Halifax Ghost Stories
hfx.seller
There was a really good one but I can't seem to find it anymore.
If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
jd
hfxs...@hotmail.com (hfx.seller) wrote:
> If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
Well, besides the black window on Jubliee and Robie and the figure in
the St. Paul's window, I have one I'd love to share and to see if anyone
else knows about it, or to hear their version of it! HAHAHA I think its
one of those stories that has a few different versions!
Anyway, when I was 9 to 13 or so I played baseball at Conrose Ball
Field, which is at the far end of Jubilee Road, near the Arm. I think
its Connaught that ends right at the parking lot for the field.
Well, after our games, a few of us would go down to the tall fence out
past the home run fence and crawl under. This large fence was to keep
kids like us out of the valley where the train tracks are. We used to
climb around the rocks and just sit around waiting to watch a train go
by.
Now, I don't know the name of the street off hand, but if you are on
Jubliee Road, and you walk in through the parking lot to get to Conrose
Field, and continue past the field and walk down the street, with the
playground on your right, you come to a guardrail. You go past the
guardrail and you are on another street, maybe Coburg Road. You cross
that street and are on one of the bridges over the tracks. To the right
of the bridge there is a small side street which is almost like a
private street. There are some seriously nice houses in amongst there.
So, you go down this street and there is a tower transformer on your
left and an opening in the fence that you go through. You are then on a
cliff above the train tracks, and you are on the side of the cliff that
would be closer to the Northwest Arm.
Follow me so far? Sorry for the length, but wanted to set it up a bit.
And build the suspense! HAHAHA
Now, if you walk a way along the top of the cliff you come to a fairly
flat cliff that a few people could lay out on. It was pretty large and
was above the tracks as I said.
The "ghost" story that us ball players were privy to was that there
was a young boy who fell from that cliff and died. His father, in a fit
of grief, was overcome by his loss and decided to go there and blow up
the cliff. He took dynamite but as he was trying to do his deed, he
either blew himself up or also fell and died. And either one or both of
their ghosts were there and haunted the place! It seems silly now, but
we were usually scared away from there when it started to get dark!!
For us, the place had a few different names, but the first name was
always the same. We knew the spot as Deadman's Cliff, Deadman's Rock or
Deadman's Tracks!
Does anyone know about that one??? WOOOOOHOOOOHOOOOOO
jd
roger
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i farted in it once.
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a ghost who is physical with staff and customers.
Do you write ghost stories or something?
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gman99
Veith House (on Veith St....go figure) is supposedly haunted by a child
that sits in a window and watches passersby.
Merlin
Clary Croft is the master ghost story
teller of N.S. (He's very much in
demand on Hallowe'en.) I don't know if
he has a Website, but you could
do a Google search. Also, check the
phone book, and give him a call.
He's always happy to accommodate.
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Merlin wrote:
> hfx.seller wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a website that has local ghost stories on it?
> > There was a really good one but I can't seem to find it anymore.
> >
> > If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
>
>
> Clary Croft is the master ghost story
> teller of N.S.
I'm sure Mr. Collins could also help as he is (was) the city's official
historian for many years (if he's still kicking...)
Merlin
> Does anyone know of a website that has local ghost stories on it?
> There was a really good one but I can't seem to find it anymore.
>
> If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
Clary Croft is the master ghost story
teller of N.S. (He's very much in
demand on Hallowe'en.) I don't know if
he has a Website, but you could
do a Google search. Also, check the
phone book, and give him a call.
He's always happy to accommodate.
Lynne
You could also do a search of Helen Creighton. She inspired and
influenced Clary Croft, and has written about N.S. folklore and
ghosts.
Lynne
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oldtrout
I grew up in that area and never heard of that.
Thanks
oldtrout
oldtrout
>hfx.seller wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a website that has local ghost stories on it?
>> There was a really good one but I can't seem to find it anymore.
>>
>> If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
>
>
>Clary Croft is the master ghost story
>teller of N.S. (He's very much in
>demand on Hallowe'en.) I don't know if
>he has a Website, but you could
>do a Google search. Also, check the
>phone book, and give him a call.
>He's always happy to accommodate.
>
>Lynne
>
>
>You could also do a search of Helen Creighton. She inspired and
>influenced Clary Croft, and has written about N.S. folklore and
>ghosts.
>
>Lynne
>
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Al Smith
> demand on Hallowe'en.) I don't know if he has a Website, but you could
> do a Google search. Also, check the phone book, and give him a call.
> He's always happy to accommodate.
