Ghost stories ride-Tonight! Friday December 22nd!
Join us for a Full Moon ghost hunting bike ride!
Meeting at Manny's Deli at 6:30 PM.
Event is here: http://www.thechainlink.org/events/paranormal-research-ride
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Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on
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when could you make it? We haven't yet set a date.
Also, I'd kind of prefer to do a straight up spooky-haunted ride. Ghost bikes certainly have significance, but I'm thinking more along the lines of imaginary terror. We all experience the rear dangers of riding in the streets, and I'd rather have the focus be off of that for a bit.
One idea would be to Maybe do a post Critical Mass ghost hunting ride on the 29th. I'm imaging part urban exploration, part spectral-analysis. It might interfere with some Halloween parties, but I think it could be a pretty good time.
Some ideas of places: On the Northside:
The grounds of the Maryville academy on Montrose, near the lake....a former home to troubled teens...who knows what spirits lie there.
North Park Village: A former Tuberculosis Asylum, now a retirement home. A lot of deaths per acre to be sure.
Bohemian Cemetery-The graves of gypsies will not rest
Central:
The last of the Cabrini Green high rises have been demolished, but at night, people report seeing strange flashes of colors, which match gang colors.
-Fort Dearborn site- Chicago was built on a violent past that still cries out...
That's kind of a start. depending on where the ride starts there could be various locations where we could go.
I also have an Illinois Ghost stories book for other locations.
Glen (FTF) said:I am a storyteller, I love haunted/ghost/scary stories and Halloween and I like to specialize in regional stories, myths and lore(scary ones to of course)
But I can't make it AGAIN! too hell with always being busy when something fun is going on :-(
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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on
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The Logan Square Eagle?
When I moved to Logan Square in '96 people liked to say "A few years ago it was so dangerous here they'd have to clear the dead bodies from the square every Sunday morning."
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844 dead between Clark and LaSalle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland
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Somehow I always knew about the Eastland, but never connected where it actually sunk. That's right outside of my office. I'm going to go check it out on my lunch break.
I don't understand how Harpo Studios is haunted with the Eastland Ghosts, but apparently, that was where they took the recovered bodies.
H3N3 said:844 dead between Clark and LaSalle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland
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Permalink Reply by Jared on
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I'm really going to have to assume that Bohemian National is locked at night. I know Graceland closes at 4:30 and doesn't even allow bikes. But of course we could just ride past.
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Candy Man is from Cabrini Green. I read it in the Wikipedia, so it must be true.
I actually remember watching that as a kid and being scared of mirrors for years. It didn't help that my family had this cheesy mirror colored wall right in our living room.
And, the cemetaries would be locked at night, but we can always go around the outside. At least it's possible to see stuff in there, unlike the massive wall at Graceland.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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I posted these on your FB too, but
Our Lady of the Angels fire at West Iowa Street and North Avers Avenue, the memorials at the cemetary are cool, but far in Hillside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Angels_School_fire
the Sausage Vat Murder at Hermitage Avenue and Diversey Parkway , although that's all condo's now, so its not as creepy as it used to be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Luetgert
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Thanks for the locations, Liz. We are going to have to go back to doing this on the Full moon for full effect. The only thing is that there are so many Haunted Chicago sites that it's going to be hard to narrow it down.
For gear, I'm planning on bringing a compass, ouija board, mirrors and every recording device that I have. I've never done ghost hunting before, is there anything that I should bring? Is there a preference on general location?
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Permalink Reply by Ricardo Cervantes on
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An EMF detector is said to be handy in ghosthunting.
jamimaria said:Thanks for the locations, Liz. We are going to have to go back to doing this on the Full moon for full effect. The only thing is that there are so many Haunted Chicago sites that it's going to be hard to narrow it down.
For gear, I'm planning on bringing a compass, ouija board, mirrors and every recording device that I have. I've never done ghost hunting before, is there anything that I should bring? Is there a preference on general location?
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Permalink Reply by milesperhour on
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some friends and i broke into the TB asylum in high school. that was absolutely the creepiest thing i've done in my life. there were patient records still in the basement and in what looked like morgue rooms, with patient tables and huge lights overhead.
jamimaria said:North Park Village: A former Tuberculosis Asylum, now a retirement home. A lot of deaths per acre to be sure.
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The event is posted here: http://www.thechainlink.org/events/paranormal-research-ride
It is the same night as the full moon fiasco. I never heard back from Dana regarding teaming up...but there are enough cyclists to support two late night bike rides. If possible, I'll see if we can meet them towards the end of the paranormal researching. However, the ride will spent mostly in the outdoors, visiting the sites. Hopefully it doesn't rain.
We'll spend some time at each site to recount the general history, and then do some "experiments" to detect "spirits." If you want your own spirits, please bring them discreetly.
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