Lights and the Eastland dead Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
CBS Chicago reports the building is considered haunted because one of the makeshift morgues was set up there, and that people report activity near the disaster site. Source: CBS Chicago, 2021.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
George C. Nimmons designed the building for Reid, Murdoch & Co., and it was built in 1914. On July 24, 1915, it served as a makeshift hospital after the Eastland capsized across the river (Wikipedia); CBS Chicago says one of the makeshift morgues was also set up there (CBS Chicago, 2021). The disaster killed 844 people (Wikipedia); WBEZ says about 600 bodies were taken to the Second Regiment Armory, the main temporary morgue (WBEZ, 2016).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
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Public access
Partly open It is now an office building at 325 N. LaSalle St.; the exterior faces the river (Wikipedia). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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