Cody Polston 
One of the ghosts stories of the Plaza Hotel comes in October of 1992. They were published in the New Mexican newspaper and written by T.J. Sullivan. Byron T. Mills, who owns The Plaza Hotel in the early 1900s, is believed to have met a violent end in the building and now might be The … Read morePlaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM (Ghost Stories)
An old story claims that in Spanish times Santa Fe had a single hotel, La Fonda, Spanish for “the Inn,” at the same location as the present-day La Fonda. However, no documents have been found to confirm that. Local historian Marian Meyer has reported that an American couple, William and Mary Donoho, operated the place … Read moreLa Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM (History)
The ghost of Judge Slough In 1867 William Logan Rynerson, a member of the Territorial Legislative Council, took part in a campaign to denigrate the judge, and authored a resolution in the legislature to have the judge removed, leading Slough to slander Rynerson publicly. On December 15, 1867, Rynerson drew a gun on the judge … Read moreLa Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM (Paranormal Claims)
In 1882, a local merchant named Don Begnino Romero and Jean Pendaries raised $25,000 to build the Plaza Hotel which was soon dubbed the “Belle of the Southwest.” However, it closed after only 4 years due to mismanagement and economic troubles in the area. With a new management team and with extensive renovations, the hotel … Read morePlaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM (History)