How To Catch A Ghost

When I first turned on to France St in Norwalk, Connecticut, I knew I was in for treat. The home had been described to me as being similar to “The Addams Family” (60’s TV series) home. But this home wasn’t “creepy,” “kooky,” “mysterious” or “spooky.” The only similarity was that it donned a mansard roof.

Closed for almost 20 years and built 100 years before that, I felt as though time really had stopped for this home fronted by a very ornate squat wrought iron fence. Though literally abandoned, the inside seemed unaffected by the years.

Covering three levels I noticed that as I climbed each set of stairs, the rooms and clutter seemed to get older and older, and the condition more severe. Much of the contents of the home were just left when the last resident passed on or was moved out. Every room revealed one interesting find after another.

It was on the 3rd floor that I found my “ghost.” In a small pile near corner of a closet were several negatives. As I held them up to the sunlight, the image portraying a man in a doorway struck me as the most interesting. I knew instantly and exactly where he was standing probably 80 years ago.

To see how I caught this ghost, continue reading here

or, take a walk through the property in this mini-documentary.