TWISTED TOUR GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES PDF Download

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
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Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Scandals: Sister Aimee Semple’s disappearance, Zoot Suit riots, Howard Hughes’ collisions, George Michael sex sting, Dr. Lanterman’s abortions, Pio Pico shortsighted swap, Rodney King beating, Roman Polanski’s flight from justice and Julian Oil, Valhalla Cemetery and Girard Swindles Famous Homicides and Killers: Billionaire Boys Club, Barbara Graham, Black Dahlia, Bonnie Lee Bakely, Edward Allaway, Police Captain Walter Auble, Charles Crawford, Christian Brando, Dominique Dunne, Dr. Raymond Finch, Efren Saldivar, Ennis Cosby, Geneva Ellroy, Haing Ngor, Johnny Stompanato, Mickey and Trudy Thompson, Newhall CHP Shootout, Nicole Brown-Simpson, SLA Fuselage, Phil Spector, Ramon Novarro, Rebecca Schaeffer, Ronni Chasen, Sal Mineo, Sam Cooke, Susan Berman, Ted Healy, North Hollywood Bank of America Heist, Van Cleef & Arpels Hostage Standoff, William Desmond Taylor and the Wonderland massacres Serial Killers: Charles Manson, Golden State Killer, Richard Ramirez and Hillside Stranger Murder-Suicides: Dorothy Stratten, Johnny Lewis, Ned Doheny and Phil Hartman Assassinations and Contract Murders: Bugsy Siegel, Notorious B.I.G., Raymond Washington, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Vic Weiss Celebrity Suicides and Locations: Brian Keith, Carol Landis, Hotel Cecil, Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge, Darby Crash, DeeDee Ramone, Del Shannon, Don Cornelius, Freddie Prinze, George Reeve, Herve Villechaize, Hugh O’Connor, Keith Emerson, Lupe Velez, Margaux Hemmingway, Peg Entwistle, Pete Duel, Pier Angeli, Ross Alexander, Tony Scott and Verne Troyer Shocking Celebrity Deaths and Overdoses: Dennis Wilson, Lenny Bruce, Janis Joplin, John Belushi, Michael Jackson, Paul Walker, River Phoenix and Whitney Houston Prostitution and Renowned Madams: Lee Frances, Hollywood Love Market, Heidi Fleiss, Calle de los Negroes and Hugh Grant’s Indiscretion

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
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Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 199

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Annapolis, Maryland. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the former Colonial and current State Capitol region. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Annapolis, Maryland remains one of the most beguiling, historic and enchanting cities within the United States. Welcome to one on the most useful, eclectic and enlightening introductions. PUBLIC HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES: Admiral Farragut House, Annapolis Tea Party, Carr’s and Sparrow’s Beach Resorts, Hurricane Isabel, Senator Nathaniel Oaks, Alex Haley Memorial, Bladen’s Folly, Los Graves of Sacred Heart Church, Terminal Diner Racial Protest, Thomas Jefferson’s Yearlong Residence, Terminal Restaurant Boycott, Old Fourth Ward and People’s Park, Thurgood Marshall, and Yellowfin Steak and Fish House. PROMINENT ARCHITECTURE Anne Catherine and Jonas Green House, Brice-Jennings House, Brooksby-Shaw House, Charles Carroll House, St Mary’s Church, Chase-Lloyd House, Constantino Brumidi, Governor Calvert House, Governor’s Mansion, Hammond-Harwood House, James Brice House, John Callahan House, Mann’s Tavern, Maryland State Capitol Building, Maryland Inn, Maynard-Burgess House, Middleton Tavern, Murphy’s Row Houses, Parish Hall, Randall House, Reynolds Tavern, Robert Johnson House, Shiplap House, St. Anne’s Parish Church, St. Anne’s Parish, Whitehall Creek Farm, Gloucester Mews, William Butler House, William Paca House, Duke of Gloucester Street and Market House. U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Battle of Tripoli Monument, Confederate Commodore Waddell, Herndon Monument, Jeannette Arctic Exploration Monument, John McCain III, John Paul Jones’ Crypt, Itinerary of the Naval Academy Tours and Tamanend and Bill The Goat Sculptural Memorials. HOMOCIDES AND COLD MURDER CASES Belair Estates, Charles Smith’s Shooting Spree, Henry Davis Lynching, Nancy Snow Disappearance, Annapolis Law Enforcement History, Cornhill Street, Adrienne From The Harp and Crown, Donna Lee Dustin, Jacqueline Roberson, Straughan Lee Griffin, Robert and Kathryn Swartz, and Robert Steiner Murders. HISTORICAL BATTLES AND MEMORIALS: Battle of Severn, Camp Parole, General Lafayette’s Encampment, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Hall of Presidents Display, Nikolay Demidoff Gravestone, Cape St. Claire Guard House and World War II Memorial.

