Bracken Fern Manor

Throughout the 1800’s the land was known to have occupied numerous Native American tribes. Among them we believe the Paiute and Shoshone people were to have been the two tribes that inhabited the land due to economical prosperity. The land was plentiful due to the aquifers that ran from the lake, allowing for growth of plants and an abundant water source.

Having opened on July 4th, 1926 the Bracken Fern Manor was originally known as “The Crib” while the Tudor House formerly known as “Club Arrowhead of the Pines” became a social hideaway for Hollywood’s elite. The Manor- This 10 room, 10 bathroom manor featured 2 patios, dining room, living room, library and sauna. It was said to have been used as a brothel during prohibition while The Tudor House was used to house illegal gambling, liquor and other illegal pastimes.
Infamous mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was said to have funded the construction and built the locations as a sanctuary of escape for Hollywood’s big wigs and Mob members. The Tudor house having an olympic sized swimming pool and bathhouse was the perfect place to escape from the overwhelming summer’s heat. These social hot spots were considered a safe haven for illegal activity during prohibition and was known to have seen numerous deaths as well. Alleged deaths of a caretaker by the name of Ralph being thrown from the third story window to the suspected murder or claimed suicide of Violet a working girl linger within these walls forever leaving their story and mark in history.

OC Ghosts and Legends was fortunate to hold multiple investigations at both locations. The energy of these past lives was at times both welcoming and overwhelming. Unexplained footsteps could be heard walking the halls of the second and third floors while all members of our team were bunkered down at base camp on the first floor. EMF devices, including our REM Pod, triggered heavily throughout the evening . The feeling that someone was watching you was constant and gave us more reason to keep documenting to gain as much evidence as we could. The sound of someone walking while nobody was moving was recorded on numerous recording devices. A Class A EVP of a something/someone calling out an investigators name in Ivy’s room downstairs. Most notably, the chilling experiences two investigators had in Ralph’s room on the 3rd floor shook up our evening to say the least.

It’s one thing to have one after the other of personal experiences but to be able to back those experiences up with evidence is another. As a group that is what we strive to do. To educate, to experience, to document and support the claims.

We were already overwhelmed by our experiences in the manor, and we hadn’t even begun to investigate the Tudor House! Using new experimental technology, we utilized a kinect cam to detect and identify anomalies that could be seen on our screen monitor in real time. This validated an investigators strong feeling that something was sitting beside her on the Tudor House stage. Our tech had been watching her for 10 minutes without saying a word- she then asked if the program was detecting anything to her side. It was…..

Many of us heard disembodied footsteps on the stage. It was truly eerie.
The Tudor House basement in which the Ghost Adventures Crew deemed to be housing a negative entity.  We don’t have to tell you how creepy it is down there….you will see.

As your visit comes to an end, you pack up your belongings and retreat down the main staircase where you will soon leave time behind you. Time of laughter, liquor, gambling. Time of death, conspiracies and secrets. You check out at the front desk and carefully load up your car. As you slowly retreat down the steep driveway you feel a sense of longing; being watched. The individuals from the past still reside at the Bracken Fern Manor and Tudor House, and they long for their next visitor.