enn ▁D ale ▁Hospital ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁D ale ▁Hospital ▁was ▁a ▁t uber cul osis ▁san ator ium . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁facility , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁buildings ▁on ▁, ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁due ▁to ▁as best os . ▁Though ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁closed ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁eventually ▁demol ished , ▁for ▁dec ades ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁public ▁health ▁institution ▁near ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Park ▁Police ▁pat rol ▁the ▁hospital ▁grounds ▁regularly . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁Washington ▁Post ▁Magazine ▁article , ▁" Qu ar ant ined ," ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁by ▁Le ah ▁Y . ▁Lat imer , ▁former ▁staff ▁writer ▁and ▁author . ▁The ▁article ▁detailed ▁Lat imer ' s ▁mother ' s ▁hospital ization ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁emot ional ▁fall - out ▁for ▁their ▁family ▁from ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁Lat imer ▁gave ▁a ▁lecture ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁Gl enn ▁D ale ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁public ▁was ▁allowed ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁in ▁almost ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁un ad vert ised ▁event ▁drew ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁people . ▁Lat imer ▁said ▁she ▁plans ▁more ▁lect ures ▁around ▁the ▁area , ▁based ▁on