The Bastille, circa 1897, was a prison until 1964 when the old ceiling caved in. More recently it contained restaurants and night clubs, and, according to rumor, a few haunts. At restaurant kitchens, pots and pans would move on their own, and employees often described a heavy presence or a feeling that they were being watched. The building is now just rented out as office space.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 113 Court St
Hanford, CA
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 36.32842962163972, -119.64663040642336
- County:
- Kings County, California
- Nearest Towns:
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I think this place sounds real and because I have been there, someone got me from the neck and I was choking also I felt a heavy presence. This is what I expierenced.
Several friends and I were given a tour in the late 1990s while attending the Ren Faire.
One felt the lady on the stairs.
On the second floor, I could feel a guy concentrating on carving his name on the wall.
In the exclusive jail cell dining area, I could feel the angry guy who hung himself nearby.
There was also a little boy connected to a buffet near the front door.
the Bastille