First Ave. Club
Once Greyhound Bust Station, it has been said that several homeless people have died here. In particular, one teenage girl allegedly hanged herself in stall five of the women�s restroom. IT has been said that if one enters the stall after dark, her ghost will appear. There have also been reports of equipment being thrown off the stage during musical shows.
Once, while I was there late at night filming for my documentary on haunted sights in Minnesota I saw a young girl dressed in a white dress with blood upon it. Imediately I put my camera towards her but I was so frightened that I only got a few seconds of camera time. Later that night I went home and looked at the footage and nothing was there. Beware to all who go there you may face near death!
Comment by Korey | 11.29.2005 | 8:26 pm
Yeah, I agree one night while I was there with some buddys hoping to see some ghosts I saw that girl and she was freaky!!!!!! She had red eyed to all that go there you will be scared!!!!!!
Comment by John | 11.29.2005 | 8:28 pm
Ok dude you crazy I was up in the house and he be like woah geez dog u gots beef I be likes heckse ye I gets beef you little Token
Comment by John Sean | 12.6.2005 | 9:52 pm
sounds like fun
Comment by blah | 01.6.2006 | 11:58 am
Equipment thrown during musicals.. I think that rather ususal. Well, it is here in Finland.
John Sean, I do not have the slightest idea what you wrote about, but who am I to say about gramming..
Otherwice I dare say, quouting Dear blah: “sounds like fun”
Comment by Max | 01.9.2006 | 12:32 pm
It is just your imagination! There is NO ghost of a girl with red eyes in a stall! It’s just made so that they make more money!
Comment by Jasmine | 01.16.2006 | 10:02 pm
look people!!!! you guys can do better with these stories or hauntings or whatever, if they are real which i highly doubt that most of them are, you need to put details in your stories to make people interested! you cant just say “yup one day a girl hung herself, she haunts the site, you should go check it out” come on guys DETAILS- make the story real!
Comment by sdr | 01.20.2006 | 11:52 am
You guys are dumb. first ave is a venue that MANY bands play at. its not haunted. Its a place of FUN AND LOVE FOR MUSIC
Comment by Meghan | 01.31.2006 | 8:31 pm
okay everyone. I am from Minnesota and I will tell you first hand that there are such things as ghosts (spirits) they do get trapped here and can’t get to the other side. I have experienced the strange happenings at the 1st Ave Club….Believe it or not it is all real
Comment by Rose | 02.1.2006 | 3:41 pm
I spun records at first Ave. for 3 years, you are all retarded nothing of the such ever happened there, i slept with a girl in that bathroom, and all the drugs in the world couldn’t have made her a ghost,
One
Comment by Hood | 02.13.2006 | 12:41 am
You all are weird…
o_O
Comment by Bubba | 02.28.2006 | 1:09 am
Mpls native here- I believe in spirits.. But NOT that First Ave is haunted. I’ve been there about a million times, and in the girl’s bathroom a million times.. It’s a crock. Another urban legend….
Comment by Ophelia | 03.3.2006 | 1:30 am
I grew up in MPLS all my life and have been to First Ave. many times and for many years going to see Prince and all. Anyhow I’m not sure that there is a ghost, but I did hear a girl crying in the bathroom one night and I was the 1st person in the door with my friend at the time. I looked around, but no one there. I told the bartender to check it out, but she said no one was there either. Still not saying there is a ghost, but it was unexplained. I recomend going there.
Comment by Vanessa | 04.2.2006 | 10:59 pm
I have been blessed/cursed with the ability to sense paranormal activity. I know this Club is haunted…I have been in that bathroom hundreds of times. She is there. The girl isent ghostly with red eyes. Those who have seen her say she is in an army type jacket with bell bottoms on. She looks like a real girl…only she walks away when approached and seems to vanish into the darkness. Many have seen her only a few realize she is a ghost.
Comment by Bird | 04.15.2006 | 6:46 pm
I know a few people that have had “weird” things happen while in the girls bathroom. But it is only the girls bathroom, not the guys. I also talked to a girl bartender there and she admited weird things happen there too. It was also on a tv show the had to do with haunted places in Minnesota. So beleive it or not…everyone thinks what they want anyway.
