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A Hotel, A Bridge, A Brothel, and A Cemetery: Just Another Day

Trendy Lobotomy Podcast

English - January 23, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Trigger Warning: There are tales of murder and suicide in this episode, may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Krys starts off with the story of the infamous Drake Hotel in Chicago. This hotel has been through it’s share of famous guests and their stories. This hotel is on almost every haunted Chicago list. From a murder mystery to an actual famous murder, this hotel has it all! From Chicago she brings us back to Indiana with the story of Dunn’s Bridge and it’s claim as being a part of the Ferris wheel that was part of the Chicago’s World’s Fair. This has all the markings of a tall tale, or does it? Tori takes us all the way to the Wild West and to Virginia City Nevada. The Old Washoe Club, otherwise known as the Millionaire’s Club is still open in some form to this day. Known as Virginia City’s oldest saloon, it is still slinging drinks to this day. It is also museum that is available for tours. Did we mention the ghosts that still linger? And per usual, Tori had to find a cemetery as well. Silver Terrace Cemeteries adorn the hills behind the Washoe Club and have their own spectral visitors as well...

Our Sources:Thedrakehotel.com, Historichotels.com, Chicagomag.com, Windycityghosts.com, Wikipedia.org, thewashoeclubmuseum.com, travelnevada.com, intermountainhistories.org, paranormallegacy.com, hauntedhouses.com, Weird Indiana, Portercountyparks.org, Historicbridges.org, Atlasobscura.com,Onlyinyourstate.com, tripadvisor.com, nps.gov

Our theme music: “Danse Macabre - Busy Strings" 

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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