The Jailhouse Tour
The historic Marshall jail – more Andy Griffith than Alcatraz – will soon be renovated for mixed use by a small group of artistic developers that includes my son, Josh.
During Saturday’s housewarming party, Josh gave a couple of tours. The one I went on took place at night, which made for an eerie yet memorable experience.
Being in the jail, reminded me of the old forts I grew up next to in Hull, MA, with their dank stone rooms and their long graffiti filled hallways with manholes. 
It was my first time seeing the inside of the jail. At times it felt like a themed cocktail party. People used their phones for flashlights.
We were thrilled that our friend Noah came from Floyd for the weekend and that later two more Floyd friends (who were in Asheville for another reason and read THIS blog entry that I posted about our time in Asheville) dropped by and took the tour.
Emily showed the marking of the 25 foot flood that happened in the early 1900’s before the land that the jail sits on was shored up.
Downtown was pretty dead. We walked off into the moonlight like something from a movie set where anything could happen. _____Shadow Shot Sunday
September 20th, 2016 10:58 am
Looks like a fun challenge and I hope it all works out for everyone.
September 20th, 2016 10:58 am
[…] in jail after the recent Trump rally in Asheville, an inside joke because Josh and his partners just bought the historic jail in downtown Marshall to renovate and Emily is a journalist who covered the rally for the Asheville […]
September 23rd, 2016 2:06 am
wow, you beenon spooky tours 🙂 Looks cool!
September 24th, 2016 4:48 pm
Wow. So much eerie lighting in the jail. Great place to develop an art community. And love the atmospheric drama in the last photo.
September 24th, 2016 6:13 pm
Good post
September 24th, 2016 10:02 pm
Well now that’s an open-house experience you don’t hear about too often! Quite the challenge for your son.
September 24th, 2016 10:53 pm
Thank goodness nothing unexpected happened! That’ would’ve been creepy!
September 25th, 2016 3:12 am
The white door and the wall would have been a perfect location for even fashion photos.