Haunted Phoenix Bus Tour Explores the Spookier Side of Downtown
When: Sat, May 5th, 2018, from 5-7
Where: Bus leaves from the Luke Greenway Amer Legion Post #1, 364 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
What: A guided bus tour hosted by history raconteur, Marshall Shore, who shares the hidden history of these sites.
Join Marshall Shore, the unofficial Arizona Hip Historian for a bus tour of historic graveyards, ruins, and ghostly haunts in downtown Phoenix. The tour commences at American Leagion Post #1, which opened it's doors in 1919, and is a true downtown gem.
The tour will include a drive by of the historic Orpheum Theater (Adams and Second Avenue), home to the mysterious female spirit who wanders inside; a visit to the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, the final resting place to notable figures in Arizona history and folklore; ruins of the historic First Baptist Church on 3rd Ave and Monroe, which caught fire in the mid-80’s; a stop at the San Carlos Hotel, home to the ghost of Leone Jensen, who has haunted it's halls since 1928; MacAlpine's a soda fountain with late '20's era soda fountain with a unique story.
The tour will include a drive by of the historic Orpheum Theater (Adams and Second Avenue), home to the mysterious female spirit who wanders inside; a visit to the Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, the final resting place to notable figures in Arizona history and folklore; ruins of the historic First Baptist Church on 3rd Ave and Monroe, which caught fire in the mid-80’s; a stop at the San Carlos Hotel, home to the ghost of Leone Jensen, who has haunted it's halls since 1928; MacAlpine's a soda fountain with late '20's era soda fountain with a unique story.
Tour participants can park at the American Legion