Gooch's

“It is an old establishment with a new identity. Gooch’s Grill at 1118 E. Sixth Street opened in July. Chances are that you have driven by, or maybe even stopped in to the place before – The only thing that has remained consistent about the location throughout the building’s existence, is the rumor that a resident ghost lurks inside,” reports Cherlyn Gardner Strong TusconCitizen.com.

“At the risk of sounding cliché, spirits, in more than one sense of the word, are on tap at Gooch’s Grill. Employees and patrons alike acknowledge the fact that strange things are afoot at the bar after closing time. Bottle caps are flicked by unseen fingers throughout the bar,” reports Strong. “The swinging saloon style doors that lead up to the second floor office will swing back and forth for no apparent reason. The ghostly figure of a woman appears to some folks. The frequent sound of crying can be heard. Lights turn off or on by themselves.”

According to Strong, “Property owner Lon Wirtz has always disclosed the fact that the property is stigmatized, or haunted, to each enterprising bar owner who has occupied the property. Now, Gooch’s Grill occupies that spooky space.”

“Gooch himself states that The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) from the Syfy Channel’s television series, Ghost Hunters, has been invited to investigate the establishment. Whether or not Ghost Hunters’ Jay and Grant will show up to debunk or prove that the place is haunted, remains undetermined at the moment,” reports Strong.

“The identity of the ghost is unknown. Wirtz believes that before he built an addition onto the property several years ago, that a woman had been brutally raped and murdered on that very spot many years before. It is also rumored that the property operated as a bordello at one time, decades ago,” reports Strong.

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