Skirvin Hotel 'Lady in Red' haunting

The Skirvin Hotel, built in 1911 in downtown Oklahoma City, is widely reputed to be haunted and is one of the city's best-known urban legends. Guests and staff have reported sightings of a ‘‘Lady in Red’’ and other unexplained phenomena such as lights and elevator anomalies. Local lore commonly identifies the figure as a former employee who died at the hotel, though specific identities and details vary among sources. The hotel's haunted reputation is publicly noted and it is frequently included on local ghost tours and in regional paranormal write-ups.