Glen Tavern Inn

                    

The Historic Glen Tavern Inn

located in Santa Paula Ca. The Inn was built in 1911 when Santa Paula was a booming oil town. Its stately design is the work of architects Burns and Hunt, a firm renowned for their monumental properties throughout coastal California. Now a Federal landmark the Inn has lived to tell of the colorful eras and antics spanned by its 100 year history. True to its Wild West beginnings, the hotels 3rd floor once operated as a gambling parlor and house of ill-repute. During Prohibition, a speakeasy was added to these dubious diversions. In Hollywood’s early hey-day the town was a favorite big studio filming location. Stars including John Wayne, Carol Lombard, Harry Houdini and Steve McQueen enjoyed the gracious accommodations  and the bar. Claims of Paranormal events at this location have been reported by staff, cleaning personal & guest of this historic site. Staff of the Inn have reported seeing a child who plays in the halls of  the 2nd floor & lobby. The piano in the lobby supposedly has played on its own. Several of the rooms have had reports of weird goings on and an apparition has also been seen looking out one of  the rooms windows. Another claim is that while the cleaning staff were busy going about there duties, the showers have suddenly  turned on by them selves.  Shoe laces have been tied together & objects have been moved around after the rooms were once again cleaned & ready to rent. POST conducted an Investigation in February of  2011. Upon arrival , we found that another filming crew had made a last minute decision to book and stay in most of the 2nd floor rooms. However , we were pleased to be able to seclude and section off  the third floor , including rooms 306 , 307 and 304 where a lot of paranormal activity is reported to take place. Armed with our modified full spec’s , several digital recorders , EMF/temp gauges , and other necessary equipment ; Investigators Ryan, Mandy, Jason and Don set out to get the full facts . We started in room 306 and worked our way through the 3rd floor. Base readings in every room , including the hallway were extremely high with EMF of a natural or man made source and not paranormal. The entire 3rd floor hall emitted a very strong Electric field, ranging from 3.0 to 59, this reading came from within the old walls as well as from the light fixtures. The EMF reading in room 306 was so strong our trifled meter was basically useless. The area were one would lay their head in room 306 held  a constant 3.0 plus. This magnetic field could effect the psych  especially if one is sensitive to it.  We spent extra time in the area where  Calvin , a crooked card dealer  was shot to death in the 1920’s . P.O.S.T staged a few games of  poker in hopes to drawl the attention of ol’ Calvin but it seems he was not interested or perhaps has moved on. Also , extra time was spent in and around the closet area where a decapitated prostitute was said to be found. That night and into the wee hours of the morning , attempts to make contact with the deceased were made but to no avail.  P.O.S.T would like to specially thank Monica who made our stay most pleasant. In conclusion, if you are ever in or  around the Santa Paula area P.O.S.T definitely recommends a stay at the Glen Tavern Inn. This beautiful piece of history has plenty to offer including a great Italian restaurant & pleasant service. Who knows, maybe you will run into Ol’ Calvin yourself......  P.O.S.T has been invited back for a second investigation. We hope to find the Inn a little less busier with human activity and booming with the paranormal claims that so many visitors have reported throughout the long lived Glen Tavern Inn. Until then …..Thanks for reading.



Posted by ryan curliss at 2/27/2011 4:41 PM
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