Last night hubby and I were running a bit late and didn’t end up going out for dinner until past 9:30pm!  We headed downtown looking for a place that served Steak & Seafood.  I suggested the Keg Mansion because the food is good, there is a lot of history, the ambiance is wonderful and it’s said to be haunted!  My husband loved the idea too so we drove right over.  Parking for customers is free so that was great and we were seated right away, but not before I got some information from the hostess.  I asked her where the most activity was.  She answered casually stating that we would find some if we went up the staircase to the second floor by the bar.  I was like no I meant paranormal activity.  She responded so did I!  She told us that we could eat on the main floor and then go upstairs to see.  She went on to tell us that the 2nd floor lady’s bathroom is another spot and that sometimes woman have been locked in the stalls because that is where Mrs. Massey died.  She said to go up to the 3rd floor and take a peek too even though it is locked.  I was so excited and I couldn’t wait for dinner to be over!  The meal was very good and the room we were in was amazing with detailed wood work, stain glass windows, a fireplace encased with glazed colorful tiles.  Every inch of the room had such  hand craftsmanship that I couldn’t stop looking around.  The feeling I was getting was very strong energy and I felt very alive!  I wasn’t afraid at all and I kind of felt that the spirits there liked all the attention the Keg patrons were giving.  After our meal we were left to venture about the mansion!  It was so wild and such a trip.  I went to the ladies room and instructed my husband to save me if I wasn’t back in 5 minutes lol  Nothing happened, I didn’t see any ghosts at all, so I met him outside.  I was very drawn to this oval like vestibule that overlooked the main entrance.  I referenced Haunted Toronto by John Robert Columbo and found out that’s where one of Mrs. Massey’s maids had hung herself after finding Mrs. Massey dead.  Then after our look around the 2nd floor we headed up to the 3rd.  A couple of fellows were right behind us and talking about how the Keg Mansion is haunted.  I was right up front in center peeking in the locked glass door, it was dimly lit and I could make out a large painting and a couple other rooms.  My husband was right behind me shining his cell phone over my head to help me see better.  The two gentlemen asked if we saw anything… I responded nope.  Even still just being in such a grand and charming home like the Keg Mansion was enough for me.  Next time maybe I’ll bring my Ouija  and go up to the middle of the 2nd floor, by the window, and have a seat at the built in cushioned bench. lol  Anyways I rate the Keg Mansion 4.5 stars out of 5!  I will be back and if you see someone with a Ouija there you’ll know who it is :D

Haunted Keg Mansion In Downtown Toronto

For more information on the Keg Mansion please pick up a copy of Haunted Toronto

or visit the links belowhttp://en.kegsteakhouse.com/locations/Ontario/Toronto/Mansion_Keghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keg_Mansion

Canada Malting Silos located in the Toronto Harbourfront on the foot of Bathurst Street. Only one of two silos remain today. The silos were built in 1928 to store malt hops for the Canada Malting Company. Deemed an important work of industrial architecture, the concrete malting towers were a new innovation, they would prevent fire because grain elevators had been previously built out of wood. In 1944 a round office was added to original construction. Abandoned in the 1980s and set for demolition, the Canada Malting Silos were deemed a heritage site by the City of Toronto.  They were to be converted into a music museum or theme park.  Instead it just sits there inviting the curious into it’s very dangerous midst.  Speaking of which… last night at approximately 1:00 a.m., we were enjoying the view of the city, and noticed a shining flashlight piercing the ebony sky from the highest point of the eerie malting plant.  We scrambled to find a flashlight and when we did start shining it towards them they responded with more light, along with a beam of red… I assumed it was from a video camera.  I wonder what they found?  Flashes also lit up spots of the plant from many different cameras on various floors.  I wonder if the culprits are going to post it all online?  I have only walked around it’s outskirts and never ventured to enter because I have read up on it and have come to find that it’s dangerous so I keep away.  I also feel a substantial amount of negative energy and you know me and negative energy… I just can’t stand it.Â

Haunted Hamilton is hosting an “overnight paranormal investigation and seance” at Fort Henry, and spaces are still available. Visit their website for more details and to book a seat.

