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Fort Worth Magazine wrote in 2023 that on a US Ghost Adventures tour, an EMF detector lit up on a coffee table in the lobby while the guide was talking about Bonnie and Clyde. Source: Fort Worth Magazine, 2023.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Col. Thomas M. Thannisch built the Thannisch Block, which opened in 1907 and was expanded in 1913. The hotel closed in 1981 over health code violations and reopened as the Stockyards Hotel in 1984 (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
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Public access
Open to the public The hotel takes bookings on its own site (Stockyards Hotel). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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