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twister Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tour Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Historic, Heroic and Flawed Personalities: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, John F. Kennedy, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, Controversial Supreme Court Justices, Dolley Madison, Daniel Sickles, John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, James Garfield, Mary Ann Hall, Frederick Douglass, Wild Rose O’Neal, Clara Barton, Anna Etheridge Hooks, Cleveland Abbe, Clover Adams, Buffalo Bill, Charles Lindbergh, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, General Douglas MacArthur, Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, Ezra Pound, Donald Trump, Malcolm X, George Lincoln Rockwell, Fanne Foxe, Robert Emmet, John and Rita Jenrette, Ronald Reagan, John Hinckley, Ted Kennedy, Oliver North, Gary Hart, Marion Barry, Vincent Foster, Aldrich Ames, Dick Morris, Elizabeth Ray, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Warren Harding, Grover Cleveland, Newt Gingrich, Don Sherwood, Mark Foley, Anthony Weiner and Edward Snowden, Architecture and Locations With A Distinctive Past: White House, Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Building, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marine Commandant’s Residence, Tayloe House, Dolley Madison House, Original D.C. City Hall, National Postal Museum, Washington Monument, Willard Hotel, Ford’s Theatre, William Peterson House, Mary Surratt Boarding House, Terrace Houses, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Thaddeus Stevens School, Supreme Court Building, Lafayette Square, Hay-Adams Hotel, Union Station, LeDroit Park, Congressional and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pools, Swampoodle, National Mall, Meridian Hill Park, Spanish Steps, Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, Knickerbocker Theatre, Potomac and Anacostia Flats, Mayflower Hotel, Watergate Steps, Holodomor Memorial, Martin’s Tavern, Congressional Cemetery, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Blair House, Uline Arena, Watergate Complex, Deep Throat Parking Garage, Washington Post, Tidal Basin, Sheridan Circle, Bassin’s, Washington Hilton, Vietnam War Memorial, Old Ebbitt Grill, La Brasserie, Rayburn House, Georgetown’s Old Stone House & Halcyon House, Floating Potomac Brothels, Exorcist Stairs, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dupont Circle, 9/11 Pentagon Memorial and Senator Barrack Obama’s Apartment. Historical Scandals: Petticoat Scandal, General Fighting Joe Hooker’s Division, Credit Mobilier Scandal, Lincoln Park Monument, Ohio Gang, Teapot Dome, Bonus Act, Watergate, Abscam, Contras and Drug Cartel Bust. Infamous Killings and Deaths: Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield, Frances Scott Key, William Taulbee, Arthur Brown, Leslie Coffelt, Alma Preinkert, Mary Pinchot Meyer, Gail Cobb, Orlando Letelier, Michael Halberstam, Raymond Nelson, Tran Van Chuong and Than Thj Nam, Serial Killer James Swann, Joyce Chiang, Chandra Levy, Beltway Sniper, Wanda Alston, David Rosenbaum, Alan Senitt, Robert Wone, Stephen Johns, Viola Herms and Mohammad Anwar.

