Haunted Houses of California A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits

by May, Antoinette

• ISBN13: 9781884550355
• ISBN10: 1884550355
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-13
• Publisher: Wide World Publishing

Summary

From San Diego’s Whaley House to Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon Saloon, California offers an amazing array of haunted sites. Enriched with historical background and generously illustrated, this fascinating, fun-to-read guide documents dozens of chill-inducing spots throughout the state, including hotels, bars, schools, historic buildings, and natural areas. Among the intriguing sites listed are the famous Winchester Mystery House, the infamous Red, White, and Blue Beach, and a host of lesser-known gems like the Easkoot House in Stinson Beach.

Table of Contents

Foreward	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(8)
San Francisco	19	(42)
Hotel Union Square	20	(2)
Flood Building	22	(2)
The Plush Room (York Hotel)	24	(1)
Curran Theatre	25	(2)
Westin St. Francis Hotel	27	(2)
The Haskell House	29	(7)
San Francisco Art Institute	36	(4)
Montandon Townhouse	40	(4)
Mansions Hotel & Restaurant	44	(4)
The Haunting of Alcatraz	48	(8)
The Atherton House	56	(5)
San Francisco Bay Area	61	(28)
The Ghost in the Haunted Toy Store	62	(7)
The Rengstorff House	69	(4)
The Peninsula School	73	(4)
Kohl Mansion	77	(6)
Wheeler Office	83	(3)
The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve	86	(3)
The Wine Country	89	(16)
Hotel La Rose	90	(2)
The Valley of the Moon Saloon	92	(2)
The Madrono Manor	94	(5)
Migliavacca Mansion	99	(6)
Northern Coast	105	(16)
Easkoot House	106	(5)
The Haunted Doll House	111	(2)
Mill CottageNHenner Inn & Cottages	113	(3)
Mendocino Hotel	116	(5)
The Mother Lode Country/The Sierra	121	(38)
Ahwahnee Hotel	122	(2)
Willow Hotel	124	(3)
Bathroom Machineries	127	(2)
Dorrinton Hotel	129	(3)
Hotel Leger	132	(5)
Sutter Creek Inn	137	(3)
Vineyard House	140	(4)
Nevada County Historical Museum	144	(4)
Laney House	148	(4)
Cal-Neva Resort	152	(3)
Truckee Hotel	155	(4)
Central California	159	(30)
Winchester Mystery House	160	(9)
Santa Maria Inn	169	(2)
Pacheco Pass	171	(6)
Morgan Hill	177	(7)
Mount Madonna County Park	184	(5)
Central Coast	189	(36)
Pierpoint Inn	190	(4)
Stevenson House	194	(2)
Stokes Adobe	196	(4)
Sunshine Villa	200	(4)
Brookdale Lodge	204	(6)
Red, White & Blue Beach	210	(10)
Moss Beach Distillery	220	(5)
Los Angeles Area	225	(30)
The Real Ghost Busters	226	(8)
Thelma Todd's Garage	234	(7)
Heritage Park	241	(2)
The Elke Sommer-Joe Hyams House	243	(7)
The Queen Mary	250	(5)
San Diego Area	255	(46)
Hotel del Coronado	256	(12)
Rancho Jamul	268	(3)
Horton Grand Hotel	271	(5)
Thomas Whaley House	276	(12)
Casa de Estudillo	288	(6)
Grande Colonial Hotel	294	(4)
The Fallbrook Enterprise	298	(3)
Bibliography	301	(6)
Index	307	(5)
About the Author	312