Goldfield Hotel Window
by Cat Connor
Title
Goldfield Hotel Window
Artist
Cat Connor
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Goldfield Hotel opened in 1908 when Goldfield was a thriving town because of the gold ore find, there in 1902. When the hotel opened, it was considered the most luxurious hotel between Chicago and San Francisco, boasting 154 rooms with telephones, imported chefs from Europe and the first Otis elevator west of the Mississippi. But, as the gold ore finds diminished so did the towns population, and by the 1930s the once bustling town housed less than 1,000 people. The hotel closed it's doors in 1945 and has been shut down ever since.
The Goldfield hotel is said to be haunted by more than one spirit but the most notable is a prostitute named Elizabeth. The way the story goes is that the hotel owner George Wingfield took a severe liking to Elizabeth, and was furious when he found out that she was carrying another mans unborn child. So furious in fact that he chained Elizabeth to the radiator inside of room 109. There she stayed supplied with nothing more than food and water until she gave birth, at which time it is said that George took the baby and threw the it down an abandoned mine shaft. The same mine shaft that the hotel is said to be built on. After the birth of the child, Elizabeth vanished, never to be seen or heard from again. To this day it is said that room 109 is still haunted by Elizabeth.
The hotel is also believed to be built on a Vortex.
Goldfield, NV
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June 6th, 2014
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