About Pacheco Pass (Highway 152) Pacheco Pass is located in northern California near Gilroy. The area was named after Don Francisco Perez Pacheco who received a large land grant from Mexico that covered a large area that now includes the pass for which he is named. Originally inhabited by the Ausaymus Indians, the pass is lush and fertile. It has been used as a way through the mountains since the earliest days of the California

About Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a luxurious landmark of the golden age of tinsel town. Opened in 1927 by Hollywood elite, it catered to east coast celebrities that were working on movies on the left coast. Such notable celebrities as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, Clark Gable and many others have some connection to the hotel. The Hotel’s Blossom Room was the site of the first Academy Awards.

An Italian/American restaurant located in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles. Frequently has live jazz playing in the evening. Ghost Stories Someone we knew worked here and had felt people touching her in the walk in refrigerator and other places in the building. There is a mirror near the bathrooms that a ghost has sometimes appeared in. The oddest thing is the apparent image of Jesus that appeared in the light up menu behind

Construction for the school at the current site began in 1904 and finished in 1905. The school has had a connection with the Hollywood Bowl since its construction. Ghost Stories The Theater at Hollywood High School is said to be haunted by at least three people. A student who shot himself, a woman who hung herself, and a teacher wearing grey. The young man who shot himself is according to one source named “Toby.” There

Opened in 1927 by Sid Grauman as Grauman’s Chinese Theater to a spectacular opening. Cecil B Demille’s film The King of Kings premiered at the theater as thousands of fans packed the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars showing up for the event. The artifacts such as the bells and the stone dogs were imported from China for the theater by Sid Grauman. He wanted this to be his dream theater. In

Not many people in the area have not heard about the “haunted” Toys “R” Us in Sunnyvale, CA. (near San Jose). The building was built in 1970 on the land formerly owned by Martin Murphy Jr. (A prominent figure in Santa Clara County History) The store and its story have been featured on many television shows over the years. We have investigated another haunted Toys “R” Us in Eugene Oregon Ghost Stories Shortly after the

Day 15 August 15th, 2004 Seattle, WA to San Jose, CA She Says Woke up early to pack our things & say goodbye to a life supplied with maid service. It took a while, but we did eventually find our way down the Seattle streets to find Pike Place Public Market. It looked like a farmer’s market/street faire. We would have liked to have stopped, but we couldn’t find parking anywhere. When we did find

Seattle’s underground tour is half comedy routine and half history lesson. The story of how the underground came to be and the way the tour guides tell it is a lot of the reason to see the underground tour. So as not to spoil the tour if you ever plan on going, I will give a very short capsule version. Seattlites a long time ago made a lot of stupid decisions. They decided to raise

Day 14 August 14th, 2004 Seattle, Washington She Says Lazy Saturday morning… We spent so much time rushing about yesterday, it was nice to rest a bit. When downloading pics from the digi-cam to the computer, I plugged in the camera, which jammed up the whole thing. We did eventually get it all straightened out. Breakfast was at this nifty little coffee shop at the bottom of the Westin. They make German pancakes…yum. We managed

Day 13 August 13th, 2004 Victoria, BC, Canada to Seattle, WA She Says Woke up early so we can get breakfast this time and drop the car off at the ferry so we can be certain to get a space on the 3pm to Port Angeles. Tired…food should help. Sitting up in Vista 18 for breakfast looking out I come to the conclusion that Victoria is what you get when you mix the brighter points