The Drake
The Drake is a hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The 1920 hotel—where the Lake Shore Drive dead stay. Its accounts name only a collective — the drake ghosts. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend, 1 documented fact and 1 named or described presence — documented record and retelling kept side by side. It still takes guests. The dossier keeps the place and the story in the same record — which is what the archive is for.
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Is The Drake haunted?
The record holds 2 claims, 1 legend, 1 named entity — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
The Drake is the '20 — the 'New Year's Eve' that's the opened, the '2,000' that's the gala. The 'Lady in Red' is the jumped — the '10th floor' that's the suite, the 'mistress' that's the found. The 'Lady in Black' is the real — the 'Room 836' that's the '44, the 'Adele Williams' that's the shot.
The 'Marshall' is the architect — the 'urban resort' that's the first, the 'Palm Court' that's the tea. The 'Capone' is the stayed — the 'Princess Di' that's the later, the 'WGN' that's the studio. The Drake is the landmark — the 'Magnificent Mile' that's the anchor, the 'National Register' that's the listed.
The file keeps The Drake: the 1920 gala, the Lady in Red, the Room 836 real, and the Palm Court.
The Drake is the archive's Chicago file — the ladies' hotel.
Why this file matters
The Drake is the archive's Chicago file — the gala's ghosts.
A hotel keeps its floors — the file's suggestion being that Drake's hold is the two: the 'Lady in Red' that's the legend, the 'Room 836' that's the real, and the '10th' that's the jumped.
The record of claims
The hotel’s dead are reportedly seen. The accounts name only a collective — the Drake ghosts. The Drake, a hotel in Chicago, Illinois, has kept the story in circulation longer than most of its guest registers. The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. The report is preserved in sources like 'The Drake'. A ghost with a name outlasts a ghost without one; the reports keep it employed.
Reported figures in the hotel. The Chicago hotel's reports are the kind old lodgings accumulate — footsteps after hours, presences in rooms, the house working the night shift. It's an investigation claim — the kind that convinces the people who were in the room. The report is preserved in sources like 'The Drake'. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.
The hotel’s dead are reportedly seen. A hotel in Chicago, Illinois with more than a century of check-ins gives the reports plenty of rooms to work with. It's a documented legend: the telling is real, the contents remain folklore. The report is preserved in sources like 'The Drake'. It's the version the place will be remembered by, whether or not it's the true one.
Alleged entities
The hotel’s dead are reportedly seen. The presences go by the Drake ghosts in the file. The Drake, a hotel in Chicago, Illinois, has kept the story in circulation longer than most of its guest registers. Sources including 'The Drake' keep the claim in circulation. The named presence is what turns a haunting into a household.
Documented history
Opened 1920; the hotel is documented. The Drake's history is documented rather than told — this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'The Drake' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.
Sources on file
- 01The DrakeWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
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