Post by hollyberries on Dec 29, 2008 15:32:17 GMT -6
Chicago - Harpo Inc. - Haunted by victims of the Great Chicago Fire. It is now Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. main studios. People refuse to stay in the building after dark for fear of the ghosts. - Update/Correction February 2005 - Harpo is haunted by victims of the Eastland ship wreck disaster. It was the armory at the time and was used as the Morgue. It was not around in 1871, in fact, it would have been in part of the city that not developed yet.- February 2005 update/Correction: The true story is Harpo is haunted by the victim of the Eastland Ship Disaster of 1915 on the Chicago River. Harpo Studio was at the time an Armory and was used a temporary Morgue for some of the 830 dead. Oprah talks freely of the ghost in the building and shows no fear of them.
In GHOSTHUNTING ILLINOIS, John Kachuba takes readers on a guided tour of Illinois’s legendary haunted places, including:
On July 24, 1915, more than 800 passengers of the Eastland steamer died when the ship capsized on the Chicago River. The 2nd Regiment Armory at 1054 W. Washington was quickly established as a temporary morgue and nearly 200 bodies were transported to the building. When Oprah Winfrey established her Harpo Studios in the Armory building in 1989, it came as no surprise when employees discovered the building was haunted. Security guards working the night shift reported crashing noises, the sounds of dozens of invisible footsteps marching across the lobby, phantom laughter, and the sounds of a woman sobbing. Others have encountered a ghost known as the "Gray Lady" seen floating down hallways in vintage dress. Harpo employees have no doubt the Eastland tragedy left an indelible impression upon the building.
Harpo Studios, Chicago · The building that now houses “The Oprah Winfrey Show” served as a temporary morgue when a steamer capsized in 1915. Oprah’s employees have encountered the ghosts of the victims floating through the halls.
In GHOSTHUNTING ILLINOIS, John Kachuba takes readers on a guided tour of Illinois’s legendary haunted places, including:
On July 24, 1915, more than 800 passengers of the Eastland steamer died when the ship capsized on the Chicago River. The 2nd Regiment Armory at 1054 W. Washington was quickly established as a temporary morgue and nearly 200 bodies were transported to the building. When Oprah Winfrey established her Harpo Studios in the Armory building in 1989, it came as no surprise when employees discovered the building was haunted. Security guards working the night shift reported crashing noises, the sounds of dozens of invisible footsteps marching across the lobby, phantom laughter, and the sounds of a woman sobbing. Others have encountered a ghost known as the "Gray Lady" seen floating down hallways in vintage dress. Harpo employees have no doubt the Eastland tragedy left an indelible impression upon the building.
Harpo Studios, Chicago · The building that now houses “The Oprah Winfrey Show” served as a temporary morgue when a steamer capsized in 1915. Oprah’s employees have encountered the ghosts of the victims floating through the halls.