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Brown Hotel
Address: 335 W. Broadway Pricing: Adults, $15: children 8-12, $5 Phone: (502) 689-5117 Hours: Seasonal, Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; reservations requested Parking:nearby pay lots, metered parking
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Mr. Ghost Walker tours Louisville's most haunted
Every Friday night from early May through mid-November, groups stroll through downtown Louisville to hear ghost tales and the haunted histories behind some of the city's most famous landmarks.
Led by Robert W. Parker — Mr. Ghost Walker himself — the 90-minute tour begins in the first-floor lobby of the Brown Hotel at 7:30 p.m. Parker, the author of Haunted Louisville and a middle-school teacher by day, leads a spirited tour through the Brown Hotel, the Louisville Palace, the Seelbach Hotel, the Brennan House and other sites said to be haunted.
Does hotelier J. Graham Brown haunt his namesake hotel? Could that shadow in a mirror at the Seelbach Hotel be something more? What other downtown sites are reputed to be haunted? Come on the tour and decide for yourself if these are tales of the paranormal —or just frightfully good yarns.
Call (502) 689-5117 or e-mail LouGhstWalks@aol.com for reservations, which are required for all tours. This tour is not suitable for children younger than 8. Discounts apply for Jefferson County Public School employees.
In September and October, Walker also leads tours on Saturday nights.
Walker also will schedule private party walks on nights other than Friday for groups of six to 30. He will also come for 20- to 30-minute speaking engagements to businesses, homes or other locations. He'll share stories that he doesn't use on the public walks and show actual photographs of haunted properties. If you can't come on the tour, Mr. Ghost Walker will come to you!
- by Ivonne Rovira, Louisville Reporter for HelloMetro
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A haunted chessboard? That's the story at the Brown Hotel, where board pieces have appeared to move by an unseen hand. Some say original owner James Graham Brown loved a good game of chess — and still does. Photo by Bill Wolfe
Robert Parker, "Mr. Ghost Walker" himself, shows his first book, "Haunted Louisville," to a tour guest, schoolteacher Courtney Wiegand. Photo by Bill Wolfe
Do animals have spirits? Some swear they have heard the barking of Woozem, Brown's poodle, in the grand hotel Brown built. Both still live on — in sculpture at least, on adjacent Theater Square. Photo by Bill Wolfe
One of Louisville's most historic buildings, the Brennan House, is also believed to be one of the city's most haunted locations. Parker makes sure visitors hear some of the chilling stories of the old mansion. Photo by Bill Wolfe
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