57 S Scott Ave (Site of the Santa Rita Hotel)

Seven people died at the Santa Rita Hotel. In 1939, a young boy was found dead at the bottom of the pool after his parents retired to the hotel bar. When hotel staff awakened his still-intoxicated parents the next morning, they made their way to the rooftop garden and jumped to their deaths, hitting the concrete alongside the pool.

In 1945, a prominent businessman celebrating his 13th anniversary with his wife shot her in the head during an argument, then hung himself in the elevator shaft. Paranormal investigator Teresa Ortiz connected with a spirit she named "Ferguson" in room 822, believed to be that man.

In 1954, three professional men attending a seminar on Native American history at U of A all died mysteriously in their sleep. Parapsychologist Amy Allan investigated the Santa Rita during the late 1990s and believed the hotel was home to many entities trapped by a powerful spirit.

Before demolition, staff called police frequently: footsteps on empty floors, doors closing, shouting on the third and fourth floors in empty rooms. TVs and radios turned on and off. An apparition of a man and woman appeared on the eighth floor. Some guests reported seeing a little boy running toward the pool before disappearing.