Recent Popular Culture Blog | Famous Places PostsSpelling Family Home for Saleby Libby Pelham27 Mar 2009 05:26 PMIf you happen to have $150 million lying around (come on, check those sofa cushions!), you can purchase a really lovely Los Angeles home. Aaron Spelling, known for such television hits as "Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty," and "Beverly Hills 90210," died in 2006 from a stroke at the age of 83. California Fires Threaten Celebrity Homesby Libby Pelham15 Nov 2008 12:20 PMOnce again, California wildfires are threatening homes. A fast growing fire started in Montecito, California, which is in the hills above Santa Barbara. Today, Oprah talked about the wildfires, which threaten her own neighborhood. Scary Places: The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Coloradoby Libby Pelham27 Oct 2008 07:28 AMWhen I mention the name "The Stanley Hotel," you may think "But Libby, I've never heard of this place." Perhaps not, but if you have ever seen the classic Kubrick/King horror The Shining, you have gotten a sense of The Stanley. Scary Places: The Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennesseeby Libby Pelham22 Oct 2008 03:32 PMSince I am doing the "Scary Places" series, I figured I would toot my own hometown's horn and talk about one of its scariest places, the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Most Memphians are aware of the story of Mary. It is even said that she has a favorite seat - C-5. Scary Places: Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticutby Libby Pelham21 Oct 2008 01:59 PMOkay, so you might expect a cemetery, especially at night, to be a bit spooky. But, some say that Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut is especially full of unexplained phenomena. The cemetery dates all the way back to the 1600s, so there is a lot of history there. Scary Places: RMS Queen Maryby Libby Pelham20 Oct 2008 03:53 AMWhile thinking about scary places, I remembered the RMS Queen Mary. When I think of the word "ocean liner," usually something along the lines of the Love Boat comes to mind. But apparently, there are some disturbing happenings going on in the Queen Mary. Scary Places: Bobby Mackey's Music Worldby Libby Pelham19 Oct 2008 08:08 AMI know what you are thinking - "What in the world?" How can a place called Bobby Mackey's Music World be haunted? Well, I was thinking the same thing, but then the name kept appearing in research. Scary Places: The Hotel Chelsea in New York Cityby Libby Pelham17 Oct 2008 12:17 PMEver notice how ghosts tend to haunt old dwellings where many tortured souls lived? Such is the case of the historic Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The Chelsea was built in 1883, when that particular area was the center of the theater district. Scary Places: Waverly Hills Sanatoriumby Libby Pelham16 Oct 2008 03:46 AMWhat could be creepier than a sanatorium? In the case of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, not much! It opened in 1910 for tuberculosis patients. While tuberculosis can often be successfully treated today, back then, the patients were locked away. Scary Places: The White House - Part IIby Libby Pelham15 Oct 2008 03:35 AMYesterday, I was talking about the ghosts at the White House. Abraham Lincoln is a spirit that many have claimed to have seen. Recent Blog Comments Libby Pelham says... "I would pay to see both him and Kate just go away!" Michele Cheplic says... "It was just a matter of time before Jon self destructed." |
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