Comment by Kristina | 04.20.2006 | 8:32 pm
ummmmm………..oooooooooooooooooook??
Comment by some1 | 04.21.2006 | 4:32 pm
been there a few times after dark and i didnt see ****
Comment by BS | 04.29.2006 | 3:48 am
ghosts are real if u want 2 belive it or not!
Comment by b-dog | 05.31.2006 | 9:45 pm
Okay soo..ive been in MN forever andi go to MPLS for Christmas. no one has really said anything about 1 Ave. So why would you all say its true?
Comment by PandaBlaze34 | 06.20.2006 | 9:03 pm
“Come on Jimmy, don’t jump!” I yelled from the opposite side of the roof.
“I have to! The world doesn’t need me any more!”
The blistering breeze swept across the roof of the skyscraper and chilled our bodies.
“Jimmy, don’t do this!”
“I have to,” he replied calmly, “there is no choice.”
Just then he unzipped his pants and peed all over the crowd below.
“Good joke, huh?” Jimmy asked after he finished and jumped back off the ledge onto the rooftop.
Gosh, that Jimmy always was a little prankster!
Comment by Timmy | 07.3.2006 | 10:12 am
A few years ago there was a story on the news about local haunting stories, including First Ave. They said before it was a bus station it was a slaughterhouse and that people occasionally think they hear animal noises.
Comment by Al | 07.17.2006 | 3:16 pm
I have been to 1st Ave many times. I knew it had been a bus station, etc. I find historical places very interesting and believe that spirits are real. Believe me, I have experienced them quite a bit. I was reading all of these postings & thinking, “Gee, I haven’t seen this girl when I’ve been in the bathroom.” Then I read the comment & description from Bird…”The girl isent ghostly with red eyes. Those who have seen her say she is in an army type jacket with bell bottoms on. She looks like a real girl…only she walks away when approached and seems to vanish into the darkness. Many have seen her only a few realize she is a ghost.”
I realized that I have seen her. I will be more aware the next time I go in there.
Comment by Icy | 07.23.2006 | 12:03 pm
I was pinched in the *** by a ghost while watching an ‘Of Montreal’ concert.
Comment by Fuzzy | 08.14.2006 | 8:19 pm
THISIS NOT REAL! I LIVE ON 23 AVE! this is not true you guys dont believe it its all ****!
Comment by PandaBlaze34 | 08.17.2006 | 4:31 pm
I used to frequent First Ave. all the time in the 80’s and early 90’s (my youth). I have probably seen 30 or 40 bands perform there and have been there a total of 100 times. I have since moved to Kentucky but in all the time I spent at First Ave. (a place in which quite a few famous performers got their start) I have never seen or heard of any spirits. Most probably BS.
Comment by Zelch | 08.21.2006 | 6:13 pm
I think this is weird but its probalt true
Comment by hard2bme | 09.30.2006 | 9:59 pm
ok…
Let me tell you. If you have a weak spirit then you will see unknown things. get enough sleep eat your daily meals and your be good. You will have no ghost encounters =)
Comment by Mike | 10.5.2006 | 12:35 pm
okay. i grew up living in Minneapolis,MN. i’ve never really paid much attention to clubs and 1st ave. but i gotta say, I remember hearing similar stories related to this so i say that it’s true. it makes a lot of sense because from other experiences that i hear of, they mostly happen in Minnesota. everyone who goes there, even though you don’t believe the story, i bet you’re feeling kind of nervous.
Comment by may | 10.11.2006 | 3:52 pm
NOW COME ON WITH THIS FAKE GARBAGE MAYBE I WOULD OF BELIEVE THE SORY IF U HAD PHOTOS OR SOMETHING BUT YOU CAN’T JUST SAY ALL YEA THERE WAS A GIRL THAT HUNG HERSELF. IF THAT HAPPENED FIRST AVE WILL NOT BE IN BUSINESS. PLUS I HAD SEVERAL PERFORMANCES THERE AND I DIDN’T SEE **** WORD UP GET REAL…
Comment by D-SOTA | 10.19.2006 | 3:49 pm
ok everyone that said there is a ghost there id dumb it aint true i have always gone to 1st ave. n i havent seen or heard nottin bout anythin belive what yall wanna belive but nottin is tru dis is jus halloween n people make up stories so have a fun halloween n dont get to hyped up at whatcha hear!!!
