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Former Howard Johnson on Beauregard Avenue, San Angelo
415 W Beauregard Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Budget hotel rates from approximately $65 per night.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Standard motel layout; flat grounds with parking
Equipment
Photos OK
The property at 415 W Beauregard Avenue in San Angelo, Texas operated for decades under the Howard Johnson brand before transitioning to the Econo Lodge chain. It sits in a central San Angelo location with 74 air-conditioned rooms, an indoor pool, and complimentary breakfast.
The hotel has a 3.1 Google rating with over 1,500 reviews under the Howard Johnson/Econo Lodge branding, reflecting a standard budget accommodation experience. No historical incidents — construction events, deaths, or notable events at this specific address — were identified during research.
Sources
The paranormal reputation of this property appears in multiple haunted places databases. The most specific account describes a room at the end of the second floor where red eyes have been reported and sounds have been heard when the room was confirmed vacant. Staff and guests have reported a cowboy figure seen in the lobby, at the bar, and near the pool — described as a full-body apparition that appears briefly and then is absent.
Additional accounts describe 'aggressive encounters' and reports of physical contact, though these claims appear in aggregator databases without named witnesses, specific dates, or investigation documentation.
The property does not market itself around its paranormal reputation, and no paranormal investigations by named researchers have been published about this location. The accounts derive entirely from submitted visitor and staff reports to paranormal databases.
Notable Entities
The former Howard Johnson Inn — now an Econo Lodge — at 415 W Beauregard Avenue in San Angelo. The second-floor end room has generated the most specific paranormal accounts, including reports of red eyes and unexplained sounds from a vacant room. A cowboy apparition is reported in the lobby and pool area.
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