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Central North Carolina. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the Triad Region. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. CHARLOTTE METRO Angels in America Production, Battle of Charlotte, Billy Graham, Christenbury Eye Center, Mecklenburg’s Declaration of Independence, Haunted Fire Station #4, Homeless Jesus Sculpture, James K. Polk, Jerry Richardson, Death By Elephant Squeeze, Murders of Kim Medlin and Reesa Trexler, Old Man Traffic, Stephen Curry, Jim Bakker, Praise The Lord Network, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, NFL Player Rae Carruth, Morris The Moose, Colonel Sanchez, Bob Walton’s Briefcase, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Metalmorphosis, Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center, Reed Gold Discovery, Lake Norman, Taco Bell Serial Killer, Helper Hotel, St. Peter’s Church, Liberty Hall, Queens University Hauntings, Dunhill Hotel, Carolina Theatre, Duke Mansion, Jefferson Davis, George Washington, Johnson Building, Streetcar Barn Depot, Myers Park United Methodist Church, Copeland House, Founders Hall, Bank of America Complex, Confederate Monument and Tryon Road GREENSBORO/BURLINGTON/WINSTON-SALEM Andy Griffith’s Mt. Airy, Biltmore Hotel, Daniel Boone’s Cave, Burlington Sculptures, Cane Creek Quaker Colony, Carolina Theatre, Grant’s Park Quarry, Greensboro Massacre, Lawson Family, Elizabeth Grant and Tiffany Long’s Murders, Lydia’s Bridge, Mr. Barbecue, Mickey Coffee Pot, Scallop Shell Station, 1969 Burlington Race Riots, Woolworth Lunch Counter, Magnolia House, Battle of Alamance, Carolina Mills Fire, Jefferson Standard Light Building, Bitter Blood Murders, Maya Angelou, Poisoner Blanche Kiser Moore, O. Henry, Serial Killer John Richardson, Reynolda House, Korner’s Folly, Ardmore Scandal, Hanging Rock Park Lodge, High Point Museum, Plank Roads, Qubein Children’s Museum and Old Salem DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, Dean Smith Mural, Durham’s Two Bulls, Murders of Faith Hedgepeth, James Cates, Michael Crosby, Zijie Yan and Kathleen Peterson, Rampage Killer Craig Stephen Hicks, Gene Dillard’s Mosaic House, Gimghoul Castle, Occoneechee Race Track, UNC Athletic Academic Scandal, Duke Bell Tower Phantom, Eno River Park, Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Confederate Army Surrender, UNC Speaker Bans, Durham Hotel, Morehead Planetarium, He’s Not Here Bar and King Tobacco RALEIGH METRO President Andrew Johnson, Bain Water Treatment Plant, Historic Red Light District, Carbonton Dam, Daily Globe Natural Sciences Museum Sculpture, Free Expression Tunnel, Giant Acorn Sculpture, Joel Lane, John Edwards, Swift Kick Machine, Murders of Ludlow Skinner, Elbert Smith and Beth Ellen Vinson, Mordecai House, Horse and Mule Cemetery, Pete Maravich, Panhandling Gorilla, Historic Red Light District, Spinning Angel of Oakwood, Burying Whale Corpses, Whirligigs, William Umstead State Park, Mysterious Lee Harvey Oswald Call, Isaac Hunter’s Cherry Bounce, Goodnight Museum Park, Page-Walker Hotel, Roaring 20s Speakeasies, Biggie Smalls, Third Governor Mansion, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral and Yates Mill

