I feel that this thread should be prefaced with a cautionary
desecration advisory for those of you not familiar with this haunted
site and the details surrounding the tragic murder of the Grimes
sisters and may find it upsetting...I assure you it is not intended to
sensationalize the events that have propagated this legend, the
continued paranormal activity reported there or exploit the plight of
the family that owned the property as a consequence of their front yard
being the location of a horr… Continue

I took these photos over the course of a month and a half in Feb and March of '08 ...it is the progressive demolition photos of Plymouth Place retirement home...a reputedly haunted location as recounted by employees and confirmed by my own vigilance in chronicling the dismantling of what was considered the Ritz Carlton of nursing homes and the destination of choice for many of the more affluent and in some cases “connected” of the Chicago elite following it’s construction back in 1944...

As the… Continue

There is a duality associated with the Peabody Estate (tomb) legend,
and most that grew up in the Chicago land area are at least vaguely cognizant of it as some of the lore is apparently founded by fact while much is the result of fabrication and the added embellishments of countless retelling the artistic license of childhood narration permits (insert wise crack here) ....
Recent research has nudged the sublimated memory to the surface of a tale an older kid in the neighborhood used to spin abo… Continue

At precisely what point does dedication become compulsion if not full blown OCD?...
Is it the adrenalin rush associated with wandering through a cemetery alone in the wee hours of the night, the need to escape the mundane banality of everyday life that only the reckless abandon of extreme sports, roller coasters or an enlisted tour of Afghanistan could rival but practicality negates?..I had to ask myself this question as I stopped on the side of the road at 4:15 am to wipe the condensation from… Continue

What can I say about St. James that will adequately describe it and not detract from it as an active site and a registered historic landmark?...I chose the designation of trip ten because like most of the others I have usurped in the area as one of my ongoing sites, I have lost count so it seemed like a legitimate approximation ...The legend associated with this location as promulgated by the links below is founded on the police reports of between 8-10 hooded “monk” figures ascending the tombsto… Continue