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Avoid The Tourist Herds.

What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?

This Ghoulish Guide escorts you to the places locals dont want to talk about anymorethe same places people once couldnt stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.

Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales.

The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events.

If youre seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Ghoulish Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different.

Historic Buildings with Paranormal Haunting:
Witches Castle, Merchants Hotel, Kellys Olympian, White Eagle Saloon, Kells Irish Restaurant, Hollywood Theatre

Portland Scandals:
The Open Door and the Great Vice Crusade of 1896, Unsuccessful Sexual Set-Up of Mayor Harry Lane, Richards Restaurant, Vice Clique Gay Scandal of 1912, Ku Klux Klans infiltration, Mayoral Election of 1917, Radios Robert Gordon Duncan, Schneidermans Music Hall, Michael Graves Flawed Portland Building

Elicit Commerce:
Opium Trade, Court of Death, Shanghai Tunnels, Gambling Dens, Prohibition, Read Hotel, Frank Kodat Crime Networt, Historic Prostitution Outlets, The Desert Room, Yam Yams BBQ

Historic Events:
Great Fires of 1872-1973, Emma Goldmans 1915 Lecture, Hoovervilles at Sullivans Gulch, Multnomah Aerial Showcase, Catastrophe at Vanport, Brittany Maynards Assisted Suicide

Institutions with Storied Pasts:
Hubers Café, The Boneyard, Society Hotel, Lone Fir Cemetery, Dan and Louis Oyster Bar, Ericksons Saloon, Washington Hotel, Lownsdale Square Public Bathroom, Crystal Ballroom, Golden West Hotel, Vista Bridge, Crystal Hotel, Dude Ranch, Harbor Club, Tel and Tel Tavern, Club Continental Baths, Marys Club

Legendary Personalities:
Danford Balch, Liverpool Lil, Boneyard Mary, Carrie Bradley, Anne Jeanne Tingry Le-Coz, Alice Oberle, Joseph Bunko Kelley, Kate Ann Williams, Theodore Berthus Kruses, Gus Erickson, Fred Fritz Jr., Mysterious Billy Smith, Dr. Marie Equi, Henry Lewis Pittock, Mayor George Baker, Henry Albers, Journalists John Reed and Louis Bryant, Nate Zusman, Al Winter, Mayor Dorothy McCullough, Big Jim Elkins, Roma Ollison, Hotelier Gordon Sondland

Notorious Murders
Reynoldss Homewrecker Shooting, Dark Strangler Serial Killer, Contract Killing of Frank Akin, 1946 Willamette Floating Torso, Bowden Bombing, Killing Under St. Johns Bridge, Career Criminal Frank Oliver Payne, Diane Hank Abduction, Forest Park Slayings, Weeks Family Massacre, Veronica Dolans Christmas Eve slaying, Michele Dee Gates Saga of Death, Lloyolla Millers savage axing, Beating Death of Mulugeta Seraw, Tim Moreau and the Counterfeit Ticketing Ring, Serial Killer Scott William Cox, Homer Lee Jacksons Prostitution Murders, The Zones Shooting Rampage, Federal Public Defender Nancy Bergesons Murder, Abduction of Kyron Horman, Escort Ashley Benson

Salem
Pioneer Murder of Daniel Delaney, Salem Hanging Grounds, Political Fixer Jonathan Bourne and 40 days of legislative debauchery, Fairview Training Center, Elsinore Theatre, Mass Poisoning at the Oregon State Hospital, Serial Killer Richard Marquette, Fetish Killer Jerry Brudos, Oregon State Police Chief Holly Holcomb Murder, Serial Killer William Scott Smith, Oregon Prison Director Michael Franckes Bizarre Killing

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