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Baltimore. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of Baltimore. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals and conflicts frame one of America’s oldest cities. This guide transports you to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Baltimore remains an intriguing historical destination despite contemporary urban issues and challenges. Historical Events Battle of Baltimore, War of 1812 Between England and The United States, Star Spangled Banner, Locust Point Immigration, American Civil War, 1861 Pratt Street Riot, Archdiocese of Baltimore Scandal, Camp Washburn, Underground Railroad, Illegal Bodysnatching, Invention of the Ouija Board, Great Fire of 1904, Rosewood Training Center Scandal, Zion Lutheran Church Wartime Loyalties, Johns Hopkins Medical Scandals, Alger Hiss Communist Trial, Governor George Wallace Shooting, Vice President Spiro Agnew Resignation, Baltimore Colts Relocation, Baltimore City Hall and Jail Scandals and Gun Trace Task Force Debacle. Landmarks: Fort McHenry, Latrobe Park, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, The Horse You Came On Tavern, Fells Point, Captain’s House Brothel, Federal Hill Park, Clifton Mansion, Lake Clifton Valve House, Basilica of the Assumption Cathedral, Mount Vernon-Belvedere, Carroll Mansion, Homewood Mansion, Johns Hopkins University, Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel, Mother Seton Hall, Battle of North Point Sculpture, Patterson Park, Asian Pagoda Observatory, Peale Museum, The Causeway, Lafayette Monument, Phoenix Shot Tower, Washington Monument, Mount Clare Train Station, President Street Train Station, Quaker Meeting House, Edgar Allan Poe House, Washington Medical College, Westminster Burial Grounds, Enoch Pratt Free Public Library, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Max’s Taphouse, Garrett Jacobs Mansion, Orianda Mansion, Crimea Estates, Cylburn Arboretum, John Wilkes Booth Grave, Green Mount Cemetery, George Peabody Library, Davidge Hall, Rawlings Conservatory, Druid Hill Park, Babe Ruth Birthplace, George Ruth’s Taverns, St. Mary’s Industrial School, Admiral Fell Inn, Public Bath House #2, Belvedere Hotel, The Block, Emerson Bromo Seltzer Tower, Gayety Theatre, Sagamore Pendry Hotel, Haunted Lord Baltimore Hotel, St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute of Theology, Two O’Clock Club, American Visionary Art Museum, Memorial Stadium and Graffiti Alley, Political and Historical Figures Babe Ruth, Francis Scott Key, French General Lafayette, General Benjamin Butler, Bishop John Carroll, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Carroll, Major General George Armistead, Mother Elizabeth Seton, Big Ann Wilson, Frederick Douglass, John Wilkes Booth, Elijah Bond, Wallis Simpson Duchess of Windsor, Al Capone, American Spy Virginia Hall, Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Roger Taney. Literary, Visual and Performance Artists and Venues Edgar Allan Poe, Rembrandt Peale, Billie Holiday, Lyric Theatre Boycott of Conductor Karl Muck, H. L. Mencken, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Upton Sinclair, Blaze Starr, Tom Clancy, John Waters and Michael Phelps, Murders and Massacres: Emily Brown Burking Killing, Bromo Seltzer Bottle Poisoning, Spiritualist Emma Kefalos Murder, City Councilman Leone Shooting, Westview Mall Shooting, Leakin Park Dead Body Dumping, Hae Min Lee Killing, Joseph Palczynski Hostage Standoff, Black Widow Spider Murders and Freddie Gray’s Death.

