Where Cargill Park is now behind the airport there used to be big oil storage tanks. It was called The Tank Farm back then. There was also an old grain elevator and some narrow gauge railroad track still there too. (narrow gauge is what the old steam engines ran on.) One afternoonin the middle of the hot summer someone locked a young boy up in the grain bin of the elevator. Some other kids were walking down the railroad track and heard him screaming and beating on the door. The grain bin was at the top of the elevator which was about 30 feet up. By time they got help and the cops got there the boy was dead. He suffocated from the heat. Some old friends of mine told me that if you walk down the tracks from Jewella Rd. by Taylor Rental and the Celtic Moon and go to the last house you can see on the left you can hear him screaming and beating on the door of the elevator. I’ve never been there to hear it because it’s not something I want to hear. It was terrible then and it still is to me. I hope this story doesn’t offend anyone who knew him or his family.

Does anyone on here know any information on “the lost city of Vivian”? I’ve only know a little bit about it and I plan on checking it out soon. I’m kind of addicted to urban exploraion and I’ve been to almost every “haunted” or semi-famous abandoned building in the Shreveport/Bossier area(lived here all my life. graduate of Parkway High School).

Justin, No one seems to know where or what it was. Someone said it was an oil drilling area or something like that. Google it and read the posts on Haunted Louisiana.

Justin, what year did you graduate? I would have graduated from Parkway if I would have stayed but we left in the eighth grade. I did however go to Elm Grove. I graduated in 95, just curious if we are close in age.

Drake, I’m not sure where I seen the mention of Sligo rd. When I try to find it my eyes start to cross. But, I thought it may have been you.

As far as the Taylor town tower we use to pass it everyday on the way to Elm Grove. I may be confusing what your talking about with a different landmark, but I’m pretty sure it’s the same one. It is right on the road. I never heard any story about it but it was spooky.

Do you know of some sort of tower in Shreveport close to Shreve City right off of Clyde Fant? It is behind some apartment complex’s and in a circle drive. I’m not sure what the tower was, but it’s pretty spooky to be around. Do you know any stories about it?

April, I graduated just recently. I went to Elm Grove too and the tower you pass on the way there is the Taylor Town Tower. The story I always heard about it is something along the lines of a bride is there waiting for her groom who never showed up. If you go there at night you can hear her cry, scream, bell ring, etc. I’ve never been to it at night because I always figured I would get there just to see an old tower and waste my time lol.

Justin, There isn’t much on it anywhere. Looks like it might have been an old railroad depot or oil pumping station. you’re probably gonna have to ride up there and ask around a bit.

okay so again ive been here tons of times mainly because this is no more than five minutes from my house you could walk to the school from my back yard…as a kid i was never allowed to go back there because theres so many cults back there…we have cows on our land that we used to raise but my dad had to give it up because cults were stealing them and sacrifising the cows in the school he witnessed this…as far as the school being haunted i seriously have never witnessed anything scary but if you go to the school HIDE YOUR CAR cops patroll the area all hours and you will get in major trouble but i seriously wouldnt promote going out there because there are some crazy people out there!

I have been to the school many many times. The old man that has that property now & has the cows is an old friend of my grandpa’s (however he has asked me not to reveal his name). He’s allowed me & my friends (only if they’re with me) to come out anytime we wish but recommends we only come during the day, & at our own risk if anyone is on the property at the time that may cause us harm. I have done countless research on that school because it always intrigued me. I have gone through newspaper articles, talked to some people that actually attended that school, and gone to the courthouse to try to find the records. My best friend’s dad is a lawyer and helped me as well. I hate to squash a good ghost story, but the school did indeed close to lack of funding and attendance. The school was neither built for black children OR white children. It was errected for the kids of the farmers that owned all the land in that area. Not as many children attended as was expected, so the school couldn’t afford to keep it going and it was closed. Like some people on this site have spoken before, all the hauntings and spirits are there because of everything that has happened in that school AFTER it was abandoned. There was no crazy janitor. No kids went missing. None were murdered and buried behind the school. None of that is true. Every inch of that school has been documented and is at the courthouse. I was just fortunate enough to know the right people in the right places to find out the truth & separate fact from fiction. Yes the place is haunted, I don’t care if you want to argue the fact or not. There are spirits on that land & what most people don’t know about the paranormal is that you are basically coming into THEIR space and causing a disruption. They are not there to kill you & a spirit can’t harm you themselves. If they want to get to you, they have to use other means to do so, but a spirit cannot drag you out of one of the hallways or slam you up against a chalkboard. The stories people tell about the history of the school are fabricated. Who wants to tell a story of a school shutting down due to poor attendance and lack of funding? That’s not exciting. So the legend of Ellerbe Road School was born and more and more has been added to this story as the years have passed. I’m sure the children growing up today will have their own far-fetched story to tell once they get older and hear the rumors and decide to check it out for themselves. Why hasn’t the school just been torn down? Once people learn that I know the owner, I get asked that question over and over. “If the cops have to keep a watch on it all the time, why don’t they tear it down and save the time and effort of keeping people out?” It’s very simple. Demolition crews cost WAAAY more money than people think. It would cost my grandpa’s friend a ton more money than he has to get that school torn down and he can’t afford it. The city would have to come in and place a bid to have it torn down. The only problem? It’s outside the city limits so the city doesn’t claim it. That school will remain out there for many many years to come, until it is so vandalized that it slowly starts disappearing. I advise no one to go out there. Not because it’s “scary”, but because there is too much debris and if you go at night, you don’t know who could be hiding, waiting to kill you and who knows what with you. Please everyone just live vicariously through the stories of those that have come before you. If you MUST see for yourself, please be careful. The old man doesn’t like people on his land because he has many cows out there and yes, some have come up missing and have been found killed on the land. Everyone please respect his wishes and stay off this property. Not only for the safety of the cows, but most importantly, YOUR SAFETY.

