Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> In Ghostly’s tenth episode, Pat and<br> Rebecca explore one of Chicago’s most tragic stories, the Iroquois Theater<br> fire. In 1903, the Iroquois Theater caught fire during a performance and over<br> 600 people died. With all this tragedy, do spirits still linger in this place?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-show-didnt-go-on.html">View of the Iroquois Theater stage after the fire</a><br> <br> <br> Questions explored in this episode: What<br> happened the day of the fire? Did the theater follow all the right fire<br> prevention rules? What happened when people tried to flee? Why is the alley behind the theater called<br> Death Alley? Is the theater haunted? Is Death Alley filled with spirits still<br> upset with their fate? Did anyone go to jail for this fire? <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-show-didnt-go-on.html">View of the seats after the fire</a><br> <br> <br> In this episode Pat gives the history<br> of the Iroquois Theater and what happened the day of the fire and its aftermath. Then<br> Rebecca tells the ghost stories associate with this place, including the alley<br> behind the theater. <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131230/loop/iroquois-theater-fire-almost-forgotten-but-continues-haunt/#slide-2">Firefighters in the burned out Iroquois Theater</a><br> <br> <br> <a href="http://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-show-didnt-go-on.html">Iroquois Theater balcony where the greatest loss of life happened. The fire escapes out to the alley were not installed.</a><br> <br> <br> As always, Pat and Rebecca debate<br> what is fact and what is fiction in these stories. Listen to both sides and<br> decide what you believe. They go through each one, debating the evidence. Be<br> sure to listen for the “Closing Arguments” to help you make your choice.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://mysteriouschicago.com/ghost-pic-in-the-alley/">Mysterious Chicago Tour photo of ghost</a> – Do you see it?<br> <br> <br> Also included in this episode are,<br> as always, poll results from our previous episode on George Washington’s Ghost.<br> (check the episode out <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/feed/podcast/">here</a><br> if you haven’t had a chance to listen yet). <br> <br> <br> <br> Now it’s time to vote on this<br> episode! Vote on whether or not the Iroquois Theater and Death Alley are<br> haunted. Click here to vote if you don’t see the poll: <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/polls/">https://ghostlypodcast.com/polls/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Last but not least, listen for new<br> contest details to win more excellent prizes from the creeptastic <a href="https://deadonpaper.com/">Dead on Paper</a>. This time it includes an<br> opportunity to meet us at <a href="https://www.c2e2.com/">C2E2</a>! And don’t<br> forget to send us your own ghost story to be entered to win an awesome prize. Send<br> them to <a href="mailto:info@ghostly.com">info@ghostly.com</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening to the episode?<br> Please subscribe to Ghostly and give us a rating on iTunes. Tell your<br> friends! Word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow our audience, so we<br> can do all the amazing things we have planned for this year. And be sure<br> to find us on all social media at Ghostly Podcast. Then visit our website, <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">www.ghostlypodcast.com</a>, to see the<br> pictures talked about in the episode, learn more about Ghostly, and, of course,<br> give us your opinion on our polls page. <br> <br> <br> <br> We want to hear from you! We want<br> your ghost stories or even your non-stories, if you later realized you saw<br> nothing paranormal.
