The Lady in Blue Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
LEO Weekly reports that Patricia Wilson's body was found atop an elevator car in July 1936 (sources differ: LEO says July 16; The Dead History says early July 15, with her hat found July 16), and that in 1987 an employee saw a woman in a blue dress walk through closed elevator doors. Source: LEO Weekly.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Louis and Otto Seelbach opened the hotel in 1905 (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The Seelbach operates as a hotel (Hilton) (Wikipedia). The hotel's own site was not checked. Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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