Episode 212: The Pfister - Baseball’s Most Haunted Hotel
Milwaukee is a world class city, where a businessman with big ideas decided to build a hotspot where the city’s elite could gather. But his love for the place lasted well beyond his time on earth. His lingering presence has startled employees, frightened guests, and terrified a whole lot of professional baseball players. This week's episode is The Pfister: Baseball's Most Haunted Hotel.
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30 of the Most Haunted Hotels in the World to Book for Halloween, Elle Décor Magazine: https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/g2646/most-haunted-hotels-in-the-world/?slide=30
America's 25 Most Haunted Hotels - Where It's Always Halloween, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2017/10/18/americas-25-most-haunted-hotels-where-its-always-halloween/?sh=21b73b96ce5b
Around the Statehouse, Wisconsin State Journal (August 3, 1940): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Art décor adds touch of class, The Oshkosh Northwestern (November 28, 1993): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Carlos Martinez and Marcell Ozuna became roommates after they saw ghosts in their hotel rooms, MLB: https://www.mlb.com/cut4/carlos-martinez-saw-a-ghost-in-pfister-hotel-c282834454
Charles Pfister, Hotel Man, Dies at Milwaukee, The Sheboygan Press, (November 12, 1947): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Charley Pfister, The Washburn Times (August 15, 1901): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Dear Mr. President, did you know the Milwaukee hotel where you're staying might be haunted?, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/06/27/president-trump-milwaukees-pfister-hotel-might-haunted/738332002/
Pfister Last of Pfister-Sawyer-Payne Machine; Recall Old Fights with 'Bob', The Capital Times (November 13, 1927): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Pfister Doesn't Wait, Portage Daily Democrat (August 7, 1905): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Scary stories from baseball's haunted hotel, MLB: https://www.mlb.com/news/haunted-baseball-stories-from-pfister-hotel-c298043052
The haunting of MLB's A-List, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9315544/justin-upton-more-mlb-players-spooked-milwaukee-haunted-hotel-espn-magazine
The Pfister offers affordable elegance, The Reporter (November 18, 1993): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
The Pfister's fireplace is still the place to meet people, The Reporter (November 18, 1993): Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
