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Fort Worth has had many nicknames: Cowtown, Funky Town, Panther City, but could Ghost Town be next on the list?
Every city or town, no matter how big or small, likely has that one house no one wants to walk by. You know the kind: scary-looking and dilapidated. The place that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
Fort Worth has a handful of places with a strong whiff of the paranormal. You know to stay away, but you really can’t.
The Stockyards Hotel
Since 1907, The Stockyards Hotel has been checking in guests, including two of the most notorious criminals of all time.
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, aka Bonnie and Clyde, checked into the Stockyards Hotel in 1933. The pair would be killed about a year later in a shootout with police near Sailes, Louisiana, but some say their presence is still felt in their Stockyards Hotel room.
People have claimed the water turning off and on, TV and radios acting funny and even the feeling of someone climbing into bed with you, according to Ghost City Tours. While its unknown if the criminals are still lurking in the bedroom, you can find out for yourself and book a night in the “Bonnie and Clyde Junior Suite”.
The Stockyards Hotel is located at 109 E. Exchange Ave.
Miss Molly’s Hotel
Miss Molly’s Hotel is one of the oldest bed and breakfast in Fort Worth, going all the way back to the early 1900s.
Originally, the building was established as a boarding house in 1910 called the Palace Rooms. In the 1940’s it was called the Gayatte Hotel and served as a brothel. Finally, in 1989 the building reopened as Miss Molly’s.
Over the years, the hotel has seen its fair share of paranormal activity with guests claiming they’ve seen apparitions of brothel workers and tenants of yesteryear. Everything from unexplained scents, items going missing, toilets flushing, lights turning on and off, weird sounds and full-bodied apparitions.
One former housekeeper even quit after continuing to find coins in rooms they had just cleaned, according to the hotel. If you’re looking to snuggle up with the paranormal, this might be your prime destination.
Miss Molly’s Hotel is located at 109 W. Exchange Ave.
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is a popular Fort Worth eatery that holds a legend unlike any other.
Many years ago, the building was an upper-class bathhouse where a murder was allegedly committed. According to legend, a gambling man won some money at a nearby watering hole and then went to the bathhouse to relax, only to be shot in the back of the head while in a bathtub.
An apparition of a man in turn-of-the-century attire can be seen walking the banquet halls and upstairs bar, according to Haunted Places. Some people have even reported footsteps and a cool breeze when this sharply dressed spirit floats by.
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is located at 812 Main St.
W.E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth
The W.E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth has seen countless events and performances, and perhaps even its deceased owner?
Opened in 1966, the theater was built with money from William Edrington Scott who died in 1961. While Scott never had a chance to see the theater open, some believe his ghost now watches over the building.
Scott’s ghost is said to straighten portraits on the wall after nearby street vibrations turn them crooked, according to Texas Haunted Houses. Another apparition that is said to be at the theater is the ghost of actor Kenneth Walker Yandle.
Yandle worked at the theater and took his own life in the prop room in 1970. It’s said that people have reported hearing Yandle’s laughter from under the stage.
W.E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth is located at 1300 Gendy St.
The Jett Building
The Jett Building in Sundance Square has seen plenty of tenants over the years, including some that may never have left.
Dating back to the early 1900s, the building was a ticket office for the railroad that ran between Dallas and Cleburne. Train employees stayed in the upper two floors of the building, that later became a candy factory and was even rumored to be a brothel, according to Visit Fort Worth.
Over the years, people have reported seeing apparitions stalking the building, including a woman who appears in mirrors, a cowboy dressed in black and a child playing with a ball. Sundance Square is known as a central hub for Fort Worth, which may be the same for the paranormal world.
The Jett Building is located at 400 Main St.
This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 11:36 AM.
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