The Greater Columbus antique mall
Columbus Ohio
The greater Columbus antique mall as it's known today was built in 1889 at the end of the
Victoria era for George Janton who was a soap manufacturer and dealer in laundry
supplies. It was built in the second empire style which was popular at the time, with a
mansard tower, butternut woodwork,  slate mantles and a large brick carriage barn. When
George Janton died it was passed on to his widow  and to Georges son. At this time it
became the J.L. Hughes and I.  Woodyard  funeral home. After about a year I. Woodyard
left and it became J.L.Hughes solely.

In the late 1930's it once again changed hands. This time it becameJ.J.Simons and son
funeral home in whose hands it remained until the late 1940's at which time it was sold to
the Elks lodge. The Elks made many changes to the structure, tearing down the old
carriage barn and building a large block addition containing a restaurant, ballroom,dance
floors,stages and secondary meeting places. A large complex for it's time and is as you see
it today.

The complex was then sold to Wendys Int. in 1977. Wendys made a sisters restaurant on
what once was the south parking lot and sold the house and north parking lot. At this time in
1979 it assumed it's current use known then as the South High antique mall, the first
antique mall in Columbus Ohio. Later the name was changed to the Greater Columbus
antique mall.

With special thanks to Fred and Pat Altevogt The owners, The COPRG was allowed four
investigations of this Beautiful old building. We captured an overwhelming number of evp's
plus many personal experiences as well as some video. We present to you here just a small
portion of that evidence. In our opinion The greater Columbus antique mall is a very active
and haunted building.
Please turn your speakers up!.
In this evp that was captured in the
auditorium, you hear a lady say "Can't see".
Scott is telling Rick that there was a
temperature reading of 666 behind him.
Rick repeats the reading and then a
mans voice says "don't do that".
In this evp Ricks camera  was
dead and Scott says he put it in
here somewhere when you hear a
man say "don't see it".
This evp was captured by Danny
that night of a man saying "he
doesn't know
Atonya , Scott and Dan were doing
evp work in the auditorium when
they all heard a young girl cry out
for help!. This was captured on
Dans recorder
Nancy and Atonya were working
in the auditorium when Nancy
asked how many spirits are
here?. In a very soft voice  a
woman says " I know, 19".
Scott asking the spirits to knock
again. In response to his question
he heard this
One of the many questions we
often ask is can you see us?.
Without asking this lady tells us"I
can see you!".
In our first investigation we caught
what sounded like a Parrot on the
second floor of the building. In this
evp we hear again what sounds
like a parrot saying "time is".
Once again Atonya , Dan and Scott
are in the auditorium when Scott
asks can you tell us the colour of
your hair?. All three investigators
heard the response of what sounds
like a little girl saying " I don't know".
Danny and Shawn were doing evp
auditorium . They were using a K2
meter and Shawn asks them to
Danny and Shawn were doing evp
light up the lights on the meter
when a man responds with "you
can't catch me!".
One of the owners Pat joined in on the
investigation, and while with her and her
two nieces Andrea and Heather were
using  a K2 meter. Pat trying to get some
response puts the K2 meter on the floor
and caught this breath from the spirit.
one on the lower left was caught by Andrea one of  Pats nieces, and the second lower
right, was captured by Rick in the attic. You'll hear a man softly saying yeah at first,
then the moan.
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