Kells/Post Alley - Seattle, WA
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Post Alley is considered one of the most haunted places in Seattle, especially at the back part of Kells, where apparitions have been seen from time to time.
Waymark Code: WM9XWP
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2010
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In the area of Seattle near Pike Public Market, in a narrow pedestrian way known as Post Alley, there may be spirits among as you walk through. A particular hot spot is Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub, which has a door to the alley, and has been the location where full apparitions have been seen.
Seattle Weekly has an article that relays many of the accounts. The owners of the pub believe. One often seen apparition is a three year old red-headed girl, who is often seen in the south part of the bar. There are accounts where people have asked why a girl is playing around the bar. Another account is related with a girl in a family who stated that there was a girl with a dress. When the parents asked where she was, their daughter pointed over to where she saw a girl but there was nothing there. The owner hasn't seen the girl, but she has had her own sightings, mostly grey forms with no detail. The place has been consecrated and the owner keeps a bottle of holy water - just in case. Other people have heard noises and screams. During renovations, a construction worker had seen an apparition at one of the tables watching him do the work - he left.
A nearby restaurant, 94 Stewart, has also seen ghosts of men who were loaders. There was a part of the restaurant that was hard to seat people. Children would end up crying constantly, and other incidents would take place. So, much, that the owner turned that area into a wine rack.
The article has one possible reason for the activity. The five-story building, 1916 First Avenue, which is the front entrance, was once the E. R. Butterworth Funeral Home. Kells was the embalming area. 94 Stewart was in the loading area for the home. So, there could be many spirits that were associated with the funeral home, perhaps as bodies being taken care of.
I walked down Post Alley, both northwest and southeast. Kelly's is along the northwest portion. It was midday, and there were not many people in the alley or at the pub, since it was not open, yet. We did not venture into the pub, so we didn't get the full experience. Perhaps on another trip there.
Sources:
Seattle Weekly (The Ghosts of Post Alley Past):
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