An article in the 28 October 2017 Wall Street Journal entitled ‘Small town reclaims former mental hospital as arts haven’ might be interesting to study from an SRV and PASSING perspective in terms of setting as a communicator of imagery, and the importance of the history of a setting.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-town-reclaims-former-mental-hospital-as-arts-haven-1509195600
Fergus Falls State Hospital was built on the Kirkbride plan, named for Dr. Thomas Kirkbride who was involved in the moral treatment movement.
From the article:
“Every small community is trying to find ways to set themselves apart right now and have a unique story,” said Michele Anderson, rural program director with Springboard for the Arts, a community-development group that hosts an artists residency program and annual arts festival in Fergus Falls on the hospital grounds. “This is our story.”
This links to a 25 minute documentary about the history of Fergus Falls: