the show you mentioned but ended up sitting in the yard passing out candy to ghouls, goblins, princesses, & superheroes.
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Tim - Yep, I liked the Amityville Horror too :) And thanks for buying my C21 stuff!
Erby - No, I'm really bummed about it. I didn't get to go. The show went on until 3 o'clock in the morning, so you could have still caught it after the trick-or-treaters left. Did you get many treaters this year? We had a smaller turn out than usual.