Ep. 489 - Pickfair

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Pickfair estate was once one of the most lavish properties in Hollywood. This had been the home of old Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and was previously a hunting lodge. Pickford would be the first to talk about haunting activity in her home starting in the 1930s. Stories would continue through the years until Pia Zadora bought the property and demolished the historic mansion, claiming that the paranormal activity was getting out of hand. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Pickfair! The Moment in Oddity features the USS O'Bannon and This Month in History features the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Our location was suggested by Jennifer Almond.

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Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

(Moment in Oddity) Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing
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(This Month in History) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
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Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

The following music was used for this media project:

Hollywood Follies by 5 Alarm Music

Music: Haunted House by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4738-haunted-house
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Transcript

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0:00.0	History tells the story of the world and of our lives.
0:21.9	Sometimes, that history goes bump in the night, broadcasting from the center of
0:35.2	poverty and the supernatural in central Florida. It's the history goes bump
0:41.7	podcast.
0:45.3	Hello, you spooktacular people. Welcome to this 489th episode of The History Goes
0:53.4	bump podcast. Ghost tours for the theater of the mind. I'm your host Diane. And this
0:58.0	is Kelly still in California. But hopefully next time you'll be back here in the studio
1:03.2	with me. Yes. On this episode, we have a location that was suggested by our listener,
1:08.4	Jennifer Almond. And it's kind of dear to my heart because this goes back to old Hollywood
1:13.6	and I think everybody knows how much I love old Hollywood. And that's the pick fair estate.
1:19.3	This was once the home of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Looking forward to bringing
1:23.7	you the history and haunts of this location. Before we get into that, we want to welcome
1:27.8	into this spooktacular crew, Sabrina, Sarah, Sadie. Look, Kelly, we have a little bit
1:33.5	of your alliteration. I'm going to with the S is there Amber, Sin, CYN, and Carrie, KERY.
1:41.8	Thank you so much for joining our Facebook group. And now this moment, Naughtity.
1:56.4	The moment in Audity was suggested by Jared Rang. There's an interesting Navy legend
2:01.9	involving the USS O'Bannon, which was a Fletcher class destroyer. It was the Navy's most
2:07.2	decorated ship of that class during World War II, having earned 17 Battlestars and a presidential
2:13.1	unit citation. The legend surrounding this ship involves a battle with the Japanese submarine.
2:18.9	The event took place in April of 1943. The O'Bannon spotted the Japanese sub cruising on the
2:25.2	ocean's surface. Initially, the plan was to ram the sub. However, the captain was uncertain if
2:31.2	the submarine could be a mine layer, which would have resulted in blowing up the USS O'Bannon.
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