Southern Fried Spirits: A Guide to Haunted Restaurants, Inns, and Taverns

by Wlodarski, Robert James

• ISBN13: 9781556227769
• ISBN10: 1556227760
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Ghosts are part of a magical universe embraced by every society and culture, and telling ghost stories has been a way to communicate ideas, fears, and history since the beginning of mankind. Most of us like a good mystery, and ghosts still represent one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in our universe.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
Arkansas	1	(8)
Old Van Buren Inn and Bed and Breakfast	1	(8)
Florida	9	(26)
The Biltmore Hotel	9	(5)
Don Cesar Beach Resort	14	(3)
Homestead Restaurant	17	(3)
Harry's Seafood, Bar, Grill	20	(4)
Island Hotel	24	(4)
Ashley's Restaurant	28	(7)
Georgia	35	(20)
The 1848 House	35	(5)
The Pirates' House	40	(4)
The Public House Restaurant	44	(3)
17 Hundred 90	47	(4)
The Olde Pink House Restaurant and Planters Tavern	51	(4)
Kentucky	55	(8)
Bobby Mackey's	55	(4)
Gratz Park Inn	59	(4)
Louisiana	63	(38)
Old Absinthe House Bar	63	(4)
Commander's Palace	67	(3)
The Delta Queen	70	(3)
Royal Cafe	73	(3)
Dauphine Orleans	76	(3)
Antoine's Restaruant	79	(4)
Le Pavillon Hotel	83	(3)
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub	86	(2)
Oak Alley Plantation, Restaurant & Inn	88	(4)
Ormond Plantation	92	(4)
The Myrtles	96	(5)
Mississippi	101	(10)
King's Tavern Restaurant and Lounge	101	(10)
North Carolina	111	(10)
The Grove Park Inn Resort	111	(6)
Richmond Hill Inn	117	(4)
South Carolina	121	(4)
Evans Pelican Inn	121	(4)
Tennessee	125	(8)
Walking Horse Hotel and Shops	125	(3)
The Westin Hermitage Suite Hotel	128	(5)
Texas	133	(68)
The Alamo Street Restaurant	133	(4)
Victoria's Black Swan Inn	137	(5)
The Menger Hotel	142	(10)
The Holiday Inn Crockett Hotel	152	(4)
The Camberley Gunter Hotel	156	(3)
Crowne Plaza St. Anthony	159	(4)
Cadillac Bar	163	(2)
Cafe Camille	165	(2)
Wunsche Bros. Cafe & Saloon	167	(5)
The Driskill Hotel	172	(3)
The Catfish Plantation Restaurant	175	(4)
Country Spirit	179	(3)
Ye Kendall Inn	182	(3)
Laborde House Inn	185	(2)
Beulah's Restaurant	187	(3)
The Grey Moss Inn	190	(3)
The Jefferson Hotel	193	(3)
La Carafe	196	(5)
Virginia	201	(32)
Camberley's Martha Washington Inn	201	(5)
Olde Towne Inn	206	(3)
The Smythe's Cottage and Tavern	209	(4)
Le Lafayette Restaurant	213	(2)
Tandom's Pine Tree Inn	215	(3)
The Chamberlin	218	(3)
Historic Michie Tavern	221	(2)
Wayside Inn	223	(3)
Eldon: The Inn at Chatham	226	(2)
King's Arms Tavern	228	(3)
Frederick House	231	(2)
West Virginia	233	(10)
General Lewis Inn	233	(5)
Richard's Olde Country Inn	238	(5)
Bibliography	243	(6)
Helpful Information on Ghosts	249	(6)
Index	255