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Founded in 1927, '''Troubleshooters, Inc.''' was the first paranormal investigative agency licensed by the City of Los Angeles. The group began operations in a garage on Fairfax Avenue, later moving to an old firehouse downtown.
Founded in 1927, '''Troubleshooters, Inc.''' was the first paranormal investigative agency licensed by the City of Los Angeles. The group began operations in a garage on Fairfax Avenue, later moving to a downtown warehouse that burned in 1932.  


By 1936 Troubleshooters was the only paranormal investigative agency still in activity, though its owners had branched out into other businesses when the decline in supernatural activity since the Fire Magic Wars resulted in less income from ghost hunting and exorcisms.
By 1934 Troubleshooters, Inc. was the only paranormal investigative agency still in activity. The owners soon began operating other businesses (sometimes using the Troubleshooters name) when a decline in supernatural activity resulted in less income from ghost hunting and exorcisms. During the 1940s its main business appears to have consisted of private investigative work, particularly focused on communist and anarchist activity in Los Angeles.  


Though the business ceased advertising in the 1940s, and appears to have engaged in no investigative activity after 1941, records show its business license and other fees were maintained throughout the 1950s and well into the 1960s.
In 1951 the group began operating out of a [[Fire Station No. 23 | historic downtown fire station]].  


[[Category: GURPS Troubleshooters]]
[[Category: GURPS Troubleshooters]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 17 September 2017

Founded in 1927, Troubleshooters, Inc. was the first paranormal investigative agency licensed by the City of Los Angeles. The group began operations in a garage on Fairfax Avenue, later moving to a downtown warehouse that burned in 1932.

By 1934 Troubleshooters, Inc. was the only paranormal investigative agency still in activity. The owners soon began operating other businesses (sometimes using the Troubleshooters name) when a decline in supernatural activity resulted in less income from ghost hunting and exorcisms. During the 1940s its main business appears to have consisted of private investigative work, particularly focused on communist and anarchist activity in Los Angeles.

In 1951 the group began operating out of a historic downtown fire station.