Who he was, and the circumstances of his death, remain a mystery. The North Tower has its own urban legends.
Hotel staff have reported seeing the apparition of a playful young boy on the 12th floor. He is believed to be the spirit of a child who, along with his sibling, was thrown from the North Tower by his mother.
She, too, jumped to her death. The most haunting, however, takes place in Room Visitors have often reported seeing the silhouette of a woman as well as objects in the room move, or lights turning on and off at random. Feeling brave? Make your reservation here. Chicago suffered one of its most devastating tragedies on July 25, , when the SS Eastland steamship capsized, trapping 2, passengers on board.
Occurring shortly after the Titanic sinking, when the lack of life boats on passenger ships came under scrutiny, a new regulation was passed to ensure enough safety vessels on ships like the SS Eastland. Many of the passengers and crew were crushed by heavy furniture and otherwise trapped. In total, passengers and crew members died that day. Various Chicago establishments were used as makeshift morgues to store the recovered bodies.
Many of these spots have experienced ghostly sightings, and are said to elicit feelings of general unease among visitors. Reports of apparitions and unusual wave patterns also extend to the stretch of river where the Eastland disaster occurred. There are stories of the mourning parents of Bobby Franks the year old who was kidnapped and killed by the murderous duo Leopold and Loeb in , who moved to the hotel after the infamous murder trial — and never left.
There are also two famous women who haunt the hotel. The mysterious Woman in Black shot and killed a Chicago socialite inside her eight-floor suite in , but was never identified or apprehended. And the Woman in Red, who might be the oldest and most famous specter of all.
In a frenzy of jealousy and rage, she takes an elevator to the 10th floor, and swiftly jumps to her death. Or better still, book a stay at this historic, luxurious hotel. Inez was struck by lightning in while playing in the rain, her grave memorialized with a stone likeness commissioned by her parents. They added a glass box to symbolically protect their daughter from the elements that had so tragically taken her.
On stormy days, cemetery workers and visitors have reported the statue entirely missing. As soon as the storm subsides, however, the statue of Inez Clarke returns to its glass box. Many surmise that she leaves to once again play in the showering rain. That morning, four unknown assailants opened fire on a Lincoln Park garage where members of a North Side gang had gathered.
Seven people were killed and the nation was shocked at the brutal crime. The famous gangster was in a brutal gang war with the North Side gang leader Bugs Moran, who managed to escape the hit.
Louis Lalaurie. They completed the house, which was two stories, likely of exposed brick, in the Federal architectural style. On April 10, , a fire destroyed the house and revealed the horrific treatment of their slaves by the Lalauries. The cook started the fire, and what the fire did not destroy, New Orleanians did when they saw the evidence of inhumane treatment of the slaves. In , the present house was built for Charles Caffin by Pierre Trastour as evidenced by a lawsuit.
The new three-story stuccoed house was executed in the Empire style. All rights reserved. Skip to content. Watch Now.
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