Interesting and Never completely Explained

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

A couple of hours ago, I received an odd phone call from an old friend.
He had been at one my favorite (and oldest) taverns in our hometown of Jackson,Mississippi.

While a reconstruction era building, this place has many connections to the Civil War.
It's across the street from an 1822 (and Confederate) cemetery, very close to the site of an accidental explosion of an early War CSA ammunition factory, and the site of three separate City burnings by Sherman during 1863/1864.

But back to the phone call.
He asked if I remembered the weird tales told by the staff.
I had actually forgotten.

Anyway, he told me he had gone up to the third floor restroom, and in the next room, the sound was if every shelf had collapsed.
He looked into this room ... and everything was in order.

I did a quick search to refresh my memory, and the first result was a local news feature.
While I do believe the current staff, I don't believe one word from the "so called ghost hunters" .

I thought a few people might enjoy the local news segment :

 

[Sheltowee]

A brothel in the 70s. Is there additional familiarity you would like to disclose?

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

A brothel in the 70s. Is there additional familiarity you would like to disclose?

I will admit to many vices ... but I can honestly say hanging out in a brothel has never been one of em'.

 

[Scott1967]

I will admit to many vices ... but I can honestly say hanging out in a brothel has never been one of em'.

And the fact that your wife reads your posts...

 

[tony_gunter]

A brothel in the 70s. Is there additional familiarity you would like to disclose?

I was shocked to hear that, by the 80's it was George Street Grocery IIRC, the bar for all the young preppies in town … doubled as a poboy place.

 

[Sheltowee]

I was shocked to hear that, by the 80's it was George Street Grocery IIRC, the bar for all the young preppies in town.

Maybe an undercover operation?

"Hey honey, I'm running down to George Street to grab a muffin….."

 

[tony_gunter]

Maybe an undercover operation?

"Hey honey, I'm running down to George Street to grab a muffin….."

If it was a brothel, it invariably served the legislature since it was a block away.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I was shocked to hear that, by the 80's it was George Street Grocery IIRC, the bar for all the young preppies in town … doubled as a poboy place.

You are correct.

While the brothel history was not well known, I do remember old timers ... (retired Jackson police officers) telling stories about those days.

If it was a brothel, it invariably served the legislature since it was a block away.

Gawd yes.
I suspect the tavern girls were more "high maintenance" than the legislator's usual Sun-N-Sand Motel girls.

But on a serious note, after that call yesterday ... I remembered more of the stories told by the staff.
Their accounts of the unexplained are virtually identical to what employees of King's Tavern in Natchez also said.

I lived in Natchez for sixteen yeas ... and do enjoy a good historic tavern.

So yeah, I will always believe the employees.

 

[RobertP]

You are correct.

While the brothel history was not well known, I do remember old timers ... (retired Jackson police officers) telling stories about those days.





Gawd yes.
I suspect the tavern girls were more "high maintenance" than the legislator's usual Sun-N-Sand Motel girls.

But on a serious note, after that call yesterday ... I remembered more of the stories told by the staff.
Their accounts of the unexplained are virtually identical to what employees of King's Tavern in Natchez also said.

I lived in Natchez for sixteen yeas ... and do enjoy a good historic tavern.

So yeah, I will always believe the employees.

The Sun N Sand always looked out of place, never understood why it was there when I was a kid.

 

[alan polk]

The Sun N Sand always looked out of place, never understood why it was there when I was a kid.

When I was in high school I worked as a runner at one of the large law firms in Jackson. During legislative sessions I was often tasked with delivering packages to individual senators or representatives who were seemingly holed up in hotel rooms at the Sun N Sand. Talking about a dump! The whole place reeked of corruption and reminded me of something out of a John Grisham novel or a Hollywood movie!!! I couldn't believe the type of characters I saw coming in and out of that place!!

The Sun N Sand didn't just look like a place where brown paper bags full of money changed hands, the whole complex felt and smelled like corruption too!! I was astounded!! And I have no idea what was in those packages I was delivering … but I have often wondered……!!

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

A couple of hours ago, I received an odd phone call from an old friend.
He had been at one my favorite (and oldest) taverns in our hometown of Jackson,Mississippi.

While a reconstruction era building, this place has many connections to the Civil War.
It's across the street from an 1822 (and Confederate) cemetery, very close to the site of an accidental explosion of an early War CSA amunition factory, and the site of three separate City burnings by Sherman during 1863/1864.

But back to the phone call.
He asked if I remembered the weird tales told by the staff.
I had actually forgotten.

Anyway, he told me he had gone up to the third floor restroom, and in the next room, the sound was if every shelf had collapsed.
He looked into this room ... and everything was in order.

I did a quick search to refresh my memory, and the first result was a local news feature.
While I do believe the current staff, I don't believe one word from the "so called ghost hunters" .

I thought a few people might enjoy the local news segment :

Interesting, but......Haunting = Baloney!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Interesting, but......Haunting = Baloney!

Yeah ... I get it, but I will always believe the employee's stories.

But the guy in the video claiming to be interviewing a ghost prostitute
is not only baloney, but comedy ... in my opinion.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

Yeah ... I get it, but I will always believe the employee's stories.

But the guy in the video claiming to be interviewing a ghost prostitute
is not only baloney, but comedy ... in my opinion.

I like your post - please don't think I was trying to slam you. I just commented about hauntings in general.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

When I was in high school I worked as a runner at one of the large law firms in Jackson.

Same here.
I was a runner for a firm on South Congress Street. Thankfully, I never had to deliver anything to that gawd awful hotel.
But I often had to make two or three daily walks up to the Sillers building and the State Capitol.

I never saw anything resembling a "ghost", but I did see some bizarre characters/activities in Smith Park.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I like your post - please don't think I was trying to slam you. I just commented about hauntings in general.

Gosh no, I didn't think that at all.
It never entered my mind.

 

[Trooper "D"]

I will admit to many vices ... but I can honestly say hanging out in a brothel has never been one of em'.

If you are "hanging out" in a brothel I think the deed is already done.

 

[Trooper "D"]

If it was a brothel, it invariably served the legislature since it was a block away.

I think the type involved with brothels are found in the state house.

 

[RobertP]

@alan polk , @7th Mississippi Infantry , is that area around the Tavern safe anymore? I just looked at these pics from Google earth which I assume are fairly recent. The street looks bad and the cemetery, where Barksdale and other notables are buried, looks as though it hasn't been mowed in many weeks. One shows the Confederate section. That used to be a well cared for cemetery as was the street.

 

[alan polk]

Well, to be honest, for the past ten years or so I have simply avoided that area altogether, venturing there only out of necessity for things that are work related. I could say more, but one can simply look at the crime statistics of that area to make a determination as to whether my avoidance is reasonable.

Everyone's mileage is different and I'm not as young and reckless as I once was. I will indeed take risks, but that area no longer has anything on offer that I am willing to take a risk over. They have, however, recently created a separate police force to deal with the abject crime in that part of Jackson, and that might help in the future. We will see.

 

[RobertP]

What a shame. It was such a clean, pretty and safe place to grow up in.