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It’s for sale: Haunted, boxy, loads of gaudy murals (and morals) steps from the TTC, and full of spirits. Both kinds

By MIKE STROBELÂ

The Toronto Sun Website

(Newsflash: The Sun building will be listed for sale, publisher Kin-Man Lee tells staff. It’s too big and he doesn’t want to be a landlord. So … )

Hurry!!! Primo!!!! Won’t last!!!!

KING STREET CUTIE!!!!!

Sidesplit, 300,000 square-foot red-brick jewel in the heart of red-hot Olde York.

Historic, original 1970s Box of Brick style, with STUNNING addition and makeover in Late 20th-Century Revival.

Steps to TTC. In fact, be careful or be schmucked by a streetcar. Perfect location for flipping bird at drivers during sudden transit strikes.

Parking for 190, plus 351/2 baths, including toilets for 94, urinals for 21, and showers for 15 very, very close friends.

Let’s party!!! Spacious living-dining. Finished basement. Three full kitchens. Water coolers, which have heard some amazing tales.

No bedrooms as such, but comfy couches galore and countless stairwells to curl up in.

Comfort Room, to entertain a special someone or unwind after cleaning 351/2 washrooms.

Let the sun shine in!! Or gawk at the stars, and I don’t just mean Liz Braun. Skylights soar above Gone With The Wind central staircase.

SWEEPING VIEWS

Stock up on Windex. 232 windows in assorted shapes and sizes, and you keep the vertical blinds.

Light fixtures stay, including some wires we’re not sure what the hell they are.

Picturesque 3.92 acres, with sweeping views of the lake, CN Tower, financial district, Betty’s bar, Zoulpy’s deli and Fire Station 333.

Newer roof.

Security PLUS! Sixteen cameras. WHAT!!!?? (Not in the comfort room, Mikey.) Steely men in uniforms also available.

Zoned commercial, but we can fix that. Mayor Miller luvs us.

PLUS!!! a ton of other bonuses!!!!

Wall-to-wall carpet, potted plants, pot-lights, any pot left in the entertainment department, and 50 tons of Goss presses, for that busy modern family with heavy printing needs.

One of a kind haunted room!!!!

Everyone who has ever occupied a certain second-floor office has been fired. Rare opportunity for business owner with problem employee. Or family with problem child.

Other spirits abound, with names like Rimmer, Big Red, Shaky, Mac, Moneypenny, the Moaner, the Baron.

Did we mention the murals?!!

Kick back with a brew and feast your eyes on the history of Toronto parading across your very own Front St. wall.

Or the Donato masterpiece in the breakfast nook, lampooning many celebs.

Andy says it’s worth $4.5 million in today’s market.

But, for you, FREE!!!! If you buy this property before Canada Day.

Shows like a model!!!! Fully equipped photo studio. SUNshine Girls not included.

DEDICATED HORDE

A dedicated horde of parking officers on King St. You can bloody well have ‘em for all we care.

Also: An oasis in the city!!! A jungle of ferns and small trees, some real, some suspiciously shiny.

Umpteen framed photos of Joe Carter celebrating his 1993 World Series-winning homer.

Stacks of old newspapers and any journos found slumbering therein.

Several dust-coated but collectible IBM typewriters. Museum quality.

I think I recognize John Downing’s pawprint on one of them.

Income potential!!!! You could house Kitchener in the basement.

Sorry, not included: Incidental bald columnists.

Or the Headless Argo photo. Already gave that away to a friend of the Headless Argo.

Or the fish tank in Paul Godfrey’s old office. It’s gone. Sprang a leak, a day before the kitchen served Seafood Chowder Surprise.

Or the best damn newspaper staff in the country.

This whole deal will take months, maybe years. Terms negotiable. We’ll rent back, or we’ll move out.

I wonder if the Eclipse Building is available.

Rare find!!!!

Stop looking!!! You’re home!!!! Move in!!!