Ever the shrewd businessman, Finefrock later diversified.  Beginning around 1916, he ran a mortuary and funeral parlor in the basement.  The mortuary continued operations until the 1930's.

For several decades, most of the building, including the attic and basement, were closed to the public.  Therefore, little is known about any "unusual" events in the building, especially during the time Finefrock operated it as a furniture dealer and undertaker. 

The building was recently acquired by new owners, who rehabbed the place into a specialty shopping mall.  They also  unsealed the attic and basement.

Since then, reports of ghost sightings and strange occurrences started flooding in.

On February 28th, 2004, we ventured to this mysterious building with Ken from Moonspenders.

Although the Warehouse on the Canal does hold ghost tours on limited, scheduled dates, the owners were gracious and hospitable enough to give us a private tour and discuss some of the sightings and other interesting information.

To the left, a picture of the attic.  Slightly visible on the floor in the middle of the picture is a mat where some ghost hunters have performed dowsing.

A couple of people have reported seeing the ghost of a little girl around the old elevator shaft.  Some have speculated that she died in or around the elevator, perhaps from an accident.

To the left is a photo of some outrageously-steep stairs leading from the attic to a small alcove above the elevator shaft.

Needless to say, we did not make the hazardous climb up to investigate further.   Insurance issues, you know.

A shot of some attic windows overlooking Canal Street.

The basement.

It is believed that this section of the basement was once part of the mortuary.  Some ghost hunters have reported heightened activity coming from this corner area.

In addition to spotting the ghost of a child, several people have experienced cold spots, "disembodied footsteps" and other strange noises.  Employees at the hair salon indicated that their stereo has repeatedly tuned itself back to the same radio station. Lights that turn on and off on their own accord and other electrical disturbances have also been reported.

Another corner of the mortuary section of the basement.

Several people claimed to have spotted persons in "period clothing" wandering the warehouse, including an older gentleman dressed in a tan hat and overcoat near the furniture store's old office.  Perhaps Mr. Finefrock never left the building.

This section of the basement is where many have felt the most negative vibes.  Perhaps it has to do with the black paint, the way the uneven floor slopes down toward the covered door and elevator shaft, and the feeling that the temperature dropped at least 10 degrees here.

Nonetheless, it was agreed that this was the creepiest place in the building.

An outside shot of the side of the building.  One can still make out the original, hand-painted signs for "The Finefrock" furniture store, and "Honest Scrap" tobacco chew. 

A photo taken of the Warehouse's attic.  This is the area where coffins and, later, tombstones used to be stored.

This is the second frame of pictures taken from this same section of the attic.

This photo was taken of the basement facing the old mortuary.  In the center, to the left of the door (and directly below the faint orb), Ken observed a sunken section, and pointed out a hollow sound coming from below.