From the book written by David Bowser book: Guide to Some out of the way Historical Sites in the city of the Alamo.
”There are a host of interesting stories about the Grand Old hotel.
One of the most fascinating and little known of these is that of the Lady in Blue. For some time there have been rumors of odd occurrences in certain second floor rooms in one of the old sections of the hotel. The door to the room faces on a long, dimly lit hallway where the wooden floorboards creak as you walk over them. The rear of the room has long floor to ceiling windows. Outside, there is a little balcony with a green painted railing of iron work. From these windows you can look down upon the famous patio garden of the hotel. Several of the hotel’s personnel assigned to this room have experienced bizarre incidents. Strange noises, room lights flickering on and off inexplicably, doors closing of their own accord, and a general feeling as though someone was watching.
The most eerie incident occurred one day while one of the maids was routinely cleaning the room.
She had a strong feeling as though someone was there with her. Thinking it was one of the guests, she turned and was stunned to see a woman in an old fashioned long blue dress sitting calmly in a chair a few feet away. The maid described the apparition as an attractive looking woman with blondish shoulder length hair worn in style of the 1930s or 40s. She also related that the figure in the chair appeared real but had a very odd look about her because of the way she was dressed and also as the awestruck worker gazed at the woman, the figure suddenly disappeared. The maid told her story with conviction and sincerity. She was not kidding around, not in the least. So it would appear the old Menger has a ghost. Some of the staff are understandably reluctant to talk about such things from a business standpoint. However, it seems the ghost would attract more business than it would repel. Who is the lady in white in real life and why does her spirit haunt this old hotel room?
