About The Toys “R” Us in Eugene, OR The second haunted Toys “R” Us that we have investigated. The first was the Toys “R” Us in Sunnyvale, CA. Ghost Stories Deb, who has worked in the store since 1993, says that the store is definately haunted. In the stock room above the electronics section banging noises can be heard and things seem to move out of the corner of your eye. Once she was standing

About The Thompson Roadhouse The Thompson Brewpub and Public House is another establishment in the vast McMenamins empire of old historic buildings in Oregon. the building was built in 1905 by former cival war soldier Franklin Thomspon. The building operated as numerous businesses including a German restaurant, a real estate office, and a day care before it was purchased by the McMenamins and refurbished. Ghost Stories The building is said to be haunted by the

About The Mission Mill Museum The Mission Mill Museum is a collection of historic buildings from Salem’s past, including houses, a church, and the mill itself. The museum celebrates two parts of Salem’s past, the methodist missionaries that founded Salem, and the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill that operated in Salem from 1889 until 1962. In the wearhouse building where the self guided tour starts, there is a collection of small shops, a cafe called Tucker’s

About The Hotel Oregon The Hotel Oregon, currently operated by McMenamins, was originally opened in 1905 as the Hotel Elberton. Once bustling, the building went into a steady decline until the building was renovated in 1998 and the fourth and top floor was finally finished. The building’s rich history is documented in artwork on the walls. The hotel hosts an annual UFO convention each may due to the 1950 UFO sightings and photographs in the

About Kennedy School McMenamins Kennedy School is a former elementary school in northeast Portland. The school was originally opened in 1915 and closed in 1975. Refurbished and converted into a hotel and restaurant by the McMenamins as part of their extensive empire of converted old historic buildings fused with extensive paintings and murals, historical photographs, and relics of the buildings former life. The walls and doors are decorated with images giving tribute to the education

About North Portland Library The North Portland Library is a branch of the Multnomah county library system located in northern Portland. The building was constructed in 1913 and refurbished in 1999. In addition to the general collection the library houses the Black Resource Collection, a selection of materials relating to the black experience. The Library is close to the Portland Community College Cascade campus. Ghost Stories The second floor meeting room is said to be

About The White Eagle Tavern The white eagle tavern is a small bar and hotel in an industrial neighborhood in North Portland. It was opened in 1905 by polish imigrants and catered to the eastern Europeans who worked in the local docks and factories. The second floor of the building was once used as a brothel along with the basement. Starting in the 1970s the tavern began its live music tradition, earning it the nickname

About Hotel San Carlos The Hotel San Carlos was built in 1927 on the former site of the first school in Phoenix Arizona. A very modern hotel for its time with air conditioning througout, the Hotel San Carlos was the hotel for tourists from the east, one of the few places to be “seen” for Phoenix socialites, and a refuge for movie stars from the golden age of Hollywood. The hotel was updated in 1955

Hotel Vendome The Hotel Vendome is a small hotel in the town of Prescott, Arizona. It was built in 1917. It is situated very close to Prescott’s “Famous Whiskey Row.” Ghost Stories Room 16 is haunted by the ghosts of Abby Byr and her cat. The story goes that Abby Byr, her husband, and her cat, Noble, were allowed to stay in the room 16 of the hotel for free (or were simply guests at

About Prescott Arizona Prescott, or “Preskit” as some of the locals seem to call it, is a small town in central Arizona that was once the territorial capital. The city was founded originally as a mining town. The town is proud of its cowboy heritage. The town’s “whiskey row” is a former “red light district” in the heart of the city near the courthouse. While whiskey row once was the home to many brothels and