>
> Lynne
>
>
> You could also do a search of Helen Creighton. She inspired and influenced Clary Croft, and has written about N.S. folklore and ghosts.
> Lynne
So has anyone seen Helen Creighton's ghost?
Gloria
that has that sign "if you lived here you would be home now")that is
supposed to be haunted.I grew up right across from it,people would move in
and never stay very long.I remember being outside with my friends and
staring at the shadows that moved in front of the windows,when we knew that
no one was at the house.Story goes years ago a couple lived there with their
baby ,she went crazy,killed her baby and herself.Don't know if anyone else
has heard this or whether or not its true but you used to freak the heck out
of us.
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Al Smith
> that has that sign "if you lived here you would be home now")that is
> supposed to be haunted.I grew up right across from it,people would move in
> and never stay very long.I remember being outside with my friends and
> staring at the shadows that moved in front of the windows,when we knew that
> no one was at the house.Story goes years ago a couple lived there with their
> baby ,she went crazy,killed her baby and herself.Don't know if anyone else
> has heard this or whether or not its true but you used to freak the heck out
> of us.
Neat. I used to drive past that building all the time. Cute sign.
Maybe it should read, "If you lived here, you'd be ax-murdered in
your sleep."
Gloria
short period of time the paint would always start peeling off.Cheap paint
maybe,who knows.
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> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:32:05 GMT, NOMAN <No...@noman.org> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 21:52:12 GMT, "Gloria" <ec...@accesswave.ca>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>There is a house on Bayers Rd (right before that small apartment building
>>>that has that sign "if you lived here you would be home now")that is
>>>supposed to be haunted.I grew up right across from it,people would move
>>>in
>>>and never stay very long.I remember being outside with my friends and
>>>staring at the shadows that moved in front of the windows,when we knew
>>>that
>>>no one was at the house.Story goes years ago a couple lived there with
>>>their
>>>baby ,she went crazy,killed her baby and herself.Don't know if anyone
>>>else
>>>has heard this or whether or not its true but you used to freak the heck
>>>out
>>>of us.
>>
>>that the mother killed........
>
> Or possibly a younger sister. I'll check.
Gloria
right across bayers rd from it on Vaughan ave.news:ttrf01lroaj0acr7o...@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:43:24 GMT, "Gloria" <ec...@accesswave.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>I also remember no matter how many times they painted the house,within a
>>short period of time the paint would always start peeling off.Cheap paint
>>maybe,who knows.
>
> paint on the window????
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Robie?
Ian 'Tay' Landry, MA MSW RSW
>Can someone tell me more about the blacked-out window at Jubilee and
>Robie?
>
>
>
It is structural, a fake window to match the outside window pattern -
there is a wall extending inward from the middle of it.
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>> Robie?
>>
>>
>>
> It is structural, a fake window to match the outside window pattern - there is a wall extending inward from the middle of it.
Naw, it's just that the room behind it lies in an alternate
spacial dimension, that can only be entered at certain times of
the year, when the stars are right. At all other times it's folded
up and looks like a wall.
jd
oldtrout <no-...@home.ca> wrote:
> I grew up in that area and never heard of that.
>
> Thanks
Hey oldtrout!
Well, if you never heard of it, then it must have been one of those
made up stories that spread like wirefire but had no basis in reality!
All I know is when we played ball, it was always "Let's go to Deadman's
Cliff" after the game!
Someone probably made it up, but it would be neat to check and see if
someone actually did die there.
Glad you enjoyed! jd
jd
hfxs...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Can someone tell me more about the blacked-out window at Jubilee and
> Robie?
The way I heard it was someone fell from the top of the stairs and
flew out the window. Every year, on the anniversary of the death, the
window would turn black. After many years, it was replaced with wood.
Did anyone see that episode about Halifax on the $100 Cab Ride show,
or whatever it is called? The Taxi driver spent a bit of time going to
ghost areas, including the house on Jubilee, the place in the North End
(Veith House??) as well as Henry House I believe which is supposed to be
haunted by a famous author. Forget the name of the author, but he
apparently stayed there.
It was a good episode and was nice to see Halifax featured.
jd
SMB
about it years ago. We were supposed to be related to the
family but I never could get a name out of her.
The house was quite unlivable. Several people bought it, and
found they couldn't live in it. They said the upstairs was a
very strange place.
I think my mom had said she hung herself upstairs.
So does anyone know what family was involved? I was
thinking Knickle since they are cousins??
SMB
SMB
in the area of Saint Marys. Can't remember the street
that it was on.
We used to go there at night and watch the candles
dance in the windows {no one lived there at that time}.
It was even spooky during the day time....