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Paris. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of Paris. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over two millenniums. This guide transports you to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Paris remains one of the most beguiling, seductive and enchanting cities of the world. Historical Events Lady Di’s Fatal Car Wreck, Dreyfus Affair, Stock Market Crashes, Bastille Destruction, World War II Occupation, Deportations and Liberation, Panama Canal, Mississippi Bubble, Kim Kardashian Robbery, Knight Templar Grandmaster Scandals, Legion of Honor Scandal, Louis Vuitton Collaboration, May 1968 Protest, Ministry of War Bombing, Mona Lisa Theft, Burnings At The Stake, Paris Prostitution, Presidential Assassination Attempt, Sorbonne Riots, The Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre, St. Gervais Bombing, Louisiana Purchase and Witch Burnings. Landmarks: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Tuileries Palace, July Column, Caveau de la Huchette, Notre Dame Cathedral Fire, Rue du Chat Qui Peche, Musee de Cluny, Fountain Saint Michael, Comic Opera House, Arc de Triomphe de Carrousel, Conciergerie, Covered Shopping Arcades, Elysee Palace, Fountain du Palmier, Hotel de Ville, Les Invalides, La Victoire Synagogue, Le Centaure Sculpture, Les Halles, Louvre Colonnade and Pyramid, Maxim’s Restaurant, Moulin Rouge, Apollo on Pegasus Sculpture, St. Sulpice Church, Shakespeare and Company, Louis XVI Square, St. Elizabeth de Hongrie, St. Paul’s Church, Saint Germain L’Auxerrois Church, Knights Templar Fortress, Tower of Jean The Fearless, Saint Jacques Tower, Paris Sinkholes and Catacombs, Vendome Column and Canal Saint-Martin. Political and Historical Figures Napoleon Bonaparte, Jim Morrison, Joan of Arc, King Louis Phillipe, Benjamin Franklin, Otto von Bismarck, Cardinal Richelieu, Diane de Poitiers. Maurice Papon, Marquis de Sade, Alfred Dreyfus, Jean The Fearless, Duke of Wellington, King Edward VII, Abbe Pierre, Empress Josephine, Desiree Clary, Eugene Poubelle, Detective Eugene Vidocq, Francois Mitterrand, George Boulanger, Dr. Joseph Guillotin, Henry IV, Marquise de Montespan, Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, Jacques Necker, Louis XVI, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, General Lafayette, La Paiva, Louis Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon, Madame du Barry, Marshall August Marmont, Marthe Hanau, Pauline Bonaparte, Queen Margot of Navarre, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and Foreign Minister Talleyrand. Revolutionaries Maximilien Robespierre, Auguste Blanqui, Camille Desmoulins, Ho Chi Minh, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Karl Marx, Freidrich Engels, Count Mirabeau, Georges Danton and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Literary, Visual and Performance Artists and Venues Moliere, Emile Zola, Sarah Bernhardt, Voltaire, Honore de Balzac, Victor Hugo, Centre Pompidou, Musee D’Orsay, Brigitte Bardot, Coco Channel, Colette, Andre Chenier, Edith Piaf, Jacques-Louis David, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Paul Sartre, Rene Descartes, Auguste Rodin, Simone de Beauvoir, Theatre de l’Athenee, Garnier Opera House, Theatre de l’Oeuvre, Theo van Gough, Thomas Paine, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Alain Delon Murders and Massacres: 2015 Terrorist Rampage, Stevan Markovic, Saint Michel Bridge Massacre, Ben Barka Abduction, Brahim Bouarram, Carlos The Jackal, Charlie Hebdo Massacre, Duke of Berry Assassination, Duke of Orleans, Jean Jaures and Jo Goldenberg Massacre.

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 315

