Haunted Chicago Bars by Sean Parnell

Created August 1, 2008

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Written by Sean Parnell

Haunted Chicago Bars

A listing of the spookiest pubs in Chicago, and not just because of their clientele...
Page last updated: August 2008

Bucktown Pub - a nasty former owner who likes to throw things
California Clipper - a graceful lady in white
Chet's Melody Lounge (Justice)- the most infamous, Resurrection Mary
Ethyl's Party - ghosts from the former funeral home
Excalibur - Great Chicago Fire victims
Fireside Inn - ghosts from Rosehill Cemetary across the street
Frankie's Roadhouse (Willow Springs) - unknown spirits
Gold Star Bar - a would-be robber shot dead by the bartender
Green Mill - several, including one who likes to make an entrance

Guthrie's Tavern - a former owner that died on the premesis
Hangge Uppe - a woman killed in the former speakeasy
Liar's Club - a woman butchered by her husband
Ole St. Andrews Inn - Frank Giff, former owner and flirt
Tonic Room - a woman murdered in the basement
Webster Wine Bar - "something upstairs"
Widow McCleary's (Thornton) - men dispatched by Al Capone
Wrigley Field - a billy goat curse and occasional Sox fans

A ghost in the floor at Excalibur?

My brother photographed this image in the floor of Excalibur's "Cabaret" (within the annotated white ring). What do you see?
Reproduction of this image prohibited without express written permission from The Chicago Bar Project.

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