Formerly a church, makeshift morgue and home to the Chicago Historical Society, Excalibur has a spooky, gothic feel, energized by disco balls, exotic prints and bass-thumping melodies. Multiple bars serve swanky concoctions to locals, suburbanites and out-of-towners. A range of multilevel environments allows for prime people-peeping. However, the most interesting is its haunted history:
(From gapersblock.com)
"Not far from the Hooter's restaurant is the popular Excalibur nightclub. The building Excalibur occupies was built in 1892 and housed the Chicago Historical Society collections from 1892 until 1931 when the Society moved to their current Lincoln Park location. A wide variety of tenants used the building in the intervening years until it became a nightclub in 1985 with the opening of the Limelight. Rumors that the building is haunted began circulating shortly after the Limelight opened. Objects would move on their own. Glasses would fall and shatter for no apparent reason. Several Limelight employees reported hearing their named being called and often claimed the voice strongly resembled someone they knew, though that person was miles away at the time. When Excalibur took over the space in 1989, the strange occurrences continued. Visitors experience roaming cold spots, and at least one manager has arrived in the morning to find glasses smashed and liquor bottles broken -- though the building's motion detectors had remained silent. "
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