# What can be done with the campus of Burlington College? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099 "2016-05-18T16:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/21 "2016-05-19T11:52:03Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > The OP should have had the integrity to state the political motivations behind this thread. Its a passive aggressive slap at Bernie Sanders from a (judging from his posts in the Elections forum) rabid Hillary supporter. I deliberately left politics out because it’s not a political post. As I mentioned above, I googled the college, expecting to see an office building type of campus, such as a Devry or University of Phoenix. I was curious as to what use could be made of a closed college with a traditional campus. When the Thai restaurant across the street closed, I knew a new restaurant would open up there. A college campus is completely different. In fact, the story prompted me to look to see if there are abandoned ghost colleges, such as dead shopping malls and closed amusement parks. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/22 "2016-05-19T14:21:42Z")
Turn it into a McMenamins: > **[McMenamins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMenamins)** > > McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. Many of their locations are in rehabilitated historical properties; at least nine are on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the Brewers Association, McMenamins is one of the top 50 largest craft breweries in the United States. > McMenamins was founded by brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin, who grew up in northeast Portland, Oregon. They trace the ... ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/23 "2016-05-19T14:25:50Z")
Shave its belly with a rusty razor? No, wait, that’d be a drunken sailor. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/24 "2016-05-19T16:10:13Z")
Although not strictly a college, [Blue Cloud Abbey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cloud_Abbey) has been turned into an inn and retreat center. It also includes two hermitages. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/25 "2016-05-19T16:11:17Z")
> [@Disheavel](#): > > I think the lesson from this thread is: Don’t open a college in South Dakota. Or any rural area with a declining population and stagnant job growth. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/26 "2016-05-19T18:45:51Z")
There are no buildings that can’t be turned into brew pubs! ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/27 "2016-05-19T19:11:50Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Or any rural area with a declining population and stagnant job growth. Oo ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/28 "2016-05-19T21:13:24Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > From their own website header: > > Burlington College > Start a fire 😃 Not suspicious at all. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/29 "2016-05-19T21:22:03Z")
I’ve seen some colleges close if their campus is in a remote location. BUT, they move the programs to a major city and just rent out office space. So is the college actually closed then? Well yes and no. Example: [Tarkio College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarkio_College) ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/30 "2016-05-19T23:56:15Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Oo Sorry, that was a typo, not an exceptionally cryptic comment. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/31 "2016-05-20T00:36:09Z")
I’m sure UVM, St Michaels, or even Champlain will pick it up. There was another college that closed in Burlington in the mid 90s whose name is escaping me right now and UVM snatched it up. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/32 "2016-05-20T08:21:42Z")
In this country they’d make expensive flats out of as much as possible, possibly with some live-work units in for start-up businesses, and some “affordable” housing to get the planning permission through. But a lot would depend on local perceptions of what the area needs, economically and socially, and how the local government is getting on with potential developers. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/33 "2016-05-20T13:46:39Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > I’m sure UVM, St Michaels, or even Champlain will pick it up. There was another college that closed in Burlington in the mid 90s whose name is escaping me right now and UVM snatched it up. Trinity College. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099/34 "2016-05-20T13:49:17Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > There are no buildings that can’t be turned into brew pubs! True, but the area is already saturated with them, many of which are in much cooler buildings. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-with-the-campus-of-burlington-college/755099.md?page=1)