"The result was the San Francisco Ghost Hunt, a 90-minute evening-based walk from Japantown to Pacific Heights that combines local history with staged effects to highlight the literal and figurative spirits of the city. It covers deceased figures like Mary Ellen Pleasant and Gertrude Atherton, as well as the historic Majestic Hotel, where the tour usually ends. Some of this year's October tours conclude with a walkthrough of the Majestic's infamous Room 407, purported home of the specter "Lady Lisa"."
"Fassbinder hosted the tour - wearing his trademark black top hat, matching black coat, and holding a Victorian-style lantern - before time began to take its toll. After 17 years, he retired, selling ownership of the tour to Cagigal, who kept the top-hat-and-lantern aesthetic. He also initially kept the year-round schedule before shortening it to an annual spring/summer followed by its annual October run."
Christian Cagigal, a San Francisco-born magician, combined interests in the city and the spirit world to help create the San Francisco Ghost Hunt in 1998. The Ghost Hunt is a 90-minute evening walking tour from Japantown to Pacific Heights that blends local history with staged effects and theatrical storytelling. The tour highlights deceased figures such as Mary Ellen Pleasant and Gertrude Atherton and ends at the historic Majestic Hotel. Some October tours include a walkthrough of Room 407, associated with a specter known as Lady Lisa, who allegedly shakes beds, causes unexplained leaks, and appears in guests' dreams. Jim Fassbinder hosted the tour for 17 years before retiring and selling it to Cagigal, who preserved the visual aesthetic and shifted the schedule to seasonal runs.
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