Happy Halloween!
Here is some Photoshoping magic in honor of this spooky holiday:
But in all seriousness, a building with 100 years of history is bound to have its mysteries. From
Black Bart’s alleged stay at the hotel to Clover Lavina Young who was born in
the hotel in 1912, to a mysterious girl posing in a Polaroid, the building is simply
seeped in stories. The beauty of a
building so old is that the life and memories of all of its previous
inhabitants are embedded within its walls, and you can feel them when you walk
through its hallways.
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| This polaroid found in the hotel during the renovation is one of my favorite "artifacts" to reinvent stories about. |
In 2012 a group of ghost hunters from a SciFi TV show came
to the hotel to search out any paranormal activity. Although they didn't get much evidence
besides the beeping of their “ghost meter,” one thing they kept repeating as
they walked through the hallways was that the memories and stories within the
building were evidently palpable.
This sense of past life and memories can’t be produced
artificially, and it is what makes the Palace truly unique. I think we have the chance now to reinvent them
and bring them back to life with our own imaginations, through a Black Bart room,
artwork depicting scenes from the old west, displaying old Polaroids and
artifacts of the building, and restoring the original materials and layout.
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