Chesterfield, Mo
Now an abandoned building, it’s been closed for several years. Spirits of the people who died of neglect haunt the building. There are things no one could explain such as continuously flushing toilets and cold spots in resident rooms, and a oppressive, foreboding feeling that seemed to effect everyone there. The room in the basement of the place that was used as a morgue back in the day, eventually became the break room, believe it or not. No one liked to take breaks in there because it had an odor, and was creepy, and chairs would move sometimes if you were sitting in there alone.
Clayton, Mo
The theater opened on May 3, 1933, and according to Cinema Treasures, took its name from an airdome (outdoor) theater next door that was shaded by oak trees. The Shady Oak was part of the Arthur theater chain who operated as art theaters and they also ran the nearby Hi-Pointe Theater. The Arthur Theater chain went out of business, and the Wehrenberg Theatre chain changed the format to first run until the theater closed in August of 2000, a victim of multiplex theaters and a lack of parking.
The story goes, a man killed himself on the grounds before the theater was built. Film has been seen unwinding while sitting on the shelf the lobby speaker has shot off its hook only to be found fifteen feet away in the middle of the floor. People cleaning up after hours have felt a weird, uneasy feeling of being watched from the curtains at either side of the stage. Balcony lights have dimmed, only to slowly gain light again. Posters in the lobby have been found off their hooks or turned around when the theater opens in the morning. Cold spots have been felt & even someone saying “tisk,tisk,tisk,” sneering and even faint moaning from behind the curtains that lead to the back when no one is around. Not a place you want to be alone in after it closes.
The building was demolished in 2008 to make way for a new parking lot.
This is a new thing I’m doing with random facts about Missouri history and paranormal thoughts. If you like these, let me know.
Missouri State Highway 47 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Missouri State Highway 79 near Winfield; its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 67 in Bonne Terre.Missouri 47 is one of the original 1922 state highways.
Its original northern terminus was at Troy, its southern terminus was at Villa Ridge. The section between Washington and Villa Ridge becoming part of Missouri State Highway 100.
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