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Avoid The Tourist Herds. What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades? This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. Historic Buildings with Paranormal Haunting: Witches Castle, Merchant’s Hotel, Kelly’s Olympian, White Eagle Saloon, Kell’s Irish Restaurant, Hollywood Theatre Portland Scandals: The Open Door and the Great Vice Crusade of 1896, Unsuccessful Sexual Set-Up of Mayor Harry Lane, Richard’s Restaurant, Vice Clique Gay Scandal of 1912, Ku Klux Klan’s infiltration, Mayoral Election of 1917, Radio’s Robert Gordon Duncan, Schneiderman’s Music Hall, Michael Grave’s Flawed Portland Building Elicit Commerce: Opium Trade, Court of Death, Shanghai Tunnels, Gambling Dens, Prohibition, Read Hotel, Frank Kodat Crime Networt, Historic Prostitution Outlets, The Desert Room, Yam Yam’s BBQ Historic Events: Great Fires of 1872-1973, Emma Goldman’s 1915 Lecture, Hoovervilles at Sullivan’s Gulch, Multnomah Aerial Showcase, Catastrophe at Vanport, Brittany Maynard’s Assisted Suicide Institutions with Storied Pasts: Huber’s Café, The Boneyard, Society Hotel, Lone Fir Cemetery, Dan and Louis Oyster Bar, Erickson’s Saloon, Washington Hotel, Lownsdale Square Public Bathroom, Crystal Ballroom, Golden West Hotel, Vista Bridge, Crystal Hotel, Dude Ranch, Harbor Club, Tel and Tel Tavern, Club Continental Baths, Mary’s Club Legendary Personalities: Danford Balch, Liverpool Lil, Boneyard Mary, Carrie Bradley, Anne Jeanne Tingry Le-Coz, Alice Oberle, Joseph Bunko Kelley, Kate Ann Williams, Theodore Berthus Kruses, Gus Erickson, Fred Fritz Jr., Mysterious Billy Smith, Dr. Marie Equi, Henry Lewis Pittock, Mayor George Baker, Henry Albers, Journalists John Reed and Louis Bryant, Nate Zusman, Al Winter, Mayor Dorothy McCullough, Big Jim Elkins, Roma Ollison, Hotelier Gordon Sondland Notorious Murders Reynolds’s Homewrecker Shooting, Dark Strangler Serial Killer, Contract Killing of Frank Akin, 1946 Willamette Floating Torso, Bowden Bombing, Killing Under St. John’s Bridge, Career Criminal Frank Oliver Payne, Diane Hank Abduction, Forest Park Slayings, Weeks Family Massacre, Veronica Dolan’s Christmas Eve slaying, Michele Dee Gate’s Saga of Death, Lloyolla Miller’s savage axing, Beating Death of Mulugeta Seraw, Tim Moreau and the Counterfeit Ticketing Ring, Serial Killer Scott William Cox, Homer Lee Jackson’s Prostitution Murders, The Zone’s Shooting Rampage, Federal Public Defender Nancy Bergeson’s Murder, Abduction of Kyron Horman, Escort Ashley Benson Salem Pioneer Murder of Daniel Delaney, Salem Hanging Grounds, Political Fixer Jonathan Bourne and 40 days of legislative debauchery, Fairview Training Center, Elsinore Theatre, Mass Poisoning at the Oregon State Hospital, Serial Killer Richard Marquette, Fetish Killer Jerry Brudos, Oregon State Police Chief Holly Holcomb Murder, Serial Killer William Scott Smith, Oregon Prison Director Michael Francke’s Bizarre Killing

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 391

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the Emerald City. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don’t want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn’t stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery. Secret discoveries, attractions and history abound throughout the Puget Sound region. Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter). Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. Paranormal activity in the aftermath is common. The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events. If you’re seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. You will never imagine or scrutinize Seattle or the Puget Sound area through rose tinted glasses again. The contents include: SEATTLE: Capitol Hill Riots, Kurt Cobain’s, John Ehrlichman’s law practice, Seattle’s Ethically-flawed founders, Historic brothels, Crime boss Frank Colacurcio, Strippergate, Felker House, Chief Seattle, Mercer Girl Brides, Northwest Airline Hijacks, World Trade Center Protests, Seattle Hanging Grounds, Mardi Gras Riots, Lou Graham, Seattle’s Jungle, Great Fire of 1889, People’s Theatre, Triangle Hotel, Mahoney scandal, Sylvia Gaines incest murder, Teamster boss embezzlements, Little Willie Johns, Lifeline Club bingo raid, West Seattle Bridge, Bruce and Brandon Lee Memorial, Donut House, Wah Mee Gambling Club, The Monastery disco, Goldmark family murder, Judge Gary Little, Pang Frozen Food fire, Judge Tom Wales contract killing, Singers Layne Staley and Mia Zapata’s death, Capital Hill party massacre, Disc Jockey Mike Webb’s, Tuba Man, Café Racer, Dinh Bowman’s murder experiment, Seattle Pacific University shooting, Austin Bell, Melody Choir, Dexter Horton, Smith and Columbia Towers, Arctic Building, Rainier Plaza, Minoru Yamasaki, Rain Forest Gate, Hat n Boots, Vessel, Vertebrae and Meeting of The