White Lady Hauntings - Durand Eastman Park, Rochester, NY - Urban Legends and Superstitions on Waymarking.com

Various versions of the legend of the 3 Lakes Pavillion as the "castle home" of the White Lady ghost, a banshee type ghost that attacks men and rocks cars.

The list of websites that contain a version of the story go on for several pages (using a google or bing search on "White Lady" and "Rochester NY"). The most factual version can be found on Rocwiki (visit link) , but even that falls short on one count. The 3 Lakes Pavillion was in fact, a refectory (dining hall / restaurant) in pre-Depression days, it also seems to have (contrary to RocWiki) been the home of a single canon that was placed in anticipation of hostilities from Lake Ontario during World War I. The proof of this fact can be found in a picture found in the Rochester Museum and Science Center collection.

A sampling of some of those websites include:
Wikipedia (under United States): (visit link)
Rocwiki: (visit link)
Suidoo.com: (visit link)
Paranormal Society: (visit link)
Weird US: (visit link)
Unexplainable.net: (visit link)
etc.: (visit link)

What's the Real Story?: 3 Lakes Pavillion spanish style wall build during World War I to house a canon to protect Rochester's shores against aggression from invaders on Lake Ontario. After the war, a refectory (dining hall/cafeteria/restaurant) was built there for vacationers during the years before the Depression. The refectory failed during the Depression, fell into disrepair and collapsed, leaving only the wall again. It was never a castle, nor the White Lady's home. Website Source: [Web Link] Additional Requirement?: Not listed

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