Colonial Lanes

Colonial Lanes operates as a tavern and entertainment venue in the Tri-State region, a location combining food service with leisure activities in a building reflecting period architecture from an earlier era and preserving elements of historical construction. The establishment includes a main tavern area where patrons gather for drinks and socializing, along with functional spaces including a stockroom for inventory storage, a kitchen for food preparation, and a wine room housing bottle collections and vintage selections. Additional facilities include bar areas where beverages are mixed and served by trained staff, and various supporting spaces necessary for operating a contemporary hospitality establishment that maintains historical character. The venue has developed a reputation within the regional community as a destination for quality beverages and social gathering, attracting patrons who appreciate both the culinary offerings and the atmospheric qualities of the historic structure.

The paranormal phenomena documented at Colonial Lanes have established it as a significant haunted location within the Tri-State paranormal community, with consistent reports attributed specifically to Mr. Frankel, the venue's former owner whose attachment to the location appears undiminished by his death. Paranormal investigators have theorized that Frankel's strong attachment to the business, combined with the profound identity he developed through decades of ownership and continuous presence, created circumstances binding his spirit to the establishment following his death. The manifestations of Frankel's presence occur with sufficient consistency and specificity that researchers have developed substantial documentation of his continued existence within the structure. Mr. Frankel appears to maintain active engagement with the physical environment and responds to activities occurring within the tavern, suggesting a spirit with both awareness of living occupants and demonstrated capacity to influence the material world around him.

The most distinctive manifestation of Mr. Frankel's paranormal presence takes the form of an unmistakable olfactory phenomenon: the sudden appearance of cherry pipe tobacco scent in various locations throughout the tavern without any corresponding source or explanation. Multiple witnesses, including staff members, patrons, and paranormal investigators, have reported encountering this specific odor in areas where no one is smoking and where no tobacco products are physically present in the vicinity. The smell is distinctly recognizable and consistent with the specific tobacco product that Frankel favored during his lifetime, creating an unmistakable signature of his presence. This olfactory manifestation occurs sporadically throughout the building, sometimes concentrated in particular areas such as the bar where Frankel spent considerable time, and sometimes manifesting suddenly in distant locations throughout the establishment.

Beyond the distinctive tobacco scent, Mr. Frankel's spirit manifests through additional paranormal phenomena demonstrating active engagement with the physical environment and apparent desire to make his continued presence known. Heavy footsteps have been documented moving through the tavern, stockroom, and kitchen areas, suggesting the spirit continuing familiar patrol patterns that Frankel likely established during his decades of management. Whispered names have been heard emanating from empty areas, as though Frankel is attempting to call out or establish communication with the living occupants of his former domain. The kitchen door has reportedly slammed shut with considerable force despite the complete absence of breeze or any apparent physical cause, occurring repeatedly with sufficient pattern to suggest intentional action rather than random paranormal phenomena. Swinging doors in the tavern have exhibited mysterious movement, opening and closing without human intervention or mechanistic explanation. Objects have been found displaced from expected locations, suggesting the spirit actively manipulating physical items and exerting influence over the material environment. The tavern's radio has been reported turning on independently at various times, emanating music or broadcast content without any human activation or explanation for the mechanism of activation.