Seattle is not unique in it's many stories of ghosts, every city shares stories. Seattle is unique however in that it went through major Urban renewal for 30 years beginning after the Great fire in 1889. Some believe that it is the movement of earth, structures, and graves that create Seattle's many stories. This could be true, with the disruption of organic material comes the presence of ghosts!

It's important that you understand how Seattle streets were built to understand the rest of this entry: Seattle streets were constructed one level higher than the tideflats Seattle was first founded on, in some areas of Downtown the streets today are 35 feet higher than the original streets below. During the construction of these second streets, sidewalks below remained open and the streets were constructed between sidewalks using retaining walls. Eventually new sidewalks were put in place on top of old sidewalks. But for a period of time is Seattle's history, if you were walking on a city street, you looked down on to the sidewalk below... and people also fell from street to sidewalk. Those that died falling were considered to have died from "involuntary suicide", having fallen from street to sidewalk.

The Pike Place Market is also known for ghost visits - we mere mortals may not be the only ones lurking in the Market's nooks and crannies.

Check out the old buildings and passageways of Seattle and you may encounter a ghost yourself!