Tales from the Palmer Hotel

Rick Paulas
2 min readAug 31, 2020

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Table of Contents

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Human Remains Uncovered After Historic Hotel is Razed

1. Mary Falls to Her Death. (Room 750 / 2008)
2. Lloyd Dies the Next Day. (Room 207 / 1952)
3. Mrs. Abernathy Waits. (Room 204 / 1945)
4. Kimberly Finds a Fake. (Penthouse / 1990)
5. Jacklyn Has Birthday Drinks. (Apt. 8L / 2015)
6. Gus Goes Home. (Room 207 / 1984)
7. Henry Finds Out Where to Begin. (Room 460 / 1988)
8. Vincent Retires. (Room 579 / 1960)
9. Lydia Meets a Bird. (Room 680 / 1980)
10. Graham Goes Through His Motions. (The Fourth Floor / 1897)
11. Leo Makes a Hit. (Room 708 / 1938)

Interlude.

12. Laurie and Fred Catch Up. (The Anchor / 1999)
13. Edie Debates a Score. (Room 542 / 1964)
14. Eli Makes Believe. (Room 489 / 1993)
15. Joseph Palmer Jumps. (Room 1150 / 2008)
16. Natalie Cleans Up. (Room 155 / 1992)
17. Baldwin Rearranges the Furniture. (Room 352 / 1983)
18. Franklin Pieces It Together. (Room 708 / 1953)

An invitation.

19. Sofia Starts Her New Life. (Room 207 / 2003)
20. Stroud’s Night Shift. (The Guts / 1968)
21. Lukas Opens the Case. (Room 699 / 1965)
22. Mikey Gets a Scoop. (Room 699 / 1970)
23. The Crew’s Last Ride. (Room 450 / 1998)
24. Abigail Closes the Case. (Room 699 / 1975)
25. Sally’s Last Dance. (The Tabor Hall / 2011)

Interlude II: The Grand Dance

26. Jimmy Price Cleans Up. (Room 155 / 1929)
27. Wendy Learns an Old Trick. (Room 650 / 1985)
28. Hoight Dies. (Room 809 / 2000)
29. Gertie Paints Her Masterpiece. (The Penthouse Suite / 1925)
30. The Séance. (The Lobby / 2020)
31. Hoight’s Long Night (The Palmer Hotel / ∞)

Overnight Fire Guts Palmer

(1. Mary Wakes Up.) (#750-S / 2020)

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Rick Paulas
Rick Paulas

Written by Rick Paulas

Writes a bunch. VICE, The Awl, Atlas Obscura, Pacific Standard, others, so many others, my goodness. rickpaulas.com for more.