Opened in 1893, the Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago is still home to guests who never checked out. If you visit, be on the lookout for Peg Leg Johnny, a good-natured transient believed to have been murdered there. Or a woman lurking on the edge of the bed in Room 441.
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Sep 2021
Introducing: Wild Wild West
In this special collection of Parcast episodes, we’re revisiting the lore and tackling the tallest of tales from an era that’s endlessly mythologized in American pop culture — the Wild West. From bloody feuds to gunslinging bandits, unsolved murders to centuries-old mysteries, sa ... Show More
15m 54s
Aug 2022
The Man in the Bowler Hat (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
<p>In the late 1800s, a very strange hotel was constructed in Chicago, Illinois. From the outside, it looked perfectly normal, but the inside of the hotel was anything but. Hallways were a maze of twists and turns, and there were trap doors, sliding walls and secret stairwells ev ... Show More
50m 44s
Jul 2023
Fan Favorite - "The Man in the Bowler Hat"
<p>This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 50.</p><p>In the late 1800s, a very strange hotel was constructed in Chicago, Illinois. From the outside, it looked perfectly normal, but the inside of the hotel was anything but. Hallways were a maze of twi ... Show More
50m 44s
Jul 2019
Summer of ‘69: The Chelsea Hotel, Ghosts of the Counterculture
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Built in 1884, the Chelsea Hotel has been a beacon of New York City counterculture for over a century ... Show More
59m 29s
Sep 2023
192: Annalisa Netherly & the History of The Read House
In 1927, a young woman met a violent end in a Chattanooga hotel. Reports on how she came to her death are mixed, but the legend of her gruesome story persists almost 100 years later, and for good reason. The tragic young woman’s spirit is said, along with the ghosts of many other ... Show More
25m 51s
Dec 2023
The Mystery Murder of Room 1046
Uncover the mysterious case of Roland T. Owen, a man with a secret past, a scar on his temple, and a chilling fate in a 1935 hotel room. Intrigue, mystery, and unsolved crime await! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1h 11m