Minds Public Scultures, Amazon Spheres and Basketball Legend Bill Russell. BELLEVUE Meydenbauer Bay Park, Mars Hills Congregational Church collapse, Bellevue’s creepy first mayor and the Rafay and Wilson family murders…Plus more TACOMA Serial Killer Ted Bundy, Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Galloping Gertie, The Enterprise crime syndicate, Washington Building, Dashiell Hammett, Rust Mansion, Weaver Film Studio, Little girl’s ghost in the upper restaurant windows, Unsolved kidnappings of Ann Marie Burr and Charlie Mattson, Serial killer Jake Bird’s fatal curse, DNA profiles track down two child killers forty years later, The missing prostitutes along Puyallup Avenue, Coffee shop killing of four police officers, Asian gangland slaying, DC Sniper’s associate killing…Plus more OUTLYING AREAS Green River Serial Killer, Jimi Hendrix Memorial, Elementary School teacher pregnancy scandal, A survivalist murders his family, Police shooting death motivated by impatience, Everett dockside massacre, King County Commissioner’s disappearane and even more secret discoveries and vice await…

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Guide to Northern Virginia. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of Northern Virginia. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Northern Virginia remains one of the most beguiling, historic and enchanting regions of the United States. Arlington Preserving the Declaration of Independence, Arlington National Cemetery, Actress Pola Negri’s Lovenest, Watergate’s Deep Throat, Serial Kill Timothy Spencer, Vincent Foster’s Suicide, Spy Aldrich Ames, 9/11 Memorial and Congressman William Jefferson. General Rochambeau, Alexandria Margaret Brent, George Lincoln Rockwell, George Washington and Mount Vernon, Cameron, John Carlyle, Duvall’s Tavern, Colonial Michael Swope, Lee-Fendall House, Pineapple Symbolism, Potts-Fitzhugh House, St. Mary’s and Contrabands Cemetery, Yates Gardens, Malpractice Killing of George Washington, Dr. Elisha Dick, Colross Estate, Alexandria’s Shameful Surrender, Female Stranger Gravestone, Devil Bat, Fire of 1827, Slave Trader Sites, Lyceum Theatre, Alexandria Canal, Windmill Hill Park, Oscar The Manaquin Guard, Wilkes Street Tunnel, Floating Brothels, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, Forts Ellsworth, Williams, Hunt and Willard, Bank of Alexandria Building, Battery Rodgers, Black Diamond Catastrophe, Burned Bride, Confederate Funeral Markers, Shiloh Baptist Church, Benjamin Thomas Lynching, Homicidal Clem, Silent Sentinels Trial, Sergeant Elton Hummer, Washington Masonic Memorial, Civil Rights Sit-In, Gerald Ford, U2 Pilot Gary Powers, Loving versus Virginia, Murders of Donita Cutts, Carol Ann Dodd, Constance Mellon, Betty Ayele, and Elizabeth Elliot, Police Officer Charles Hall, Purple Heart Trail Origins, Serial Killer Charles Severance, Ship Excavations, Congressman Steve Scalise Shooting and Appomattox Monument Removal. Fairfax Battle of Fairfax Courthouse, Execution of James Lewis, Motorcycle Gang Madness, The Christmas Tree Lady’s Puzzling Suicide, Spy Robert Hanssen and Mayor Scott Silverthorne. Fredericksburg St. George Episcopal Church, Mary Washington, George Carter’s Gambling Losses, Battle of Fredericksburg, Chatham Manor, Confederate Treasury Embezzlement, John Washington, Freedom of Religion Monument, Serial Killers Melvin Rees, John Muhammad, Steven Briel and Lee Malvo, Police Burglary Ring and Pre-Pay Funeral Scandal. Richmond Patrick Henry, John Marshall, Theatre Fire, Confederate White House and Civil War Museum, Canal Walk, Hollywood Cemetery, William Grant House, Union Spy Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Isle, Samuel Putney House, Civil War Abandonment, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Ulysses S. Grant, Stewart-Lee House, Church Hill and Monte Maria Academy and WRVA Complex, Washington Monument, Collectible Trading Cards, Former City Hall Building, Valentine Museum, Main Street Train Depot, Edgar Allen Poe Shrine, Public Bath Houses, First National Bank Building, State and Local Politic Scandals, Oliver Hill, Tobacco Row, Richmond’s Gay Godfather, Golden Years Serial Killer(s), Baron Otto von Bressensdorf, School Board Eviction and Removal of Confederate Civil War Monuments.

