Tracy Levy

06/03/2026

So fun to hang with an old friend in my most favorite city

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

Proud to be part of the parade today for Memorial Day

01/26/2026

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01/24/2026

The Holmes murder Castle at 611 West 63rd Street was razed in 1938. H. H. Homes is thought to have disposed of at least six victims here. Newspaper accounts of the time claim it was closer to 200. His macabre hotel was supposedly outfitted with trapdoors, gas chambers and a basement crematorium.

The U.S. government purchased the building and lot to build a new post office which is still extant. Parts of the original foundation are said to still exist and the basement is supposedly haunted. Holmes was alleged to have killed 27 people that he confessed to, and was hung for a single murder in 1896. A movie based on “The Devil and the White City” book is still supposed to be in development.

The “L” structure in the background is part of the Englewood line built in 1905 that is connected to the original “Alley L” built in 1893 that carried passengers from the Loop to the Columbian Exposition.that today is part of the Green Line.