A corner of the map
Whatcom County
Old Town Café
Piano music with no piano, a kitchen that will not stay still, and a woman in a second-story window who will not be looked at twice.
The Home Store / Spark Museum
A 1930 gunshot in a women’s clothing shop, dress-shoe footsteps after hours, and a theremin that did not need a player.
The Herald Building elevator
A 1926 newsroom pile, and an elevator that still makes the run with no hand on the lever.
The Green Lady of Sycamore Square
In Fairhaven’s Mason Block, a woman in a long green dress is still said to cross the rooms and turn the chairs toward the bay.
Wardner’s Castle
A three-story mansion over the bay, a mural of spirits, and a run of dreams and sightings that quieted when a painted face was covered.
Judy at the Mount Baker Theatre
Opened in 1927 on razed houses and a church. Staff still talk about Judy in the balcony corridor, and a cat that hunts the basement.