Author: Marques Vickers
Publisher: Marquis Publishing
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Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Charleston and Huntington. Renowned and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of southern West Virginia and the current capital city of Charleston. This kaleidoscope of discovery, architecture, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict, are surrounded by sheer natural beauty creating a vivid tapestry defining over nearly two centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Charleston and Huntington remain two of the most beguiling, historic and underexposed cities within the United States. Welcome to one on the most useful, eclectic and enlightening introductions. CHARLESTON REGION: Cedar Grove Mansion, Cynthia Miller, Tammy Jean Daniel, Jay Farley, Mazie Mae Palmer, Juliet Staunton Clark, Lynn Priestley, Bob Snow, James Means, Murders, Fort Lee, Shawn Lester’s Killing Spree, Battle of Charleston, Capitol Theatre, Craik-Patton House, Holly Grove Mansion, Littlepage Stone Mansion, MacFarland-Hubbard House, Ruffner/Riflemen’s Memorial Park, J. Q. Dickinson Salt Works, Diamond Department Store, Ferguson Hotel Block, Gordon-Van Tine Assembled Home, Greenbrier Resort, George S. Patton Sr., Battle of White Sulphur Springs, State Capitol Building Complex, Staunton-Zimmerman House, Triangle District, Woodrums-Stevens House, Police Forensic Director Abuser Fred Zain, General Lewis Inn, Governor Arch Moore, Jr., Hatfield-McCoy Family Feud, Katherine Johnson, Kent Carper’s Fall From Esteem, State Police Academy Camera Scandal, Supreme Court of Appeals Impeachment, Logan County Voter Abuse, Lewisburg Confederate Graveyard, Singer Hank Williams’ Death, John Stuart, New River Gorge Bridge, Battle of Lewisburg, Fort Savannah, Greenbrier Ghost, Sodder Family Fire Mystery, Zero Mile Stone, Booker T. Washington, Lewisburg Carnegie Hall, Greenbrier College For Women, Kanawha County Public Library and Abraham Lincoln Memorial. HUNTINGTON REGION: Ensign-Seelinger House, Samantha Burns Abduction Death, Leah Hickman, and Murder, Keith-Albee Performing Art Center, Campbell-Hicks House, Enslow Mansion Site, 2005 Prom Night Murders, Kerr Glass Company Closing, Ohio River Flood Wall Barriers, Owens-Illinois Closure, Ritter Park Hanging, Woodmere Cemetery, Mother Blood, Patterson Murder-Suicide, Battle of Matewan, Hotel Frederick, DAR Buford Chapter Log Cabin House, Diamond Teeth Mary McClain, Coin Harvey House, Frostop Root Beer, Hotel Prichard, Memorial Arch, Old Main Marshall University, Tipton Theatre, Alex Cox Mansion Ruin, B’Nai Sholom Congregation, Buffington-McGinnis Home, Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House, Titanic Survivor Eloise Hughes Smith, Billy Crystal’s Marshall University Year, East Drive-In Theatre, Basketball Legend Hal Greer, Joshua Martin Death, Madie Carroll House, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Barboursville’s Pink Elephant, White Pantry restaurant, Cabell County Jail Break, Carnegie Public Library, Fifth Baptist Church, Huntington Railroad Museum, Second Presbyterian Church fire, Trinity Episcopal Church, First Congregational United Church of Christ, and Charles Manson hometown.