2. Jeff Davis Hospital and Crematorium 5,000 some-odd Yellow Fever victims underground since 1867; one stretch of land fostering more than just emerging artists today. Jeff Davis Hospital stood as an active hub of medical care from 1924 to 1981 on what is known today as the aesthetics-appreciating Elder Street near Buffalo Bayou. However, before the hospital was erected, the land was home to "City Cemetery," a graveyard established in 1840 that occupied thousands of Confederate, Union and common-folk remains. Digging further into history and soil, approximately 60 "black earth graves" from Plague victims of the 1600s were discovered (by U of H archaeologists in 1986) on this same Poltergeist-esque property. Over the years, the adjacent fire station has encountered more than fires, friendly or otherwise; while pedestrians of the paranormal preoccupation have continued to brave the preternatural possibilities.
