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Donna Stewart is a paranormal researcher, radio host, writer, and founder of the Oregon 501(c)3 nonprofit Southern Oregon Project Hope. With a lifelong interest in the paranormal, she has devoted more than 30 years to research, mentoring new investigators, and cofounding the highly regarded paranormal research team Paranormal Studies and Investigations (PSI) of Oregon. She also hosts the long-running BlogTalkRadio show PSI-FI Radio. She is a native Oregonian and has called Coos Bay her home for most of her life.

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Join Donna Stewart on a journey to some of the most haunted and fascinating places in Oregon! In Ghosthunting Oregon, author and paranormal researcher Donna Stewart visits more than 30 haunted sites throughout the Beaver State, from Portland to the coast to Columbia River Gorge. All of the places she covers are open to the public, so you can test your own ghosthunting skills if you dare.
Accompany the author as she explores each site, investigating eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and providing you with first-hand accounts. Places you will go to include:
Edge eld Manor--where you may encounter one of the many ghosts who were residents of the old poorhouse. The Heceta Head Lighthouse--said to be the most haunted lighthouse in Oregon. The Shanghai Tunnels--where the ghost of former prostitute Nina may appear and ask you to help her escape and White Eagle Saloon--where guests who stay in the former boardinghouse rooms do not always sleep alone.
Ghosthunting Oregon is a one-stop source for everything that goes bump in the night in the state, regardless of whether you just want to read about the locations or pull out maps and head out to visit them yourself. In addition to chapters on 32 haunted sites throughout Oregon, it includes detailed information on "Visiting Haunted Sites," a list of 50 "Additional Haunted Sites," and useful "Ghost
Excerpt from Ghosthunting Oregon - The Hollywood Theater - Portland, Oregon
"A vaudeville performer seems to be the consensus of many relating to the ghost that lingers on the stairs, tapping and whispering. While many are startled by a physical touch, most feel that it is done in jest and with a sense of humor. In all of the accounts that have been relayed to me no one has felt threatened of fearful in any way. One older gentleman told me with a laugh, "If I could have seen him, I would have poked him back!"
There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the "floating" man or the woman seen in the back rows. Perhaps they simply enjoyed their time spent at the Hollywood and thought it to be a nice place to retire after they expired.
This was one location that I did catch a glimpse of something or someone who seemed to disappear into a wall. I turned from a conversation in time to see a misty, transparent figure pass before me and dissolve into the wall. It was quick occurrence and not as detailed as many other reports, but I do not doubt what I saw with my own eyes. I replay it over and over in my mind to this day in an attempt to come up with a rational, natural explanation. Yet I am left with none.
As the sun began to set the "mood" of the theater seemed to change and at one point I was actually anxious to leave. Two people in my party experienced an audible voice whisper "Hey, you!" and unexplained cold spots that were not present before. It seemed as though when the darkness set in people we were not able to see were arriving to watch their favorite movie. And maybe that was the case. Nothing more, nothing less.
As we pulled away from the Hollywood Theater, the thought that kept repeating itself in my mind was that history never dies. The past is alive. The present is merely lived."

Zusammenfassung
Go Ghosthunting in Oregon! As part of the America's Haunted Road Trip series, Ghosthunting Oregon takes readers along on a guided tour of some of the Beaver State's most haunted historic locations. Local author Donna Stewart researched each location thoroughly before visiting, digging up clues for the paranormal aspect of each site. Stewart takes readers to some of the spookiest haunts across the state, including Oaks Park in Portland, where visitors have reported a ghostly apparition of a child in a 1920s or 1930s style dress; the O'Kane Building in central Oregon, where people have reported seeing "ghostly smoke" and strange lights; and Pioneer Park in Pendleton, where some have reported apparitions and hearing voices. With a copy of Ghosthunting Oregon in hand, readers can visit some of the spookiest haunts across the state and compare their experiences.

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Chapter 1 Bagdad Theatre Portland Aside from its ghosts, the Bagdad Theatre has other claims to fame. In 1975, Hollywood came to the Bagdad Theatre when Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, and Michael Douglas attended the Oregon premiere of the now-classic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. And in 1991 it hosted the Oregon premiere of My Own Private Idaho, which starred River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, less than two years before the film world lost Phoenix. Universal Studios funded construction of the Bagdad Theatre in 1927 for $100,000, spending $25,000 of that on a state-of-the-art organ. It wasn't meant to be just another theater on a corner in the Hawthorne District of Portland but instead a centerpiece for an entire neighborhood and something to be admired. Taking up four city lots, the Bagdad rose five stories high and had the capacity to seat 1,500. In keeping with the movie-star style of Universal Studios, they held nothing back when it came to making the theater a sight to behold. The Bagdad had no specific style but was a cross between Middle Eastern and Spanish styles and was proudly described as an oasis of entertainment. Most theaters in the area at that time leaned toward a Middle Eastern theme, and the Bagdad also played to that, dressing its ushers in Arab-style attire. People in the Hawthorne neighborhood in Portland waited on the edges of their seats for the January 14, 1927, grand opening, and it certainly did not disappoint. On hand was Portland mayor George Baker, who was himself a former theater owner, as well as silent film star Marilyn Mills. During the grand opening, the only lights to be seen in the neighborhood were those of the Bagdad marquee and the search lights that played across the night sky. Although the theater was able to seat 1,500 attendees, hundreds were left outside to celebrate in the bitter rain. Because of its partnership with Universal Studios, the Bagdad was the only theater besides the larger downtown theaters that was allowed to show first-run films. It brought a small bit of Hollywood to the Hawthorne neighborhood. Even orchestra director Leon Strashun was a star in his own right, having studied with Peter Tchaikovsky and played lead violin at the Metropolitan Orchestra in New York. Opening two years before the talkies debuted, the Bagdad also hosted live stage shows, live orchestra performances, and vaudeville acts. And when there were no acts scheduled, people were happy to simply wander the theater and admire the decor, the fountain, the murals, and the female ushers dressed as Arabians. The Bagdad made its way into the hearts of many Portlandians. The Bagdad changed successfully with the times, from silent films to talkies, always offering a wide variety of movies and entertainment. During the Prohibition era it is rumored that the theater included a speakeasy, and in the 1970s it was home to an art house and a hippie hangout. Everyone was welcome at the Bagdad. Not long after the premiere of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, it became apparent that the Bagdad was in need of some cosmetic repair. At that time, brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin bought the theater, restored it, added a pub, and opened the doors once again to enthusiast…