Speakeasy

History-

This building dates back to 1889, when owners Mr. And Mrs. William Kreisle operated a wholesale and retail furniture store. The Kreisle’s sold the building to Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1899. In 1916, there was a tragic fire in the Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph building in which five Austin firefighters were injured-one critically. James Glass was caught beneath a falling stairway and his spine was crushed.

Ghosts-

Setting up the bar one afternoon before opening, a bartender was startled by the front doors banging open violently and the sounds of heavy footsteps rushing inside and up the staircase. There was a frantic knocking on the walls upstairs until the frightening event ended with the scream of a woman. The terrified bartender ran into the freezer and stayed put until the chaos upstairs ended.