I dont know about yall, but i do believe in ghost. Im a penticostal young man and that stuff is real.I have seen some pictures and they are real not fake. There is one picture with a women with devil horns. My advice is dont mess with that stuff.

this is to crystal. how come you can go out there whenever you want. apparently you must have gave him a lil something extra. but no the school does not need to torn down. must less you prob didnt even go to the school. so sit your *** down.

crystal, first off you said that it wasnt haunted then in the middle of the story you say that its haunted. you need to get your story straight because we have pictures that have kids in it and someone evil.
so please post any information that you claim you have on here please i would like to see it.

casey i agree with you i would like to see some proof that she went and looked all that stuff up

yeah i would like to the verification of the documents also. frankly i think the ***** is crazy.

ARE YOU SCARED CRYSTAL TO ANSWER BACK

Hello all, Drake and all. I’m Back, it has been awhile I just got plain ‘ol disgusted with the continued Ellerbe Made up story.

I do have a question, someone mention something about the “LOST” town of Vivian?

Am I NUTS? Is Vivian now a mysterious missing town? Now that would be news to me.

The Taylor Town tower you used to could walk right up to, but it is now fenced in.

I also know all about the St. Joseph Cemetery.

Any true Shreveport natives heard of the “Doll” house? That was a made up story too, but was scary when my daddy told it too us and I remember when I was really little that my parents took us to go see their Beautiful Victorian mansion right before it was torn down if I remember due to I-20 changes or added exit or something like that. The weird thing is (I know St. Joseph’s cemetery like the back of my hand) The Doll Family are all buried in the center (On the main little road) IN St. Joseph’s Cemetery. THAT used to FREAK MY OUT as a pre-teen and teenager until I realized the story was made up.

Also in St. Josephs the monument erected for the Jesuit Priests that died from the Yellow Fever epidemic of I believe 1873, they were from Holy Trinity Catholic Church(a BEAUTIFUL Church).

My old stomping grounds were Forest Park Cemetery on both sides of St. Vincent Ave. I know it THOROUGHLY, it is beautiful and peaceful as well but nowadays, the safety RUINED by the taking over of many of my beloved neighborhoods.

Oaklawn is cool as well but one ALWAYS had to be CAREFUL there due to the Bottoms being so close in proximity. But worth the effort.

I’ll be checking back much more often, as if you sift through all of the BS postings here, then once in awhile you can find someone that TRULY has interesting tales and info on TRULY haunted Shreveport-Bossier.

Take care, hope to read a post soon from you Drake-man!!

Sorry about any of my type-o’s and errors trying to type fast!

Hi there Charmed! Good to see you back. The same old same old here. The BS has gotten a little better. As you see, the Ellerbe school board is still in session. Now it’s Crystal’s turn to pay the fiddler, lol. So you know about St. Joseph’s. That’s cool. Some of my family are buried there. I’ve been going to cemeteries out in DeSoto Parish, mainly Stonewall, Gloster, Frierson and Grand Cane. I’ve found a few out in the woods that were surrounded by old rusty iron fences. I believe they were family cemeteries and the houses have long since rotted away. You can still see traces of where the houses were. (big trees, lilies, crepe myrtles etc…) I’ve been photographing at night and have nothing more than orbs and one misty sorta thing from Gloster. I don’t put any weight in orbs for the simple reason that there were never orbs until digital cameras and digital processing came along. I’ve got hundreds of pics from old 35mm cameras and not one orb in any of them. I can go out with my digital and get an orb in almost every pic. I think it’s the way light refracts off of dust and the way digital sensors in the camera and processing equipment see it.
The Lost City of Vivian was a place near the present day town of Vivian. It was just an old railroad depot or oil pumping station or something like that. One of these days we’re gonna have to organize a ghost hunt around here. I’ve got plenty of friends that will jump at the chance, Tara Ashley being one for sure. I’m working on finding out where an old plantaion house is in DeSoto Parish but with all the Haynesville Shale drilling going on there now it’s gonna be hard to get to unless we go in the wee hours of the morning. I’d rather go in the daylight so I can see what I’m doing, at least for the first time. So tell me more about the Doll story. I don’t remember that one. (my parents got married in Holy Trinity) Drake

What does being a “pentacostal young man” have to do with anything??? Does the devil really have horns? Are you sure the pics haven’t been to photoshop? geeeesh…. Oh well, Hi again Charmed One. I posted earlier but I don’t see it on here. I’ll be back.

THIS IS FOR {DRAKE} AND {CHAMRED ONE}JUST WANT TO TELL U THOSE PICS IS NOT FROM THE PHOTOSHOP THE PICS ARE FROM DIRECTLY FROM THE CAMERA ON TO THE COMPUTER AND PRINTED AND FROM THE COMPUTER DRAKE HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE SCHOOL YET NOT EVERYONE THAT GOES OUT THERE DON’T SEE NOTHING!BUT WE DID.

Hey Drake, I saw your post on the Tank Farm and was wondering if you knew anything else about the Tank Farm or any other stories. oOunds like a pretty interesting place