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Investigation Report

Location: Hotel Castaneda, Las Vegas, NM
Date: 08 August 2001
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 31%
Geomagnetic Storm Activity: Unsettled
Temperature: 87
Number of Photos taken: 400
Number with possible targets: 1
Average EM Readings: 9nt @ 22Hz
Average M fields Readings: 1nt
Average E Field Readings: 1vpm
Cold Spots detected: None
Hot Spots Detected: None
Olfactory Phenomena: None
Visual Phenomena: None
Type of Investigation: Ghost Hunt

All information and photos Copyright 2001 by Cody Polston, Bob Carter and SGHA. All Rights Reserved.

Location Description and History

Built in 1898 as a jewel in Fred Harvey's famed chain of railroad hotels, La Castaneda is one of the early Harvey Houses to be built in the Mission Revival Style. Its main facade and courtyard face the railroad tracks. La Castaneda was a sister hotel to Albuquerque's Alvarado Hotel, which unfortunately was demolished in 1970. A visit to La Castaneda should include a walk through the hotel's grand lobby and dining room, both remarkably intact. 

Mission style brick two-story building has a U-shaped plan with central bell tower, sign on tower, arches on wraparound porch. Signs include "18 Hotel Castañeda 98," "Hotel Office," "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office," and Richards & Pringles Famous Georgia Minstrels.

Reported Phenomena

  • Disembodied voices and footsteps
  • Feelings of being watched, sensed presence
  • Cold Spots

The Investigation

During this investigation we recorded a single interesting EM field (9nt @ 22Hz) in the lobby. We were not able to investigate the second floor during this investigation due to construction.

Photographs


Odd blur of light




The Lobby

 


Odd light source on stairs.








A interesting photo

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