THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The historic Gaylord building and its H.M.S. Bounty restaurant are associated with phantom footsteps, unexplained knocking, cold spots and a mischievous unseen presence in the former salon.
The Gaylord Apartments opened on Wilshire Boulevard in the 1920s and became home to numerous prominent residents. The H.M.S. Bounty restaurant occupies the ground floor. Local ghost lore describes phantom footsteps and unexplained knocking within the apartment building, while the restaurant's former salon, now associated with the ladies' room, has a longstanding story involving an unseen presence that reportedly touches visitors. Other accounts include cold spots and unexplained disturbances within the historic building.