Does anyone remember that house? It was a huge three
story white house, and one of the developer idiots
tore it down oh...must be 10 years ago??? He was
trying to put in high rise condos, and actually
didn't have permission from the city since the
house was considered a historic site.
There was also a haunted gravesite in the bottom part
of Fairview Cemetery. It was really strange. At night
during especially damp conditions, the area gave off
its own fog!
SMB
Foghorn Leghorn
> Can someone tell me more about the blacked-out window at Jubilee and
> Robie?
>
It's a false window placed there to make the outside of the
house look more balanced. I think there's a fireplace on
that wall.
Cheers,
John
Foghorn Leghorn
> Merlin wrote:
>
>>hfx.seller wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone know of a website that has local ghost stories on it?
>>>There was a really good one but I can't seem to find it anymore.
>>>
>>>If not does anyone have any good Halifax ghost stories?
>>
>>
>>Clary Croft is the master ghost story
>>teller of N.S.
>
>
> I'm sure Mr. Collins could also help as he is (was) the city's official
> historian for many years (if he's still kicking...)
>
Yes Lou Collins is still alive and happily does not believe
in or propogate ghost story nonsense.
Cheers,
John
Foghorn Leghorn
> I remember an old house that was very haunted. It was
> in the area of Saint Marys. Can't remember the street
> that it was on.
>
> We used to go there at night and watch the candles
> dance in the windows {no one lived there at that time}.
> It was even spooky during the day time....
>
> Does anyone remember that house? It was a huge three
> story white house, and one of the developer idiots
> tore it down oh...must be 10 years ago??? He was
> trying to put in high rise condos, and actually
> didn't have permission from the city since the
> house was considered a historic site.
I remember it. Years ago we used to go there and wander
around inside with candles. It was very spooky.
Cheers,
John
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realize it came all the way down to inglis street in halifax. thats gotta
be some kinda record.
> From: "roger" <monke...@gmail.com>
>
>theres a haunted house on Inglis St. almost where it intersects with South
>Park and Yonge St.
oldtrout
>Can someone tell me more about the blacked-out window at Jubilee and
>Robie?
Uncle Mel's house. :-))
oldtrout
oldtrout
>In article <ruse01lnrepeoapso...@4ax.com>,
> oldtrout <no-...@home.ca> wrote:
>
>> I grew up in that area and never heard of that.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Hey oldtrout!
>
> Well, if you never heard of it, then it must have been one of those
>made up stories that spread like wirefire but had no basis in reality!
Thanks for the "respect" but it wello might have been true. Every summer "we" have a
gathering of all the "kids" from my old neighbourhood and I will try to remember to ask
them about it.
>All I know is when we played ball, it was always "Let's go to Deadman's
>Cliff" after the game!
I can remember before that playground was there, but we played ball back there in the
early 50's.
>
> Someone probably made it up, but it would be neat to check and see if
>someone actually did die there.
>
> Glad you enjoyed! jd
The "bundles" of newspapers used to come tied with sisal cord. We used to take the cord
and twist it into rope and use it climing up and repelling down the sheer rock faces in
the railway cut. No TV's to watch in those days so me made our own "fun".
oldtrout
oldtrout
Hum. On a frosty night? Might have been a drunk having a leak. :-))
oldtrout
>
>SMB
oldtrout
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Ave.
>
oldtrout
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Mike Small
I like the place and most places around there probably have to deal with
rodents, but when my son and his mom stayed there that was the only
haunting they encountered. Not in their room or anything, just
down in the basement.
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lucreti...@fl.it
>lucreti...@fl.it writes:
>
>> Lol that was a 2005 post :)
>
>Whoops, I guess it's true what someone said about the article indexes
>being messed up on the news server I'm using. Sorry.
observer
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> On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:43:46 -0800 (PST), jvangurp
> <jvan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> On 2019-01-30 6:05 p.m., lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:13:35 +0000, Mike Small <sma...@sdf.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> lucreti...@fl.it writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Lol that was a 2005 post :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Whoops, I guess it's true what someone said about the article indexes
>>>>> being messed up on the news server I'm using. Sorry.
>>>>
>>>> Nah no need - sometimes it's fun when these old posts crop up.
>>>>
>>
>
> I didn't see anything suggesting it was him, rather someone JD?
>
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"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Where is Captain Kirk?"
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I was intrigued by the second half of her answer to 'What's the
highest mountain in the world?'
Wayne Hines
>>
> I wonder what happened to JD. He was a regular here. Anyhow,
the same JD. I'll ask him next time I'm talking with him.
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