First Avenue

The most persistent account at First Avenue involves a woman in a green jacket. Multiple staff members and visitors have reported seeing a female figure dancing in the Mainroom — she appears entirely normal until observers realize she has no legs below the knee. Others have encountered a woman standing silently in the stalls of the women's restroom on the upper level.

The narrative explanation for this figure has two competing versions. The older story links her to the building's Greyhound depot years: a woman waiting for a husband returning from World War II who, on learning of his death in combat, took her own life in the women's restroom. The timeline in some accounts shifts to Vietnam-era clothing — green fatigues with bell bottoms rather than a 1940s army jacket — suggesting the story has migrated across different historical moments as it's been retold. A former general manager, Jack Meyers, discovered approximately 12 feet of sealed, empty space behind a wall in the old Record Room, complete with a booth-like structure, fueling speculation about a hidden death site. No newspaper coverage or historical records corroborate any on-premises suicide.

The secondary figure is Flippy — a less defined presence known primarily for moving bar stools. Staff arriving before opening have heard the unmistakable sound of bar stools being lifted and repositioned, though the room is empty. The origin of the name is not documented in sources.

A psychic who visited the venue with a paranormal radio host reported seeing the woman's spirit carrying visible signs of trauma, and shortly after, an employee confirmed to the group that she regularly experienced hair-pulling in the upper restroom area. The account appears in American Ghost Walks' documentation of the location.