The stories did not stop with the hotels. After we wrote up the season's reports from the Weatherford and the Monte Vista in A Medley of Hauntings, more accounts kept arriving, from theatergoers, apartment dwellers, and bar staff south of the tracks. Here is the rest of the year's haul.
The apartments at Park and Aspen
A young man approached us at an outdoor event and asked if we knew about the apartments at North Park Street and Aspen. We did not, but one of our team did. At least one unit there has a haunted reputation, and by his account it had been very active of late: an energy felt and seen in the bedrooms, plus strange electrical disturbances. We are keeping an ear on that one.
New sightings in the Orpheum balcony
The Orpheum Theater has stood since 1917, and the presence in its balcony is one of downtown's most consistent stories. This season several people came forward with accounts we had not heard. Two described full-body apparitions in the balcony that vanished within seconds of being spotted. Another swore something followed her across the downstairs auditorium; when she turned around, nothing was there. The Orpheum stays firmly on the ballot for the most haunted place in Flagstaff.
Voices on the Milligan House porch
Strange EVPs have been captured on the porch of the old Milligan House. Our co-founder Susan Johnson sat in on one session that produced jumbled words. Other investigators reported recording almost ten minutes of conversation with a woman they believe is Mildred. Ten minutes is a long chat for someone who is not supposed to be there.
South of the tracks
The Southside generated a steady stream of reports this season, which fits its past. This was Flagstaff's red-light district in the late 1800s and early 1900s; accounts differ, but some histories count eleven fully licensed and taxed houses of ill repute alongside the gambling halls and saloons. The full story of how the town taxed and fought that trade is in Ladies in Red. This year, several people told us of haunted houses near South San Francisco and South Beaver, where spirits have reportedly been seen causing havoc. Employees of several bars in the district described shadow figures on the grounds, glasses moving on their own, items vanishing from tables, and the feeling of an ominous presence. We have been invited to investigate one of the houses, so that story waits until we have seen it ourselves.
Hear this season's stories in person
The best of these reports work their way into our nightly walks. The Flagstaff Haunted History Tour covers the Orpheum and the rest of downtown in 75 minutes, nightly at 7 PM plus 8 PM Fridays and Saturdays, $29 for adults. The Southside itself is available as a private group booking; get in touch and we will walk your group through the old district's stories.
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