Unpacking the Ghosts of the Empress Hotel

For over the last 100 years, the Empress Hotel has been frequented by royalty, celebrities and movie stars…and ghosts.

Show Notes

This week we delve into the Canadian Empress Hotel: her history and her ghost stories. Who are these ghosts? What are their stories? And did any of them actually exist?

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Researched & Written by Kim Douthit 

Edited & Produced by Gabi Fiore

Music by Dan Moretti

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