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The Biograph Theater-The Death of John Dillinger
The Biograph Theater-The Death of John Dillinger
By Barek Halfhand
Spring in Chicago represents an almost ritualistic awakening from hibernation as the lakeside city is finally freed from the often debilitating grip of Midwestern winter extremes… a drive along Lake Shore Drive on one of these sun bathed, warmer afternoons proves that…
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The Drew Peterson House
The Drew Peterson House
By Barek Halfhand
By now, unless you have been living in a cave you all know…
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The Lost Blog
Added by Barek Halfhand on February 7, 2013 at 10:04am — 1 Comment
The Minnesota State School
The Minnesota State School
by Barek Halfhand
Minnesota is a beautiful state and “Land of a Thousand Lake” is not only a catchy license plate an apt geographical description …the tall pines and white barked birches begin to flank the roadway the farther north past the Twin cities you may venture … trekking towards central state…
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The Alamo
The Alamo
by Barek Halfhand
Smack dab in the heart of downtown San Antonio stands an archaic structure has come to serve as the symbol of Texas pride… the name “Alamo” alone represents an entire lexicon of history, lore, romance and war …on one particularly warm Sunday morning I made my way to south on Texas I…
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The St Paul Hotel (St Paul MN) and the Orpheum Theater (Omaha NE)
The St Paul Hotel (St Paul MN) and the Orpheum Theater (Omaha NE)
By Barek Halfhand
The summer of 2012 has thus far been the hottest in the Midwest in recorded history and lowest levels rainfall precipitation measured since the mid 30’s, the likes of which were so bad that it prolonged and exacerbated and already deeply depressed economy…the relentless heat and lack of moisture has decimated crops and vegetation in such a large geographic region that the lack of food production…
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Katherine Legge Park
“3 miles away: At Katherine Legge Memorial Park, the main building (not the lodge) used to be a woman's dorm. Supposedly if you are there alone at night on the first floor, you can hear footsteps on the second floor...”
Source:…
Added by Barek Halfhand on July 10, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments
Road Trip 2012 Part 2
Road Trip 2012 Part 2
Here is an update that includes a new site just outside Detroit MI that is rumored to be experiencing supernatural activity as well as some (edited) photos from my Oklahoma/Old RT 66 back-roads excursion...
Are they watching from the trees?...
Here are the (compressed to 1MB) photos...some have been slightly sharpened or color enhanced (5/2012) 48 total...…
Added by Barek Halfhand on June 1, 2012 at 4:46pm — No Comments
Road Trip 2012
Road Trip 2012
by Barek Halfhand
I learned of “The Murder Homestead” by way of referral and it struck me as both pretentious while at the same time provocative but regardless I couldn’t resist going there once an emailed photo landed in my inbox…
I’m not entirely sure of precisely what contributory factors may be responsible actuating the maniacal spirit that dwells within the walls of that small, abandoned ranch style home on the hill…perhaps it has something to do with…
Added by Barek Halfhand on March 9, 2012 at 9:10am — 2 Comments
The Congress Hotel, Fort Dearborn and the old Chicago Main Library.
The old gothic architecture of the building with the neon red “CONGRESS HOTEL” sign glowing at it’s anterior has been a prominent fixture of the Chicago nighted skyline for over a century...it is still clearly visible from Lake Shore Drive against the modern backdrop of contemporary skyscrapers towering overheard...
Upon conducting research for my last article;…
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The Ghosts Of The Haymarket Riot
Ghosts of the Haymarket Riot
by Barek Halfhand
The Carter Harrison (Sr.) administration saw it’s share of turmoil during his stint as Chicago mayor...The nation’s first prolific serial killer; H.H. Holmes prowled the periphery of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (White City) to prey upon tourists, urban transplants and transients...ironically Mayor Harrison would be murdered by a political anarchist in the foyer of his Ashland Avenue mansion mere days before he was…
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Haunted Archer Avenue- Fairmount Hills
by Barek Halfhand
*From 5-09:
The Archer Avenue gates to Fairmont Hills lie between St James Church and The Willow Brook Ballroom along the farthest, forest draped reaches of that famous stretch of Chicago land roadway. There was no predetermined destination when stumbled into my jeep slopping coffee on my lap at 5 am one morning, but knowing that there was a good chance of finding an open pre dawn gate at either St James… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on October 4, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment
The Old Joliet Prison
by Barek Halfhand
It’s been over a decade since I worked at the Joliet Correctional Center and just returning to the empty main lot reminded me of the dread, insecurity and very real sense of mortal vulnerability that only… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on September 7, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
Road Trip 2011 Part 2
by Barek Halfhand
The gargantuan propellers seem surprisingly graceful spinning in the distance as the wind farms of pastoral north central Indiana suddenly dominate the landscape and have come to serve as my symbolic gateway to… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on August 6, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Maple Lake
By Barek Halfhand
Maple Lake is a man made body of water just off of the famous haunted Archer Avenue back roads ...the immediate proximity of St James, The Willow Brook Ballroom, Fairmount and Red Gate Woods to Maple/Bullfrog lakes and the long standing albeit less famous legend associated with that placid place in the woods prompted me to add this site to my ongoing coverage of this remote corner of Cook County...
A well stocked lake with a maximum depth… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on June 8, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments
The 65th Anniversary Of The Naperville Train Crash
By Barek Halfhand
April 25th 2011 at 1:03 pm marked the 65th anniversary of one of the worst railroad accidents in American history leaving 43 dead and 125 injured ...I arrived in far west suburban Naperville at…
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Added by Barek Halfhand on May 1, 2011 at 5:54pm — 1 Comment
An Old Downtown Cemetery (updates included)
An Old Downtown Cemetery (updates included)
By Barek Halfhand
Far west suburban Downers Grove is one of many of the main street revitalization projects designed to help reinvigorated the existing classic storefront shops that languished economically in the early 90's with the inception of the Wal Mart superstore model by way of the addition of specialty shops, concept bar & grills, and of course “Starbucks... The…
Added by Barek Halfhand on April 4, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
Bachelor's Grove 15
Bachelor's Grove 15
by Barek Halfhand
The Blizzard Of 2011 crippled Chicago-land with over 20 inches of snow the beginning of February, leaving many stranded on Lake Shore Drive for an upwards of 8 hours or more after a stalled bus choked off the already crawling traffic flow...the lake effect wind driven snow blowing vertically from the east quickly buried and immobilized vehicles frozen in gridlock necessitating a consortium of … Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on February 21, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Road Trip 2011 Part One
Road Trip 2011 Part One
By Barek Halfhand
The first Road Trip of 2011 was focused on mostly new sites with the exception of one location that has has allegedly been the subject of increasing supernatural activity …
While the ongoing coverage of my famous local sites, many of which I am fortunate enough to reside within an immediate proximity often serves to alleviate the prosaic drudgery of everyday… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on January 14, 2011 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments
The St Paschal Friary Demolition
By Barek Halfhand
The decision to conclude the Peabody Estate installments as one of my recurrent locations ironically coincided with the County F.P.’s announcement that commencement of the St. Paschal Friary… Continue
Added by Barek Halfhand on October 25, 2010 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments
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The GhostBreakers Annual Gettysburg Paranormal Gathering
July 20, 2013 from 11am to 5pm – David Stewart Farm Route #116 (Fairfield road) Gettysburg Pa.
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