New Year's Resolution: keep talking to ghosts!
New Year's Resolution: keep talking to ghosts!
July 2024
Indianapolis, IN
Located in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, we were able to do a bit of exploring while on vacation inside America’s first Union Station. Constructed in 1888, the station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel features authentic 1920s Pullman train cars as well as the impressive 55,000 sq. ft. Grand Hall. We stayed in one of the historic train cars and even did a little ghost investigating during our visit.
The hotel also features life-size white fiberglass “ghost statues,” created by a local artist. I will say that they can be startling as you navigate the hotel, especially when you are not expecting them. The period-dressed figures include flappers, nuns, conductors, travelers, and more, and are meant to represent the “ghosts” of people who once passed through the station during its heyday.
While conducting an Estes Method session in the Union Station hallway, Jim Williams and Al Grajek experienced something unusual in real time. During the session, Jim heard an interesting sound that immediately caught his attention. Upon later review, the sound closely resembles an old-school split-flap display. This is the old mechanical display boards once widely used in train stations that flipped individual panels to reveal letters or numbers, producing a clicking and clacking noise as they updated.
Jim was the only one who heard the sound, as Al was acting as the receiver and was wearing headphones during the Estes Method session. After hearing the clacking noise, Jim pulled Al out of the session. The sound did not resemble ventilation noise and did not occur again for the remainder of the investigation.
Note: This clip below contains vulgar language.
Split-flap board clicking/clacking sound heard by Jim Williams.
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