The focus of our historical investigation was based on the ghost stories surrounding the hotel. The results clearly show that myth-building is a significant issue as many of the stories have no factual basis. The Suicide Jumper There was another Baker Hotel located in the downtown area of Dallas. The hotel had the same owners, … Read moreBaker Hotel, addressing the other paranormal claims
The first issue, historically, with the mistress myth, is that it changes over time, indicating that myth-building is actively changing the story to make it more dramatic. The first accounts of the tale told in the 1980’s state, “Another legend is that a mistress was so distraught that she could not have her lover killed … Read moreBaker Hotel, Historical issues with the ghost of a mistress on the 7th floor
Photographs taken during various visits to the Baker Hotel. Most of these were taken in 2001 and 2002.
During the investigations at the hotel, we interviewed several people to establish what the paranormal claims actually were. Ronny’s accounts Ronny reported one night he was near the main lobby on the first floor when he heard the distinct sound of a woman in high heels walking across the lobby. Thinking the footsteps to be those … Read moreBaker Hotel, Paranormal Claims
The Baker Hotel was a concept that, in some ways, was ahead of its time. It opened at a moment when time stood still, just before it leaped backward. In 1929 T.B. Baker opened his pleasure place, 14 stories tall with 450 rooms. It was glamorous, designed it in the Spanish Renaissance style like the … Read moreThe history of the Baker Hotel