The gals from West Sacramento swigged vodka on an antique floral couch in the Niles Hotel. "This is redrum," she added, referencing the 1980 film "The Shining," in which a little boy uses lipstick to write "murder" spelled backward on a door in a haunted hotel. At the 115-year-old Niles Hotel — where ancient bullet holes pock the tin ceiling by the downstairs saloon — getting the creeps is part of the appeal. Nostalgia and hopeIn proud but struggling little communities throughout rural Northern California, grand old hotels hark back to when these places were booming Gold Rush towns, timber towns and cow towns. For years, Mohr has played bridge with her girlfriends in the Niles Hotel lobby every week, sitting by the big picture windows, watching people walk by.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 30, 2023 13:45 UTC