Menu     Home News Awards Email A to M     Stats     Bookmark     Click HERE to Bookmark Haunted Ontario Halloween     Toronto       Mynah Bird Coffee House 144 Yorkville Ave Built: unknown Haunted: 1960s History Likely built in the late 1800s or early 1900s, the Mynah Bird Coffee House was originally the Victorian home of local artist. The home later changed hands several times, becoming a popular dance-club, then a topless entertainment club known for go-go dancers that performed in a second-storey glass booth, visible from the street. It was during this era of topless dancers, adult films, and nude chefs that the first ghost stories began to appear. Sadly, the building has since been torn down and replaced with a new commercial building. Hauntings Before its demolition, lights would go on and off by themselves, musical instruments would move on their own, and chairs would be thrown about in the upstairs room. Staff reported the feeling of an eerie presence, sometimes that of an angry old man, along with the sound of a male voice in the theatre. The only apparition reported is that of an old man with gray hair and a beard. Further Reading Old City Hall 60 Queen Street West Built: 1898 Haunted: unknown History Old City Hall was completed in 1899 (after 20 years of planning and construction) and took over as Toronto's 3rd city hall. The last men hanged in Canada are said to haunt Courtroom 33, where they were sentenced. After the opening of Toronto's current (4th) city hall, old city hall was nearly demolished to make room for the Eaton Centre. Old City Hall was saved and declared a National Historic Site in 1989. Hauntings Witnesses to the odd happenings of Old City Hall included custodians, reporters, and even a few judges. The sound of footsteps was often heard to be following people on the back stairway, where judges complained of having their robes tugged. The apparition of a dark figure near a judge's bench was spotted several times, only to suddenly dissappeared. Moans have been heard from the basement cellars, and voices have been heard echoing through empty corridors. Further Reading Old Fort York 100 Garrison Rd Built: 1793 Haunted: unknown History The original Fort was built in 1793, set aflame by American forces during war of 1812, then rebuilt in 1816. After years of neglect, the Fort was rebuilt in the 1930s, just North of the original site. Unfortunately, many of the original buildings were demolished in the early 1950s as part of an aborted plan to run a highway through the site. The eight remaining original structures are the oldest buildings in Toronto. Hauntings Much like its sister sites of Fort Erir and Fort George, Fort York has its share of ghost stories. Visitors have reported seeing the apparitions of ghostly soldiers in 19th century American uniforms, standing at the base of the flagpole. A red-coated guard has been seen in the barracks and near the front entrance, while a woman is known to walk around the officer's quarters. Visitors have also reported the sounds of footsteps running for cover inside the Fort. Staff have reported feeling invisible hands attempting to push them off the walls and parapets, or yanking them to the ground. The doors between the officer's mess and the pantry open and close on their own. The sound of stomping feet in the former sleeping quarters can be heard on stormy nights, along with the sound of little children racing through the barracks. Further Reading Historic Fort York Ontario Legislative Building Queen's Park Built: 1893 Haunted: unknown History The Ontario Legislative Building, located just south of Wellesley Street, was built in 1892. Prior to that, the site housed the University Hospital for the Insane for over forty years. Hauntings Several apparitions have been seen inside the halls of government, including a figure descending the Grand Staircase to stand in the Legislative Chamber; a frowning male figure, dressed in the full regimental dress of a soldier; and three female inmates of the asylum. The three inmates include a grief-stricken woman gowned in white with streaming hair, a woman wearing an old-fashioned checkered dress and wimple with a white apron over her face, and a woman hanging from a hook in the basement. Further Reading Links     Message Board Books Halloween Links N to Z     About Us     Haunted Ontario was first launched July 27th, 2000.