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Showing posts with label haunted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haunted. Show all posts
Friday, December 12, 2014
Growing up, my father’s photography studio was located in
downtown Lake Charles in a historic building from the early 1900s. I spent many summers there helping in the
office, answering phone calls and assisting in photo shoots. My brother and I would even play hide and
seek when we were kids. Those old homes
have lots of hiding spaces!
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| The historic Locke mansion located at 929 Broad St. in Lake Charles, La. was built in 1910. Photo by www.monsoursphotography.net |
After my dad bought the home in the early 1980s, they did
some renovations and found some pocket doors.
In the pocket doors, they found newspaper articles stuffed within the
walls from the 1800s. I always thought
that was so cool and I think that’s what started my fascination with the
Charpentier Historic District. Charpentier
is French for carpenter, by the way!
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| Learn more about the Charpentier Historic District at www.visitlakecharles.org/historic. Photo by Marty Solis |
Recently, the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention
& Visitors Bureau developed a free Lake Charles Historic Tour App. It brings the Charpentier Historic District
to life through a guided tour of the 40-block area of homes in the National
Register of Historic Places. You can
choose a 30 Minute Tour, One Hour Tour or Ghost Stories Tour.
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| 1911 Historic City Hall has a permanent exhibit on the Great Fire of 1910 and is featured on the One Hour Tour. Photo by www.lindseyjanies.com |
The haunted legends tour, or Eerie Calcasieu Tour, as it is
named in the app, has some pretty crazy stories included. There’s even a video that captures some great
stories of the local ghosts. There are
also videos on the Great Fire of 1910, Lake Charles Architecture and the
History of Lake Charles.
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| The Eerie Calcasieu Tour features haunted sites throughout Lake Charles. |
The app promotes social network sharing and even allows the
user to create a post card from the district. It's available in multiple languages and Closed Captioning, which is great if you have friends from other countries who are visiting and would prefer to experience the tour in their native language.
Download the free app in your app store by searching for “Lake Charles
Historic Tour.”
Learn more about the
Charpentier Historic District at www.visitlakecharles.org/historic.
Check out this quick video about the Lake Charles Historic Tour App.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Southwest Louisiana has a multitude of events and attractions sure to scare you and thrill you this Halloween season. From climbing aboard the USS Orleck's haunted ship, or partaking in the theatrical production of Macabaret, to harvest events for the children, there's something for all ages. The Lost Hollows has a fun, Spooky Timbers trail for children and another more frightening side called the Deadly Pines trail that winds through the woods. To kick off this haunt season, below is a few questions and answers from The Lost Hollows.
1. How did the concept of The Lost Hollows come to be a reality?
Years ago, after purchasing land in Lake Charles, we considered creating a hay maze unlike anything that had ever been seen before; however, after gathering research we realized our grand hay maze would not financially support itself. During a brainstorming session about what else we might be able to offer the community, we came up with the idea of a haunted attraction. Since we didn't have a building to create a haunted house, we began researching haunted trails throughout Louisiana and Texas, attending some of the country's largest haunt conventions. After a year of extensive planning, we opened our trails in 2012.
2. Where do you find inspiration for the trails?
Much of our inspiration comes from other haunted attractions around the country. We borrow ideas from these haunts, making each concept our own by twisting them into unique visions.
3. What would you say is the scariest part of the trail?
This is always a difficult question to answer. Depending on your phobias, different parts of the Deadly Pines trail will be more terrifying than others. That being said, many people find the slaughter house and circus area the most frightening parts of the trail.
4. Will the trail have any new experiences this year? Expansions? Special Activities?
Though some sections of the trails are similar to last year's, staff members work year-round to make sure the experience is bigger and better than the previous season. This year, our major expansions on Deadly Pines can be found in the cemetery, junkyard and circus. We have also made our all-ages trail, Spooky Timbers, longer.
5. Who scares easier guys or girls?
Girls tend to scare easiest; but we have witnessed many grown men cowering behind their dates, pushing everyone out of the way as they run past in fear. We always know a good night by the amount of shoes we find along the trail left by people who were in too big a hurry to exit and too scared to turn back to retrieve them.6. Does the trail need volunteers? If so, how would I sign up?
We are ALWAYS looking for volunteers. For more information, visit the volunteer page on our website (http://thelosthollows.com/volunteer.html)!WEBSITE: www.TheLostHollows.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/TheLostHollows
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/TheLostHollows
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/TheLostHollows
For details on all the Halloween events in Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana, go to www.visitlakecharles.org/boo.
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