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Bijou
Theatre Haunted? Well...my belief is that yes, it is haunted, but mostly residual. The apparition Kate seemed to have captured is looking downwards and not at any of us directly. There is enough energy here from all the patrons of the theatre, for a few entities to retain residence here and be active and conscious, athough I did not find that to be the case. However, I have to speculate that because of all the different energies retained within its walls from it's history as a religious establishment and a funeral home, this is the main reason why this place really drains you! That is the one thing that the manager here did NOT deny ever experiencing. She said she is always dead-tired (pun intended) after working at the Bijou. I was personally very drained after leaving this location, and this lingering physical effect from our visit was also voiced by many of our students. History of the Bijou Built
in 1924-25 as the First Congregational Church, United Church for Christ, by the
famous architect WRB Willcox. Willcox also built several major buildings in Burlington,
Vermont, and some research material can be found on him in the University of Oregon's
special archives. After serving as a church for several years, the building was
moved to its current location and served as a funeral parlor and chapel in 1956
under the name McGaffey-Andreason Mortuary. We were extremely fortunate to be allowed access to this Spanish-Mission styled theatre, where the most amazing students from our Ghost Hunting 101 class got to practice their ghost investigative techniques. There are 2 theatres in this establishment- Theatre 1 and Theatre 2. Theatre 1- claiming to be the more "active" theatre, and the one where management hears employees talk about paranormal activity. Strangely, even though we all were aware of this, class investigators continually found a glut of strange activity happening in Theatre 2. One of the more common complaints our students voiced on Saturday in what we considered "hot" locations, was a feeling of lightheadedness, dizziness or slight nausea. I believe these symptoms are not uncommon for many people who are having their first experiences with ghostly presences. So far, I have only one photo from my students, and that is the fantastic apparition shown below. Please keep in mind that no one in our group was wearing such clothing. The one person in our group wearing a white shirt was actually TESTED in the same location and photographed with the same camera- this was done to rule out the possibility of the figure being one of us; the test turned out to be negative. I just want to say that I am SO PROUD of everyone in the class, and they all went in with such positive and open minded attitudes, that it is no wonder that some great photographs were acquired here! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!
Congratulations to ALL my
students for performing such a fantastic & successful investigation!!
An apparent Apparition caught in Theatre 2 resembles a form in white with a beret and a possible tie. Is it possible that he is a creative/artsy fellow who enjoys watching the Bijou's array of independent films?
A close-up of the Apparition. WOW! GREAT JOB KATE!!!!
A couple of Orbs that did not disappear with contrasting - both photos caught in Theatre 2.
A strange little moving light appears in between 3 students.
More Photos
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A special round of applause as a thank-you to Louise from the Bijou Theatre for taking time out of her weekend schedule to open the doors for us on such an early Saturday morning. We appreciate it very much! Please take a bow... *Thank you's to Mr. Michael Lichens for supplying us with hard to find detailed historical information regarding the Bijou Theatre.
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