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Ep. 187 - Congress Plaza Hotel

Ep. 187 - Congress Plaza Hotel

FromHistory Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind


Ep. 187 - Congress Plaza Hotel

FromHistory Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chicago's Congress Plaza Hotel is said to be the city's most haunted hotel. Chicago hosted the World's Fair in 1893 and the hotel was built to help provide more accommodations, so it has been around for more than a century. World leaders, US Presidents and the rich and famous have all stayed here. There are rumors that the hotel was used during Prohibition by Al Capone. And similar to the inspiration The Stanley Hotel provided to Stephen King when writing The Shining, the Congress Plaza Hotel inspired him when writing his short story 1408, which eventually became the movie of the same name starring John Cusack. There seems to be many spirits at the hotel to help provide haunting inspiration. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of the Congress Plaza Hotel! The Moment in Oddity features the Moon Mausoleum and This Month in History features Julius Caesar assassinated. Our location was suggested by listeners Matthew Hirons and Kristin Swintek. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2017/03/hgb-ep-187-congress-plaza-hotel.html Become and Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump  
Released:
Mar 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Podcast dedicated to the side of history that goes bump in the night. Every episode's content features community time that includes listener mail and experiences, a “Moment In Oddity” and “History Of The Day” segments and then interviews and discussions about a historic location, event or person and the hauntings associated with the subject of the particular show. The tagline for the show is “Ghost tours for the theater of the mind” and our goal is to entertain you while creeping you out just a bit.