Spokane Paranormal Investigation Group

01/02/2026

GHOSTS AT THE MONTVALE HOTEL, SPOKANE, WA

We have gotten many requests to go investigate the oldest boutique hotel in Spokane that started out as a single room occupancy hotel [SRO] for the working-class laborers, The Montvale Hotel, built in 1899 by Judge John W. Binkley [1856-1931] on the W. downtown Historic Transportation Corridor.
So we did a walk through with Spokesman Review reporters Cannon Barnett and photographer Jesse Tinsley, the General Manager Zachary Neighbors of the Montvale and Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren to see what we might find at this historic location .
Most old buildings have residual energy left over from all the businesses and people once occupying the space, but that is not all that The Montvale Hotel has.
In Room 310 Jennifer saw a female spirit by the window , who was killed on the street a long time ago. Her name is possibly Katelyn and she jokingly said that she has been there "too long" and is a "permanent guest" at the hotel.
She likes the building and likes to make noise, "mess" with the TV and move things to "freak" people out. She also goes to the next room and down to the kitchen. She liked to use the "Dead Bell" electronic device to communicate with us. Her energy is good.
According to Zachary Neighbors, there has been one death in this room and people have reported the lights turning on by themselves.
In room 203 similar issues have been reported.
Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren feels that a man had died in this room of a possible heart attack.
She picked up a male spirit there, who would use the electronic devices to communicate with us.
Rooms 307 and 219 have also had some activity according to Zachary Neighbors.
Montvale Hotel is owned by Jerry and Patty Dicker, who purchased it in 2015. They also own the 2 buildings next to Montvale, the Music City Building and the old IOOF Lodge building, now the Montvale Event Center.
Zachary Neighbors took us down to the basement, that is used as storage mainly and has items from the IOOF Lodge.
In the IOOF Lodge building basement area Jennifer saw 2 male spirits, one of which she had seen earlier in the shower area.
The spirits were in a corner area, that had a single chair. Zachary Neighbors felt that the chair belonged to someone, so he had never moved it.
The 2 male spirits were drinking buddies. One of them had worked there. James, the younger male wearing overalls, had been there since the 1915's. He died from hitting his head after someone pushed him in 1918. He had been a smuggler for booze and had used the tunnels, which are now sealed. He likes the company and jokingly said "he could be a snuggler too". He was anxious to use the equipment to communicate with us.
The older male spirit doesn't like people going down there, but he was ok with us being there. He used to be a bartender and is very much a flirt with no filter, who also likes blonds.
Both spirits seemed to like the attention and told us that they would be ok with us bringing them little booze bottles and ci******es, though the older male spirit prefers "luckies" ci**rs.
He passed away of a possible heart attack or lung and breathing issues.
In the IOOF Lodge basement area Jennifer also saw a skittish female spirit on the top of the stairwell, who likes to touch peoples hair. Something that Zachary Neighbors had felt before down there thinking it was cobwebs, but never saw any. The female spirit confirmed that that had been her.
The Montvale Hotel also has 2 restaurants; Gilded Unicorn in the basement and the Griffin Tavern, a British style gastro pub with Spokane's only self-pour beer wall .
Neither restaurant was included in the walk through, but I had Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren and Psychic Medium Jane Stewart from ghost411.net podcast read the energy from the pictures I later took of each place.
Both psychics picked up a female spirit on the stairway area going down to the Gilded Unicorn. Jane picked up another female as well, who did not belong to the building. Jennifer saw 2 female spirits talking by the fire place. One was wearing a dress from the 30's and the other one was not from this building.
Jane could hear children and the female spirit by the stairwell confirmed that there is a little boy in the building, who likes to run up and down the stairs.
Both psychics saw a male spirit in the Gilded Unicorn kitchen area. Jane believed he used to work there. Jennifer felt that he likes to "mess" with people.
Jane believes that the male and one of the female spirits are "stationary". Other spirits come in from the street.
In the Griffin Tavern Jane sees a young male spirit with a short brown hair. Sickly looking. Possibly drug related.
Jennifer saw 2 male spirits in the private dining room talking to each other. One of them looked like the male spirit from the IOOF basement she saw. She also saw a male spirit behind the bar.
Psychic Medium Jane Stewart did a walk through couple years ago of the Montvale hotel main areas only with the Boo Crew Case files podcast. Do check it out.
Not all the spirits hang out in one place all the time. It is common, especially in the downtown area, for them to roam.
Sometimes they like the energy of the building and decide to stay.
No room is necessarily haunted just because it has activity.
Some spirits follow people in the rooms from elsewhere.
The Montvale Hotel is an excellent, beautiful and comfortable hotel close to downtown entertainment. Well worth a stay.
We would like to thank the General Manager Zachary Neighbors for allowing us to walk through this beautiful hotel and all the help. Also thank you to Cannon Barnett and Jesse Tinsley for setting it up. You can find an article from this walk through also on the Spokesman Review for October 31st, 2025.

