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foxxyllama t1_iqtd2sh wrote

There’s talk of the Beacon being haunted because it used to be a hospital. But the few people I’ve talked to who lived there said it wasn’t lol.

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_homegrown t1_iqu9638 wrote

Used to work there...had a couple weird experiences:

  1. Was walking through the spa/pool area one night. Heard a giant splash in the pool. Went running back there assuming the lifeguard like slipped in or something. Water was moving, but no one in there.

  2. Was closing up the amenity area one night and locked the pool/spa area. Went in to clean up the locker rooms and after I came out of the men's, the area was unlocked again. Went back over, locked the door again, and checked the women's locker room. Came back out and the door was open again. No other staff around and no one on the locked side of the door.

  3. We would set up the poker room to look like a game was being played. One day I set it up, walked out to check the pool tables, went back in and the poker table was completely cleaned up.

I've heard other stories from residents as well... Also, hated having to go to the basement that has tunnels connecting to the other buildings.

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Humble_Geologist_653 t1_iqtkf8b wrote

There’s no way it isn’t though. We need more data

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nycdevil t1_iqtphsp wrote

I found an important piece of data!

> Data: Ghosts don't exist. What are you, 8?

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Humble_Geologist_653 t1_iqtr9xp wrote

Cmon now that comment is in fact childish. Why are you on this thread if you can’t even enjoy the convo. Why contribute ? Have an amazing night though. Hopefully a ghost didn’t see your text here.

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LateralEntry t1_iqvmp14 wrote

My first apartment in Jersey City was at the beacon. I remember coming home one night and seeing a nurse in an old-school white uniform walking through the hallway and disappearing into a door. To be fair, I was a little buzzed, but it was very unsettling. Never saw it again, and moved out at the end of my lease term.

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yesiam_samiam t1_iqtqo36 wrote

I’ve lived at the Beacon for 3+ years in 2 different apartments…..never any spooky activity

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restricteddata t1_iqtu8ge wrote

if you live in a haunted hospital and you don't see a ghost, then you are probably the ghost, just fyi

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GhostStylez22 OP t1_iqtup0z wrote

I had friends that lived there, parents had friends that lived there. There was one of the top floors where they would hear running, screeching and screaming outside their apartments. There’s more and there’s also a post either on here or Facebook that had other experiences in there.

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tyrsal3 t1_iqtxwvy wrote

That’s literally every apartment complex in Jersey City though 🤣.

Lived in the Realto building of the beacon a few years and my wife even longer. No ghosts. No credible stories. I’d ask my neighbors in the dog run too.. same. No ghosts.

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objectimpermanence t1_iqu07d6 wrote

> they would hear running, screeching and screaming outside their apartments

It was probably just one of the neighborhood crackheads. /s

But seriously, I lived there in the Criterion for 2 years. That building was originally a tuberculosis hospital and then a nursing home. So I’m sure lots of people died there over the years.

I was sick one night with a high fever and thought I saw a man dressed in white standing at the end of my bed. But I’m pretty sure it was just a fever dream and I don’t count it as a paranormal experience.

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nerdiestnerdballer t1_iqty1s9 wrote

This comment in of itself it’s pretty spooky you sound exactly like a ghoul, ghost or goblin would If they were trying to throw us off their trail. I’m on to you…

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idkinfo t1_iqvuxls wrote

It’s haunted my friends worked at various positions there from security to Emts to clerks all had stories. Lives across the street during the remodeling there are certainly spirits who are stuck.

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