Ep. 498 - Memphis' Victorian Village

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Memphis' Adams Avenue is where the rich built their homes during the Victorian era. Today, it is referred to as the Victorian Village, but in its heyday, this was Millionaire's Row. These gorgeous homes not only represent the opulent lifestyle of the rich Victorian times, they hold history and ghosts. Memphis has an amazingly rich history and culture that is both positive and dark and that is the case with the spirits here too. Some are benevolent, while others are hostile. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Memphis' Victorian Village! The Moment in Oddity features the Original Mechanical Doll and This Month in History features the birth of Raoul Wallenberg.

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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
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

The following music was used for this media project:

Spooky Piano by Tim Kulig
Egypt Expedition - Threatful Shadows by Samuel Francis Johnson

Transcript

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0:00.0	History tells the story of the world and of our lives.
0:22.0	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
0:32.0	Broadcasting from the Central Apology and the Supernatural in Central Florida, it's the history goes bump podcast.
0:48.0	Hello you spooktacular people welcome to this 498th episode of the history goes bump podcast ghost tours for the theater of the mind.
0:56.0	I'm your host Diane and this is Kelly Kelly on this episode we're going to be featuring another one of these millionaires rose.
1:04.0	I think every major city in America had one back in the day, especially during the Victorian era.
1:09.0	Only a few of them still survive today and there happen to be a few of these glorious mansions in Memphis that are still around.
1:16.0	So this is going to be Memphis's Victorian village.
1:19.0	Before we get into that we want to welcome into the spooktacular crew Terrence Sarah with an H Anna Christina with no H she must have given it to Sarah and Tamala.
1:30.0	Thank you so much for joining our spooktacular crew.
1:34.0	And now this moment notity.
1:45.0	The moment in oddity was suggested by Brianne Sanford.
1:49.0	Once upon a time in a year not so long ago there was a life sized doll that caught the attention of many.
1:55.0	To the extent that a woman wanted to purchase the doll for her granddaughter.
1:59.0	The doll was born in Como, Colorado in 1890.
2:03.0	Her name was Lady Blythe Vashti Marvin and she started performing at the ripe old age of seven.
2:09.0	She was discovered by Mary Elich as Blythe was pretending to be a mechanical doll.
2:14.0	Due to her performances she became known as Lady Blythe the original mechanical doll.
2:19.0	She performed at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco as well as performing as the headliner in the Orphium circuit.
2:26.0	One of the most commonly shared stories of her career was when she was working in the window of Bullock's department store in Los Angeles.
2:33.0	It took place just before Christmas as Lady Blythe played her part of the mechanical doll in the window of the store.
2:39.0	Santa would wind her up and then the doll would break down and the performance would repeat with Santa ultimately picking her up and carrying her away.
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