Comment by Lexy | 10.25.2006 | 9:16 pm
I worked at First Ave for several years. There are some areas of the dance club that the most ’surly’ of staff won’t tred (the curren VIP room was and old store room that many are still uncomfortable in). I have spoken with staff members that have ’seen things’ and I have had some moments there myself. The stories actually are of an older woman that died there when it was the old Greyhound station, and not of a ‘young woman with red eyes’. Before it was a bus station, it was actually a school. It was never a slaughter house. Most of the hauntings come from the old woman that died there, but there are many more spirits that are seen walking through where the original floor used to be (straight through where the ‘new’ floor rises up to the bar) after hours. A cool thing to know is that the black and white tile dance floor is actually the origianl floor of the old Grey Hound bus station.
Comment by MisstrixiB | 10.26.2006 | 12:42 am
I guess I have been there many times to see Boiled In Lead and I feel that I have seen this girl as well. I have no actual memory, but a definate feeling.
Comment by Julie | 10.26.2006 | 4:09 pm
I live in Minneapolis. This story is a crock of ****. Been there many times, never seen anything.
Comment by wow. | 11.3.2006 | 10:22 pm
How do you know there not making up? or just giving clever hoax? It can be possible. By the way, Why did she die?
Comment by TomoyoLMR | 12.16.2006 | 9:13 pm
I have been to 1st Ave and never experienced anything paranormal. But again, why do those who haven’t experienced paranormal there be disrespectful and call those who have names and say they are stupid. Shheess…just b/c some of us haven’t experienced paranormal there doesn’t mean others are nutz or whatever. I thought this was a free country and we could express our opinions w/o being called names, maybe I’m wrong?
Comment by Steph | 02.12.2007 | 8:37 pm
I DO believe in Ghosts! I do… I do… I do…. I do believe in Ghosts!
COURAGE!
Comment by Lion | 02.14.2007 | 10:30 pm
I’VE HAD MORE EXPRIENCES AT THE NOOSE BAR, THAT ONE IS HAUNTED. PRETTY CREEPY.
Comment by imp | 02.15.2007 | 5:45 pm
Yeah, like check it out…once I was there and, like, I saw all these really spooky, wasted looking people like dancing wildly and acting really strange. Some even had long, dishelved hair and ratty looking clothes and, like, strange piercings and…then, like, this Selma Hayak looking chick sorta morphed into this devil *****…and….ooohhhhh…who’s there????? Mom???? Mommyyyyyyy???
Comment by gordy montel | 02.16.2007 | 4:00 am
how about the orphanage in owatonna… how is it that is one that always gets overlooked for hauntings?
Comment by cindy | 02.17.2007 | 3:01 pm
So i was there not to long ago and i totally did not see a ghost, in the girls bathroom… but i will officaly be holding it for any further concerts.
ps: the tile is cool.
Comment by flo | 03.22.2007 | 12:37 am
I am the founder of the Minnesota Ghost Hunters society and we were allowed entrance to investigate this property. The investigation was inconclusive that any supernatural activity occurs in here. A lot of the stories we heard we were able to debunk. However, there were a few pictures that caught our attention. Visit our site to find out the entire story behind this night clubs investigation. We also have pictures available from that night and other investigations that we have done.
very cool club, though. Love the shows they put on.
Comment by Minnesota Ghost Hunters Society | 03.25.2007 | 12:06 am
When i Grow Up I Want To Be A Pineapple, I Find Them Sassy.
Comment by Riva S. | 06.30.2007 | 3:08 am
That is freaky!
i just found out that i spoke to a ghost when i was 20 months old.
Comment by Tori | 06.30.2007 | 3:12 am
wow that’s kind of scary, i loooooooove ghosts. Hey everyone go to google and search ghost car and choost the first or second one and turn your volume up reaaal loud!
Comment by alice | 06.30.2007 | 12:56 pm
I remember one night when I was in first ave, i went into the womens bathroom. I decided to ********** while women were peing. than when the girls opened the door, i would say booo
Comment by geoff | 08.15.2007 | 8:14 pm
I had been to first ave in the past and although i did not see anything strange i did get a weird feeling about the womens room and this was before i had heard anything about it being haunted.
