Memories of the Eldridge Hotel Run Deep in Lawrence
Readers recall the Eldridge Hotel with tales of a ghostly elevator moment, dime‑priced rest room stalls, and the Jayhawker bar ambiance. Patrons share weddings, encounters with Eddie Vedder, and lifelong ties to the building once housing apartments.
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Eldridge
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Eddie Vedder
Marsha Goff
Goff
Eric Gruber
Mitch
Shannon Young
Liberty Hall
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Shan
Rod
Amy Finney
Seattle
Old West Lawrence
Mike Roberts
Pearl Jam
Mike Watt
Mike
Eldridge Hotel Ghosts Quiet After Elevator Exit
A local feature recalls the Eldridge Hotel ghosts tied to its old elevator, now replaced during renovation. The piece highlights past famous guests including Horace Greeley, Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Wayne, plus the Big Six Room in the hotel basement and Col Shaler Eldridge’s Kansas history.
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Jack Livingston
Eldridge
Kansas University
Livingstons
Livingston
Nathan
Shaler Eldridge
Kendra Hatfield
Amar
Eldridge Hotel
Seventh and
Massachusetts Streets
Horace Greeley
William H. Seward
New York
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Martin Luther King Jr
Lord Clement Atlee
Great Britain
Hubert Humphrey
Bobby McFerrin
Danny Glover
Big Six
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa State
Kansas State
Big 8
Sheriff Sam Jones
G.P. Lloyd’s
Moody’s
Baron’s
Col. Eldridge
Col. Shaler Eldridge
Spencer Research Library
Kansas Territory
Free State
Journal-World
John Wayne
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Dnlie
Sworthcom
John Augusto
Augusto
Plaza
Kansas City
Raymond K. Hucke
Hucke
Mark Fagan
Nfagan
Reno- Eldridge Hotel
Hatfield
Steve Allen
Roma Downey
Richard Simmons
Brooke Shields
Gene Autry
Willie Nelson
Ice Cube
Ed Asner
James Cromwell
Hal Holbrook
Joan Baez
George Carlin
Wilt Chamberlain
U.S. Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Yolanda King
Attallah Shabazz
Malcolm X
Kansas
Susan Chaney
Mitchell
Philadelphia
the Friends of Kansas
Buffalo
Fraser Hall
Colorado
Arkansas
Aweence Restaurant Guide
Astra Ae Ey Wrence
RTL Ae A
Holly Naylor
Sunflower
Enna
N. 222 Rd
Baldwin
Friends of Sesquicentennial Point
Clinton Parkway
Clinton Dam
Www
Sunflower.com
Adise Floors, Inc
27Th
Iowa
Paradisefloors.com
Mannington
Haskell Indian Nations University
Coffin Sports
Eines
23Rd
Mass
Haskell
Haskell Brave
WIWW
Haskell,edu
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