An old Cadillac hearse and haunted house in a small mid-Michigan city has neighbors in an uproar. The attraction has been up since before Halloween and many people in the city of Burton want to see it taken down.
“The Crypt” is like the alter ego of Chemco, the local pool and spa business that sponsors and hosts the haunted attraction each year. It sits near the border of Grand Blanc and Burton, two suburbs of Flint, Michigan. According to city officials, however, the business is not breaking any laws by leaving the attraction the way it is. In fact, some residents are happy about it because it hides some empty houses and other eyesores in the abandoned area.
Other Burton residents aren’t as happy about the hearse and haunted house. “It looks really trashy,” said Jessica Watson, a teen resident of the city. She lives about a mile away from the attraction and hates passing by it every day on her way to school. “If I was just visiting,” she continued, “I’d think they were lazy. It’s a very unattractive building.”
Chemco officials have not commented on the situation. As elaborate as the structures is, they would probably have to start rebuilding it by the time they tore it down anyways. Maybe it wouldn’t be such an issue if they opened up the old Cadillac hearse and the haunted house as a year-round attraction.