12/31/2025

As the year is ending, we want to thank everyone for all the likes,follows, shares and comments. We appreciate it very much and hope, that you will continue to follow us, as we have so many more haunted places to tell you about.
May 2026 be the best ever for you all ! Stay safe.

12/17/2025

Here is just one of the video clips out of many to give you a visual on how the visit to the Circus Room at the Historic Davenport Hotel went.
The spirits were very fascinated and entertained by the flash light,
even when I wasn't in the room.
Be sure to read the full post from the Circus Room below.

12/17/2025

This voice recording is from my first visit to the Circus Room at the Historic Davenport Hotel.
Reading the energy of a picture I showed to Psychic Medium Jane Stewart from Ghost411.net podcast , she saw a young male spirit standing by the wall next to the bathroom..
You can hear a response what sounds like a young boy, that may be the boy Jane saw. I also got other responses on the Dr60 voice recorder to validate, that someone was in the room with me.
Be sure to read the full post from the Circus Room below for more info .

12/17/2025

GHOSTS AT THE CIRCUS ROOM IN THE HISTORIC DAVENPORT HOTEL, SPOKANE, WA

Room 708, previously 730, is the oldest and the only guest room at the Historic Davenport Hotel, that was not gutted during the remodel done by the Worthy's in 2000.
This over-sized room located near the freight and service elevators started out as a " sample room" for the salesmen's sample cases brought thru the extra wide doors .
In 1935 it was converted to host parties and meetings and painted
in Circus themed scenes in honor of Louie Davenport's friend, a Walla Walla native businessman Harper Joy, who had travelled with the Ringling Brothers Circus every summer as a clown.
The characters in the scenes are friends and contemporaries of Mr. Joy. If you look closely, you will find Louie Davenport and the Worthy's, who were added later, among some of the people.
The Circus Room was turned into a guest room around 2011 and is a favorite of many, including myself. It seems, that the friendly ghosts at the Davenport Hotel agree.
On my 1st stay, Psychic Medium Jane Stewart of Ghost411.net podcast saw a young boy spirit in the room. I got responses on the voice recorder to validate that someone was present.
Later, going over pictures and videos from my 2 visits in the Circus Room with Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren, she saw a modestly dresses brown haired younger, short and thin female in a grey dress, who had a hat on. Jennifer felt that she was from the 1930's. Her name was possibly Claire. She prefers the corner by the window of the room near the bathroom.
She has been there for a while and was very happy to get a friendly guest to talk to. Claire is very smiley and social lady, who goes to other areas in the hotel as well, especially the main area.
She used to work as an assistant organizer as a volunteer. She said that there used to be records in the "basement", but they burned in a fire. Apparently Mr. Davenport liked to keep records in different places and not all in one place.
Claire was able to turn on the flash light for responses, but was having trouble with the music box and other equipment, so she brought in a "few" friends to give them a try.
Claire's friend George, a heavier set shorter man with a mustache, came by later with a taller man. The taller man was thin and was wearing a hat. He had died in a fire.
Next came a nun looking lady , who took turns with the flashlight with George.
Another male spirit wearing a black outfit with a jacket and clean cut, who they called the manager, came in as well.
Next a curly brown haired female spirit came in. Her hair was "poofy" in the front and tight in the back with a bun by the neck.
She looked like a possible singer.
They were all fascinated with the flash light and having a lot of fun and laughing trying to get the music box to go on, with no luck, by dancing in front of it. Claire kept them all in the corner by the window.
She told me before she called the other spirits in not to be afraid if I see shadows and movement. All the ghosts in the Davenport are friendly she said, except the crumpy man in the basement, who makes a lot of noise.
Claire also said that there is a little boy in the hotel, that some female spirit took under her wing. The boy is happy.
Claire also said that Bing Crosby still sings to them.
When I asked about Al Capone, the singer female spirit rolled her eyes in a dramatic way and the manager male spirit says " They are always having parties". Everyone would use tunnels during the prohibition.
The singer called one of the bar tenders "eye candy".
As for Amelia Earhart, Claire said that she was louder than people thought.
I was able to get many responses on the voice recorder during both of my stays.
The ghosts at the Davenport Hotel are very friendly and willing to talk to those who so wish. However they respect the privacy of the guests and let them enjoy this amazing room in peace.
The Circus Room sleeps many people and is a great place for families. The Davenport Hotel is having a special on this room currently till 31 December, that includes dining credit. cocktails, cookies, keepsakes and more. It's a great time to go experience the magic of the Circus Room and the Historic Davenport Hotel.

