Posts Tagged ‘americas’

America’s Main Street Hotels: Transiency and Community in the Early Auto Age

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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In small cities and towns across the United States, Main Street hotels were iconic institutions. They were usually grand, elegant buildings where families celebrated special occasions, local clubs and organizations honored achievements, and communities came together to commemorate significant events. Often literally at the center of their communiti[Read More]

Ghostly Encounters: True Stories of America’s Haunted Inns and Hotels

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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Frances Kermeen bought the Myrtles Plantation of St Francisville with the dream of turning the historic site into a cosy inn. When it turned out to be haunted, she feared losing customers but interest in the ghosts meant she gained custom. Here, she tells stories collected from 150 haunted hotels across America.