GHOST TOURS IN OREGON

HISTORY: Many cities in the United States, such as Seattle, Sacramento, Prescott, and Butte, wound up with underground tunnels/spaces under the streets of their original downtown areas. Seattle found out that in the first attempt at building a city was that the elevation was too low, because the city was flooded out every year. So, they simply built another city on top of the original one. Pres... [Read more]

The construction of Heathman Hotel began in 1927 and was completed in December of that year. The 10-story structure was made with concrete and brick. Designed with the Italian Renaissance style in mind, the architectural firm of DeYoung and Roald was recruited for the hotel’s construction. The hotel’s formal opening was in December 17 and the city’s mayor and governor were in attendance to make d... [Read more]

HISTORY Baker City was settled during the Civil War, being an attractive area for ranching and farming. Baker City became a huge draw for mining entrepreneurs, after gold was discovered in the area. When the railroad was built to its doorstep in the 1880s, Baker City grew in leaps and bounds, building quality buildings from bricks and mined volcanic tuff. Baker City was nick-named the “Queen Ci... [Read more]

HISTORY: English-born Henry Pittock at the age of 19, joined a wagon train in 1853 that traveled from Pennsylvania to Portland, Oregon, arriving without much money, but with a stellar work ethic. He got a job working for Thomas Jefferson Dryer’s Weekly Oregonian Newspaper, and did quite well. 1860 turned out to be a great year for Henry. At 26, he not only bought the Oregonian Newspaper, making... [Read more]

The Benson Hotel is a 12 storied, 1913 historical Portland landmark that has all of its original decor, including Italian marble floor, rich walnut paneling; rare Circassian walnut from the imperial forests of Russia, Austrian crystal chandeliers, the classical coffered ceiling, and the cast-iron railing along the sweeping Italian marble staircase. The Benson Hotel has long been the hotel of choic... [Read more]