The Historic Brookdale Lodge

USA / California / Ben Lomond / Highway 9, 11570
 hotel, place with historical importance, spa resort, haunted place, interesting place
The lodge was originally built in 1890 by Judge J.H. Logan, but it was a subsequent owner, Dr. F.K. Camp who built the famous Brook Room with the natural creek running through it in 1923. Dr. Camp, a Seventh-day Adventist physician and strict prohibitionist, operated the lodge between 1922 and 1945. Under subsequent owners the lodge built on its reputation as a resort for movie stars and shadowy gangsters, including first rate entertainment of the day with big bands and swing era groups such as Tommy Dorsey.

The Brookdale Lodge has been featured in several T.V. shows and documentaries about ghosts and spirits that have been repeatedly reported to haunt the lodge. According to M. Hawkes on a website marketing haunted vacations, Mystery411.com,

“The lodge is reportedly haunted by the spirit of Gladys C. Logan, the twelve year old daughter of J.H. Logan, who fell and hit her head on a rock by the creek that runs through the property on August 30, 1923. Over time her name and age have been misstated until she became a six year old girl named Sarah. Gladys was born on August 14, 1911 and is buried in the nearby FeltonCemetery.”

Among the Lodge's more famous guests are said to include Mae West, gangster Al Capone, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and President Herbert Hoover.

The lodge feel into disrepair and was closed by the Boulder Creek Fire Department in 2011 for numerous code violations. The property sat vacant under bank receivership and was heavily vandalized by squatters. Purchased by Pravin Patel in 2014, the lodge underwent 3 years of renovations for Phase I, at a cost of more than $4 million USD, and was reopened to the public in 2018. Phase II of renovations are expected to cost another $3+ million for updates to the Brook Room, the ballroom and the Mermaid Pool.

11570 Highway 9
Brookdale, CA 95007
(831) 609-6010
brookdalelodge.com
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Coordinates:   37°6'25"N   122°6'32"W

Comments

  • Could you please correct the spelling of the name? it's Brookdale, just like in the URL...
  • Another minor detail: it's not in Ben Lomond. It's in Brookdale (hence the name).
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