That was then. This is then, aIso.

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TomTurkey

Posted: 12/20/2024 at 02:55 PM ET

(In response to this post by HokieDan95)

Virginia Intermont College (1884) in Bristol went up in flames last night -- HokieDan95 Dec 20, 2024 at 08:44 AM ET

HokieDan95 • 12/20/24 08:44 AM ET

Knoxville College went up in flames back in November. Hopefully unrelated.** -- Hokie1744 Dec 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM ET

Hokie1744 • 12/21/24 11:40 AM ET

That was then. This is then, aIso.** ◄ -- TomTurkey Dec 20, 2024 at 02:55 PM ET

TomTurkey • 12/20/24 02:55 PM ET

This is nowish...** -- TomTurkey Dec 20, 2024 at 02:56 PM ET

TomTurkey • 12/20/24 02:56 PM ET

and premium check was just cashed ** -- bigbadbird Dec 20, 2024 at 09:10 AM ET

bigbadbird • 12/20/24 09:10 AM ET

There is quite a homeless problem in downtown Bristol these days. Many... -- Spud Dec 20, 2024 at 09:07 AM ET

Spud • 12/20/24 09:07 AM ET

Make you wonder how many people camped in there didn't make it out** -- Victor Tango Dec 20, 2024 at 09:48 AM ET

Victor Tango • 12/20/24 09:48 AM ET

That was a neat property...and this is definitely pretty sketchy -- JoesterVT Dec 20, 2024 at 09:00 AM ET

JoesterVT • 12/20/24 09:00 AM ET

If there was insurance, the owners are about to find out there are coverage -- Stork Dec 20, 2024 at 09:39 AM ET

Stork • 12/20/24 09:39 AM ET

The owners are an off-shore company that was not paying property taxes -- Victor Tango Dec 20, 2024 at 09:37 AM ET

Victor Tango • 12/20/24 09:37 AM ET

Disco Inferno** -- bigbadbird Dec 20, 2024 at 09:28 AM ET

bigbadbird • 12/20/24 09:28 AM ET

Next we will find out a developer wants to put apartments there...** -- MP4VT2004 Dec 20, 2024 at 09:25 AM ET

MP4VT2004 • 12/20/24 09:25 AM ET

This is Bristol, not NOVA!** -- MVIII Dec 20, 2024 at 08:19 PM ET

MVIII • 12/20/24 08:19 PM ET

Yikes, that and Sullins College were the elite women's colleges in Bristol. -- TomTurkey Dec 20, 2024 at 08:59 AM ET

TomTurkey • 12/20/24 08:59 AM ET

United bought Sullins, not VI. -- vthokieq Dec 20, 2024 at 09:07 AM ET

vthokieq • 12/20/24 09:07 AM ET

That's right. I had to revisualize the street arrangements. ** -- TomTurkey Dec 20, 2024 at 09:08 AM ET

TomTurkey • 12/20/24 09:08 AM ET

I didn't realize that school closed in 2014. The first time I had heard of -- VTHokie2000 Dec 20, 2024 at 08:56 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 12/20/24 08:56 AM ET

Deleted due to poor memory. -- TomTurkey Dec 20, 2024 at 09:00 AM ET

TomTurkey • 12/20/24 09:00 AM ET

I wonder if part of the motivation behind that decision was the owner hoped -- VTHokie2000 Dec 20, 2024 at 09:03 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 12/20/24 09:03 AM ET