downtown apartments
Late in 2000, one of the first SPIRITS investigations brought the team to the home of two sisters residing on the edge of downtown St. Petersburg. Inside the apartment there was a tangible shift in the atmosphere, immediately sensed by all three investigators. The place seemed heavy and dark. EMF was recorded. Temperature fluctuations were at a minimal. Photographs showed only trace amounts of haunting activity, mostly auras and possible odd shadows.
The women described a shadowy presence, abnormal and antisocial behavior by the otherwise friendly dog, and strange noises that couldn�t be explained. One teammate sensed the presence of energy in an area where the ladies explained they captured odd images in photographs.

Horatio Street Three apartments in a single building reported strange happenings. A couple of people correctly sensed areas of reported haunting activities. One of the apartments hosted the spirit of the woman�s deceased grandmother, who had formerly acted as the building manager. At night, she would wake to the sounds of shuffling feet or the grandmother�s call for help when, in life, she fell in the kitchen, breaking a hip. Another had utensils disappear and reappear, cold breezes, and the smell of perfume. From time to time an abnormally dark area manifested late at night. The third had the simple sensation of a presence sitting down on her bed as she rested. The building, itself, contained a high number of tenant deaths. A couple died in traffic fatalities, one died from choking.
Unusual amounts of EMF were picked up through the building, but EVP sessions were negative. Temperatures did not fluctuate, and only one orb image appeared. Some who considered themselves normally sensitive felt very little during the investigation, other than an occasional sense of an entity that quickly faded again.
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Ft. Desato State Park - Voices can be heard around the old fort at night. Also footsteps can be heard in the southern most powder room. St. Petersburg - Boatyard Village - One couple report visiting the museum to old warplanes sit. �One day, we went to see the planes and there was a B52 bomber with a man sitting inside it. He smiled at me and waved and I told my fianc�e to take a picture. We thought it was great they put on a show with men dressed the part like soldiers of the war. As we left, we told the keeper what a great idea that was. He didn't know what we were talking about; telling us no one sits in any of the planes. We ran back to look again but there was no one there. When the pictures were developed, there was only a bright light where the man was sitting, as if the sun reflected off the window.� St. Petersburg - Don Cesar Resort - Reported sightings of the now deceased owner. St. Petersburg - Downtown - There is a ghost that haunts an old turn-of-the-century theatre named "Puckets". The theatre is now a private store of some sort that sells mannequins and garment racks. Employees have seen apparitions and have felt a presence, which they say is very positive. Also, in the theatre part, apparitions can be seen on stage. St. Petersburg - Haslam's Book Store 2025 Central Ave. - A book-store since 1933. Apparition seen, books moved, employees feeling someone else is there after closing. St. Petersburg - The Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa - The Don CeSar Resort was once the private residence of Thomas Rowe. He had studied in London during his youth and fell in love with a girl named Lucinda. Her parents sent her away however, so when Thomas returned home, he never saw her again. He built the castle to look like the one where they met. His ghost can be seen walking hand-in-hand with a beautiful dark-haired woman along the shore. St. Petersburg - Florida Sunshine Skyway Bridge - This bridge was the scene of a tragic accident during the early 1980's. The bridge was struck by a boat and collapsed, killing a great deal of people. The ghost that haunts the bridge seems to be unrelated to the accident. He is a hitchhiker that will climb into peoples' cars at the bottom of the bridge. By the time the unlucky individual gets to the other side, the hitchhiker is gone. Also, There is a woman dressed in a nightgown that appears usually around 12am at the top of the bridge and hitches a ride with oncoming cars. One semi truck had his story printed in the paper where he said he picked up a young woman, dripping wet and she told him to drop her off on other side of bridge but as soon as he got there, she was gone. There were many sightings of this woman on the bridge who locals believe was a suicide victim, one of many jumpers on the bridge. The Skyway Bridge is 200 feet tall and connects St. Petersburg to Sarasota. St. Petersburg - Royal Palms Apartments - Residents have reported feeling a tugging on their pillow, a very hard tugging. Felt like the pillow would come out from underneath their head. Seeing a man standing by their beds, being paralyzed, as well as strange incidents with water coming from no where. St. Petersburg - Rutland Manor - around the 1950s a servant was taking a bath when her radio fell in and killed her. also, prior to that event, a murder was committed inside the estate. footsteps can be heard inside house, along with lights and faces in the windows on several accounts during the late evening to early morning. St. Petersburg - Vinoy Hotel - Vinoy hotel was built around 1920 and recently refurbished. People have seen apparitions at the top tower of a couple, still unidentified. St. Petersburg - Weeden Island - Reported 4 men in a vehicle where driving on a road, the driver almost hit a woman in the road, swerved and got killed, the 3 other passengers witnessed the event coming out of the wreck unscathed, the woman was never found.

St. Petersburg, Ninth Street North
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The inspection took place in a private residence located off Ninth Street North in St. Petersburg. The home belongs to an older woman and her daughter, who share the two bedroom, 1 bath dwelling with two cats and a dog. The house itself was built in 1952. The daughter believes in ghosts, but the mother is a skeptic. The younger woman, who moved in with her mother in late 2001, had strange feelings about the house from prior experiences.
"Before I moved in, Mom asked me to pick up her mail and newspapers while she was away on a trip. I was about to go over one afternoon when the words "he doesn't want you there" popped into my mind," she explained. "I had no idea who "he" was, but I didn't want to go that day!" The following afternoon, the daughter went to the home. Still feeling watched and unwanted, she grabbed the mail and left as quickly as possible.
When she moved in, the situation became stranger. On several different occasions, she found her cats acting as if there was someone else in the room. Sometimes, from the corner of her eye she caught movement, while at other times, she sensed a presence standing in different parts of the building. One evening she saw a shadow standing in the doorway to the computer room. When she turned on the lights, it vanished.
The night the SPIRITS arrived and two guests accompanied the team. Six people were present, including 1 homeowner, the SPIRITS team and the guests. Shortly after the two guest investigators left, and the SPIRITS packed their equipment away, the ghost made itself known. Several teammates stood outside talking, while the daughter and Karen West, of the SPIRITS, went back inside for a moment. Upon entering, the women found the daughter's normally quiet dog madly howling as an intense energy engulfed the room. The daughter felt herself being insistently pushed forward by an unseen hand. She grabbed onto her computer desk for support and the teammates grabbed for the equipment at hand.
The camera took 12 snapshots with flash, the button depressing easily and the camera readily available. Of those, three returned with orb images, one where the orb is clearly distinguishable against the daughter's dark blue shirt. Karen found a startling pink image on one of her pictures. Karen wore no pink, nor did anyone else present. Subsequent investigation located no pink in the room, on furniture or otherwise. The pink anomaly, which drapes over the daughter's legs and lower body like a skirt, remains a mystery.
Police records record no deaths on the premises. Since the investigation, the activity has died down, as have the ominous feelings.