12/13/2025

We want to wish a very Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you!.
May it be peaceful and calm with many wonderful moments. As always, stay safe.

11/28/2025

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11/27/2025

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11/15/2025

Something to think about. There is so much more out there than a human eye can see.
Many use full spectrum cameras during investigations in order to try and catch anomalies in the areas that are not visible to the human eye.

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11/01/2025

GHOSTS AT THE MCCONNELL MANSION, MOSCOW, ID

McConnell Mansion, now a museum, was built in 1886 for William J. McConnell (1839-1925) and his family.
The mansion had 3 private owners after the McConnell's lost the house in 1897.
The Adair family bought the house in 1901 and lived there till 1935, after which Thomas L. Jackson family bought it and lived there till 1941.
The last private owner was Dr. Frederic Church [1885-1966], who bought the house in 1941 and lived there till he passed away in 1966. He bequeathed the mansion to Latah County to be used as a museum and in 1971 the building was declared as such. The Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Addition to all the families who lived in the mansion, the mansion had many renters over the years.
You can take a guided tour of the museum or simply walk around on your own. There is much to see as the Latah County Museum Society has done a wonderful job adding period related items to the mansion in addition to some original items, that belonged to the families.
I felt the energy change in two area, first in the hired girls room and again in Dr. Churches room upstairs.
I got voice responses in The Adair family room, 2 in Dr. Churches room, McConnell's bedroom, formal parlor and the hired girl's room.
Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren immediately picked up the energy of Dr. Church. He is very talkative and confirmed, that he was responding to me in his area. He also said that Mrs. McConnell is still there.
There is also a female spirit , who was the maid or a hired girl for the McConnell family. She has been there a long time and she doesn't want to leave.
Mrs. McConnell did not like the construction at all, that was done in the mansion. She also was not fond of the renters in the house.
She also said that she hated the 70's. Mrs. McConnell likes to sit in the blue chair in the formal parlor area. She says that she put her heart and soul into the house and is very attached to it.
Dr. Church absolutely loves the house. He says that the families liked game nights. He is very funny and also a bit sarcastic.
Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren says that the house energy is mostly great and all the ghosts in it have a good energy. They like to maintain their daily things.
Jennifer hears someone speaking French.
Dr. Church tells Jennifer, that the reason he gave the house to the Latah County was, because he didn't want anyone moving in there.
He said that the people in the area were good to him and that is another reason why he left the house to them.
There is someone in the house, who is making Jennifer feel sick. Mrs. Adair had tuberculosis and passed away in 1933. Dr. Church is telling Jennifer that going up the stairs was difficult for Mrs. Adair so they built a bedroom for her on the main floor and extended the room into the porch. That bedroom is now the museum gift shop.
He also says that Dr. William Adair was a nice man and brought him in the mansion. Dr. Adair passed away in 1933.
Dr. Church said that he had medical students in the house and wanted them to understand how to help people. He would pick people that were more progressively minded and taught them things that were outside the zone of normal medicine at the time.
They had many good discussions on different new ways to approach things. Dr. Church also liked to learn from his students.
Jennifer also sees a young boy in the attic playing.
One of the female spirits that Jennifer sees, looks like Lulu Adair.
Lot of the information has been gathered from Dr. Church's diaries that he kept. They are housed in the Special Collections at the University of Idaho in addition to his family photographs.
McConnell Mansion Museum is a must see when in Moscow, ID.
They will take donations to help with necessary repairs and to keep this beautiful mansion open for all to see and learn the history of that era.

