Willie managed to build and manage grand hotels in the area by capitalizing on the tourist boom in the mountains, including one directly next to the Willie house, which was previously owned and run by Ethan Crawford.
Glenda Ann Bradley, a 50-year-old elementary school teacher, was tragically killed in the first recorded black bear attack in U.S. national park history while on a hike with her ex-husband in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Stanley Hotel is believed to be a hub for paranormal activity due to the energy field and large amounts of existing paranormal activity within the building, with numerous reports of sightings and sounds. The hotel was built by F.O. Stanley, who also contributed greatly to the town of Estes Park through the establishment of the first bank, schools, gifting of land, and helping establish Rocky Mountain National Park.
The remnants of dark energy in the ground of destroyed historical buildings may transfer to new structures and become haunted, resulting in new haunted locations in the future. While people still experience things in historical buildings, it is possible for other buildings to become haunted in the future due to residual energy in the ground.
The history of The Stanley Hotel starts with the Estes Park Hotel, built by Irishman Lord Dunraven in 1877. The hotel was a success, but Dunraven eventually lost interest and sold the property to F. O. Stanley in 1907, who later built the iconic Stanley Hotel on the land after the original hotel burned down in 1911.