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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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The Spirit of Physical Therapy
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Avoid Getting Your Hands Dirty This Halloween
Patient Spotlight
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Thanking Physical Therapists for Their Dedication
Chocolate-Dipped Fruit
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A Historical Haunted House
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WHALEY HOUSE SAN DIEGO’S MOST HAUNTED LOCALE
Most people associate San Diego with sun and fun rather than doom and gloom, but the city is not without its ghost stories. No tale looms larger than that of Thomas Whaley and his family home in Old Town. In 1857, Thomas oversaw construction of the Whaley House, a Greek Revival residence and general store that holds
the status of being one of the first brick buildings in California. Sadly, the Whaley House would become a home to tragedy almost as soon as it was finished. The Whaleys’ son, also Thomas, would become the first, but not the last, family member to die on the property when he succumbed to scarlet fever in January 1958. Soon enough, the Whaleys had relocated to San Francisco, eager to escape the memories of the recent tragedy. Eventually, though, they decided to move back to the Whaley House. When they returned in 1968, they were a family of seven. Two of those seven, daughters Violet and Anna, were married in the home on the same day. Anna, who married her first cousin, actually ended up with the happier story. Violet married a man named George Baltolacci, who turned out to be scamming her for a dowry. When Baltolacci disappeared, Violet was considered a pariah
within society. Tragically, she committed suicide in her family home on Aug. 18, 1885. A few more Whaleys, including Thomas Whaley himself, would pass away in the house before it fell into disrepair. Today, the Whaley House is a museum that serves as a testament to early San Diego history and the legacy of a doomed family. Some say the Whaley House was doomed from the start because it was constructed on the site where “Yankee Jim” Robinson was publicly executed. Others believe that the ghosts of the Whaleys haunt the site to this day. Whatever the truth is regarding these paranormal associations, there’s no denying that the Whaley House is frightfully fascinating. You can learn more about the Whaley House by visiting WhaleyHouse.org or checking out the episode of Buzzfeed’s “Unsolved” YouTube series devoted to the family and their property.
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