10/27/2025

GHOSTS AT THE PITTOCK MANSION, PORTLAND, OR

I toured the French Renaissance-style mansion built for a businessman and once the owner of the Oregonian Henry Pittock (1834-1919] and his wife Georgiana Pittock [1845-1918] in 1914.
The mansion is located in the West Hills, once the Imperial Heights, of Portland, OR overlooking the Cascades, Mt Hood, Mt. St. Helen and Portland.
The Pittocks had 8 children of which one died in infancy and another at the age of 20.
The mansion was occupied by the Pittock family from 1914 till 1958, after which it was put for sale. Unfortunately Mr. and Mrs. Pittock passed away few years after they moved in , however it seems that they remained there along with few other ghosts.
In 1964 the city of Portland bought the mansion, which was badly deteriorated with water damage and opened it to the public in1965 as a historic house museum.
In 1968 a nonprofit Pittock Mansion Society was formed to run the operations of the mansion with the Parks & Recreation, however in 2007 the Pittock Mansion Society took over all operations .
During my tour I could feel the energy change in several areas, especially in the large room in the basement. I got 2 voice responses in Henry's bedroom and one in another bedroom upstairs.
In the basement I got a male voice response in the large room, where he gave me his name, but I couldn't make out what it was.
Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren saw male ghosts in the basement room. A tall man with a hat was shot in this room long time ago on purpose. Other men set a trap for him to test him. The man was a thief. They were playing cards around a big round table in the middle. Jennifer can see people coming in bringing food. The room is full of smoke.
Jennifer can hear a lot of noise and people laughing and multiple kids running around on the top floor hallways. Addition to the Pittock family children, there were many cousins visiting as well.
The mansion also has a lot of residual energy, especially in the library room, which was the Pittocks family room, where they spent a lot of time at.
Mrs. Pittock was quite talkative and was giving Jennifer lot of information. She said that the curved walls were what she wanted ,as they flowed better.
It seems that Mrs. Pittock had some phobias such as being very scared of people stealing things.
She wanted us to also know that she loved babies. She was laughing and saying most of the stuff in the current house didn't belong to her. Some of it is to her taste, but she said that whoever brought most of it in had a horrible taste and she didn't care for any of it.
Mrs. Pittock said that there are secret passages in the house, because she was so afraid of getting robbed and wanted a safe place for the kids as well.
She also said that they had a lot of parties.
The Pittocks supported many charities with fundraising .
Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren also saw a boisterous male spirit in the dining room area saying he is one of the cousins. He is good at cards.
Jennifer saw a female spirit in one of the bedrooms, who may be the Pittock's daughter Lucy. She had 3 kids and Jennifer can hear a baby.
There were 2 female spirits following me around the mansion according to Jennifer.
She could also see another male spirit, a jokester type, popping in.
Henry Pittock is in the mansion as well according to Jennifer. He has good energy.
The energy in the Carriage House is good. The caretakers felt like part of the family and they took care of all the kids as well.
The mansion has good energy , except for the basement.
The Pittock mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has been used in few movie sets and the game show Amazing Race.
The Pittock Mansion is a beautiful and an amazing place with it's grand stair case, woodwork, history and grounds and a must visit when in Portland.
One has to pay for the parking separately.

10/24/2025

Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe and as always, do not trespass and be respectful where ever you may be this coming Halloween. 👻👻👻