The Haunting History of The Congress Plaza Hotel: Deep Dive Discussion

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for a spooky journey into one of Chicago’s most haunted places: The Congress Plaza Hotel! This historic hotel, with its grand ballroom and luxurious rooms, holds a dark secret. For over a century, guests have reported chilling encounters with the supernatural. From the tragic tale of the White Lady to the playful spirit of the Drummer Boy, the hotel is alive with unexplained phenomena.

People tell stories of shadowy figures, objects moving on their own, and disembodied voices echoing through the halls. Even paranormal investigators have documented strange occurrences. Is it residual energy, intelligent spirits, or something else entirely? Get ready to explore the history, the stories, and the evidence that make The Congress Plaza Hotel a hotbed of paranormal activity.

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0:37.0	Okay, so have you ever walked into a place and felt this weird like energy, like something happened there.
0:43.8	You mean like a kind of historical residue?
0:45.9	Yeah, exactly.
0:46.7	I don't just mean like, oh, they filmed a movie here,
0:49.0	more like a kind of like a lingering presence.
0:51.0	Well, get ready, because today we're diving into a place practically drowning in that.
0:55.0	Chicago's Congress Plaza Hotel, it's got glamour, it's got history, and just say it's got more than its fair share of ghost stories.
1:05.0	What's fascinating about the Congress Plaza right from the get-go is it's not some, you know,
1:09.4	creepy old mansion hidden in the woods.
1:12.4	This place was built for the 1893
1:14.9	World's Columbian Exposition. Oh wow yeah wasn't that a huge deal. Huge
1:19.1	imagine like the pinnacle of progress and innovation and this hotel was the place to be.
1:25.0	So we're talking like presidents and inventors and...
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