Comment by Jade | 09.24.2007 | 6:34 pm
yes you people!!!!she is real i seen her in the corner of the bathroom =0…it was freaky she was white and was faded in the darkness.. i couldnt see all what she was wearing but it was as if i wasn’t there!!!!! freakin shiot!! go there find out people…
Comment by steve | 10.7.2007 | 2:08 pm
I do photography for Club 3 and there was something in the girls bathroom but idk it’s a Christian club so i doubt there was anything there.
Comment by Wentz | 10.15.2007 | 11:24 pm
Lived in Minnesota my whole life and never knew that 1st Ave was hanuted I do know this…NEVER using the ladies room EVER again!!! SCARY!!!!
Comment by Jenny | 10.22.2007 | 5:58 pm
Question for Steve who posted on 10.7.2007′; why where you in the ladys room?
Comment by Brittany | 10.26.2007 | 7:36 pm
Considering that the club management used to hold regular “cleansing” rituals. Yes, I know it’s true. Oh, and because once while I was in “the” stall, the doors of the stall next to me bent back, slamming against my door blocking me in. I had to crawl out under the door to get out of the stall. Not cool. Nobody else was in there. The radiators were hissing and steam was coming out. I ran out of there and try to avoid having to use their restroom whenever I’m there.
Comment by mel | 10.30.2007 | 5:14 pm
MOLE
Comment by Brittany | 11.3.2007 | 10:51 am
First of all, this was a greyhound BUST station? Ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Your kidding! Secondly, if it was a bus station, as I believe the author meant, how the hell was musical equpitment being tossed around? And third, what’s the name of the chick that “allegedy” hung herself? And with what? Jeesh… get your FACTS straight!
Comment by loco | 12.4.2007 | 11:54 am
First Ave is definately haunted, however, the original writer of this story is definately not a fact checker. In all my research of First Avenue hauntings, this is the FIRST time I’ve heard anything about a girl in bloody clothing with red eyes. The most common reports are a woman in an army jacket who walks away if approached or simply vanishes. Occasionally sound techs or DJ’s have reported really odd noises in their headsets.
I’ve been to First Avenue many times, and while I’ve sensed something amiss, I’ve never actually seen anything. I have a former friend who used to be a stage manager there back in the early to mid 80’s and he’s seen the girl in the army jacket a few times. (Mainly noticed her when the place was actually closed and he knew there shouldn’t be anyone there.)
Comment by Tom F | 12.28.2007 | 9:11 am
I’ve heard of First Ave being haunted, but I’ve never experienced anything paranormal, except during one show, my friends and I took pictures of the bands from up on second floor (in the Seventh Street Entry part) and when we got them developed there were a bunch of orbs on them.
I hate their bathrooms, anyway… the stalls don’t lock.
Comment by Me | 12.31.2007 | 3:54 pm
Has anyone ever heard of the haunting of the flying ****?? It’s really scary.
Comment by 68 Diss | 01.9.2008 | 3:55 pm
I ment the flying poop.
Comment by 68 Diss | 01.9.2008 | 3:55 pm
Hello Everyone!
My name is Ryan and i am completely a big believer of the supernatural. The reason being is because i believe they are all spirits that are trying to find a proper resting place. I am currently down in Burnsville Minnesota and would love to be able to encounter supernatural force. Back in Michigan where i’m originally from i have witnessed some pretty scary moments but i would love to be able to visit them in person here in Minnesota. So if anybody has some good advice for me to look without getting into trouble for crossing private property please email me at sunmonkey03@yahoo.com.
Thankyou Sincerely,
Ryan
Comment by Ryan | 01.30.2008 | 9:16 pm
that ghost sucked my **** once,true story….whoever posted all of these haunted places doesnt do their research very well,
if your looking for a haunted place ANWATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL by brymar in minneapolis
once had a none hang herself in the girls locker room and another kid drowned in the swimming pool,the simming pool is no longer there now. this is all true,even the principle says its true..alotta wierd things happen ed when i went there.
another haunted place i know of is an abandoned mill near the school or the woods behind the school…….alotta bums have died in both the woods and the old mill….
Comment by woowoahwa | 03.26.2008 | 10:26 pm