Post by Barnaby Cuthbert on Sept 28, 2014 16:18:09 GMT -8
Washington's Spooky Places
by Gerald Farris - Seattle Herald
Seattle and the surrounding area has a large and rich history, and with that comes old buildings and the scary things inside of them. With Halloween creeping up, it’s time to visit the most haunted places in Seattle. From graveyards to a few surprises, this is the dark side of Seattle like you’ve never experienced it.
Seattle - The Claremont Hotel
Employees have reported sounds as of a violent, riotous party from the 1920's and the Prohibition era complete with period jazz music and the sounds of breaking glass. A worker fell to her death from the hotel's upper floors in the 1960's, possibly adding to the ghostly air of the place. Visitors have experienced a levitating paperweight, which crashed back to the glass-covered top of the desk. The staff has become painfully aware of the manifestations, and most have started to notice them. Complaints about the noise are common among hotel guests, but, as one former employee put it, "How do you turn off a ghost?". When staff members investigate the disturbances, which seem to come largely from the 9th floor, the noise abruptly stops, only to start up again later.
Burien - Lakeview Treatment Center
A young boy who was in treatment there for mental illness and drug use hung himself several years ago. According to administrators of the treatment center, he is seen by the workers as he wanders the halls, and tries to hide.
Seattle - The Sheephearder's Center
The place used to be a girls reform school in the twenties and was closed in the late fifties. There is an eerie presence there according to local residents and visitors over the years.
Duvall / Maltby - Fearsome Grace Cemetery
It is hidden off to the right hand side of the Redmond Duval Road. (20 miles East of Seattle.) It has about 35 grave sites and strange, unexplained things happen there. People have seen women and children, dressed in old, raggedy looking clothes, wondering around the grave sites. Witnesses have also felt physical sensations like being hit.
Edmonds - Playwright's Repertory Theater
The building, before its renovation, was built at the turn of the century. Witnesses claim to have seen a glowing figure of a man floating down the isle inside the theater. The apparition was shadowy with sort of a glowing aura surrounding him.
by Gerald Farris - Seattle Herald
Seattle and the surrounding area has a large and rich history, and with that comes old buildings and the scary things inside of them. With Halloween creeping up, it’s time to visit the most haunted places in Seattle. From graveyards to a few surprises, this is the dark side of Seattle like you’ve never experienced it.
Seattle - The Claremont Hotel
Employees have reported sounds as of a violent, riotous party from the 1920's and the Prohibition era complete with period jazz music and the sounds of breaking glass. A worker fell to her death from the hotel's upper floors in the 1960's, possibly adding to the ghostly air of the place. Visitors have experienced a levitating paperweight, which crashed back to the glass-covered top of the desk. The staff has become painfully aware of the manifestations, and most have started to notice them. Complaints about the noise are common among hotel guests, but, as one former employee put it, "How do you turn off a ghost?". When staff members investigate the disturbances, which seem to come largely from the 9th floor, the noise abruptly stops, only to start up again later.
Burien - Lakeview Treatment Center
A young boy who was in treatment there for mental illness and drug use hung himself several years ago. According to administrators of the treatment center, he is seen by the workers as he wanders the halls, and tries to hide.
Seattle - The Sheephearder's Center
The place used to be a girls reform school in the twenties and was closed in the late fifties. There is an eerie presence there according to local residents and visitors over the years.
Duvall / Maltby - Fearsome Grace Cemetery
It is hidden off to the right hand side of the Redmond Duval Road. (20 miles East of Seattle.) It has about 35 grave sites and strange, unexplained things happen there. People have seen women and children, dressed in old, raggedy looking clothes, wondering around the grave sites. Witnesses have also felt physical sensations like being hit.
Edmonds - Playwright's Repertory Theater
The building, before its renovation, was built at the turn of the century. Witnesses claim to have seen a glowing figure of a man floating down the isle inside the theater. The apparition was shadowy with sort of a glowing aura surrounding him.