www.pacificparanormal.com

Investigator's Carrel => Famous Locations and Cases => Topic started by: PPI Brian on June 04, 2013, 02:03:37 PM

Title: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Brian on June 04, 2013, 02:03:37 PM
I've been wondering about a possible field trip this summer, and this place has intrigued me since I first heard about it, in spite of the fact that Most Haunted filmed an episode there.  :)

http://www.drumbarracks.org/index.php/en/

Here is the episode of Most Haunted:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VGNpThdegfo
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Tracy on June 04, 2013, 09:47:05 PM
I have heard a lot about that place over the years. how long do you think it would take to get up there?
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Brian on June 05, 2013, 02:50:47 AM
Quote from: PPI Tracy on June 04, 2013, 09:47:05 PM
I have heard a lot about that place over the years. how long do you think it would take to get up there?

It's 107 miles from Kearny Mesa, equal to an hour and forty five minutes without traffic.  :)  That's just a nice Sunday drive. Karl captured some very impressive EVPs there during daylight hours, so I am hopeful we could replicate his EVP captures with our equipment.
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Tracy on June 05, 2013, 01:07:10 PM
 that would be awesome
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Karl on June 05, 2013, 01:27:41 PM
I did one of my first investigations with PPI at the Drum Barracks.  To this day, it's still some of the most impressive Class A EVP evidence I've ever collected.  (You know the EVP about the Junior Officers who tell us their ages?  That's the place!)

It's about two hours away from San Diego, though.  It's in a sketchy neighborhood, but, if everything as it was in 2006, they only allow daytime investigations owing to the curator needing to be there.  In fact, one of the previous curators is haunting the building; we have his very clear voice in one of our EVPs.

In a word, I love this place and would love to do another investigation there. 
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Tracy on June 05, 2013, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: PPI Karl on June 05, 2013, 01:27:41 PM
I did one of my first investigations with PPI at the Drum Barracks.  To this day, it's still some of the most impressive Class A EVP evidence I've ever collected.  (You know the EVP about the Junior Officers who tell us their ages?  That's the place

Oh WOW, Karl!
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Brian on June 05, 2013, 02:20:09 PM
Lets put this on our calendar.   :)
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Theresa on June 05, 2013, 04:50:05 PM
I'm in :)
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Tracy on June 07, 2013, 01:09:12 PM
Quote from: PPI Theresa on June 05, 2013, 04:50:05 PM
I'm in :)

......Like Flynn!  Me toooo, Magoo!
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Karl on June 07, 2013, 07:40:36 PM
Actually, this is one of the first investigations I did with, both, Glenn and Tony Smith.  Strange it should come up this week, as this actually had me thinking quite a lot about Tony and Glenn.  

This picture was taken at the Drum Barracks.  I have another somewhere in the infamous piano room.  ;D

(http://www.pacificparanormal.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4145.0;attach=2713)
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Marlene on February 19, 2014, 04:56:38 PM
I did the tour of the Drum Barracks and had my recorder going the whole time but there were too many other people to really get anything.  I had a friend who was up there doing some type of movie that had a great experience.  Did you guys go over the summer last year?
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Tim on February 20, 2014, 01:51:16 PM
Karl did the drum barracks year ago. He did get a very good EVP from it.
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Marlene on February 20, 2014, 05:52:37 PM
HI Tim!  That's awesome!  I think that would be a cool place to be able to investigate after hours for sure!!
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Karl on February 21, 2014, 06:55:05 PM
One of my favorite investigations, Marlene--and one of my earliest with PPI.  This way a daytime investigation, and the Drum Barracks are right next door to a farmyard.  No joke!  Throughout our audio, we captured roosters and goats and barking dogs one minute, and sirens and gunfire the next.  :D

Seriously, though, some of my favorite EVPs came out of that investigation.  I wonder what the results would be like today if we used more sensitive recording equipment.  
Title: Re: Drum Barracks - Wilmington, CA
Post by: PPI Marlene on February 24, 2014, 05:14:55 PM
HI Karl:  Oh I bet the investigation with more sensitive equipment would be awesome!  Would love to take a night time tour sometime and actually compare the activity between day and night.  Maybe the activity happens when there are lots of people around rather than a few.  Because you know these soldiers were always surrounded by people.  Who knows?   :)