First Avenue, Minneapolis


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First Avenue in Minneapolis is rumored to be haunted, most notably by the ghost of a woman who died by suicide in a bathroom stall in the 1930s, when it was a bus station, after her lover did not return from war. She is described as appearing in a green army jacket and is seen by some with other legless, dancing ghosts, while others report hearing cries in the restrooms and growling in DJs' headphones in the upstairs dance lounge. The Legend of the Woman in the Green Army Jacket. The story centers on a woman who worked at the Greyhound bus station that occupied the building before it became a nightclub. She hanged herself in a bathroom stall after learning her boyfriend, a soldier, had died in combat and wouldn't return to her. Her spirit is said to be seen in a green army jacket, often appearing without legs, dancing in the main venue or in the upstairs dance lounge. Some reports include hearing screams, crying, or growling in the headphones of DJs. The woman is often accompanied by other legless spirits that may be homeless people who died in the bus station, according to American Ghost Walks. Other accounts describe flying ashtrays, bottles falling from shelves, and bar stools being moved by unseen forces. The Dance Lounge/Record Room: The upstairs dance lounge, known as the Record Room, is considered a particularly active area for paranormal activity.

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