Orlando's Historic Haunts: True Stories of Restless Spirits from the City Beautiful - Paperback

by Thomas Cook (Author)

If you think Orlando, Florida, is only about everything Disney, you're missing out. Orlando was once an open frontier where cattle were herded to market, fortunes were made and lost, and citrus was king. Its history is studded with tales of restless spirits who can't seem to let bygones be bygones. Take a stroll through downtown Orlando, with its century-old buildings that used to house hardware stores, funeral parlors, hospitals, grocery stores, newspaper offices, hotels, theaters, and five-and-dimes. Over the years, these old-fashioned venues have been replaced by modern cafés, restaurants, bars, and assorted retail stores--but the ghosts that haunt them don't know that. They're still wandering original hallways, passing through walls that used to be doors, and ascending staircases long since sealed off.

Author Biography

Thomas Cook has lived in Orlando for nearly 30 years. He is a photographer and historian and has lectured and written numerous articles on Central Florida history. His love of history, combined with his fascination with the paranormal, propelled him to help create Orlando's first professionally-guided ghost tours in 2000. He still resurrects ghost and history tours for special events.