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Scranton Irish pub in a 19th-century building, home to a resident ghost called George
1392 N Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18509
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Standard pub and sports-bar pricing; no admission fee to dine or drink.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Street-level neighborhood pub building
Equipment
Photos OK
Late-19th-Century Residence and Physician's Office · Longtime Green Ridge Neighborhood Pub · Lackawanna Haunted Trail Stop
The building at 1392 North Washington Avenue in the Green Ridge section of Scranton dates to the late nineteenth century, when it was a private residence that also housed a physician's office. It later became Andy Gavin's Eatery & Pub, a neighborhood Irish pub and sports bar that has operated as a local fixture for decades under longtime food-service owner Donnie Surace.
The pub markets itself on its food, its sports-bar atmosphere, and its longevity in the neighborhood. Its older identity as a home and doctor's office is the part of the building's past most often connected to the ghost stories that the regional tourism office and local paranormal coverage have attached to it.
The Lackawanna Haunted Trail, run by the area's tourism office, lists Andy Gavin's as one of Scranton's most reliably haunted pubs, and the WNEP podcast The Creepy Side of NEPA devoted an episode to the activity reported there. The owner has spoken publicly about the stories over the years, which has kept the pub's reputation alive among both regulars and visitors curious about its resident spirit.
Sources
The ghost at Andy Gavin's has a name and a personality. Staff and longtime customers call him George and describe a spirit more mischievous than menacing. The reports collected by the regional tourism office and aired on WNEP's local podcast center on after-hours activity: lights flickering on and off, tables and chairs shifting position, and glasses sliding or flying off shelves.
The most-repeated detail involves the restroom, where George is said to latch a stall door from the inside and flush the toilet when no one is there. A handful of staff and patrons say they have seen his apparition.
The building's nineteenth-century history as a residence and physician's office is sometimes offered as the source of the haunting, though no specific death or person has been documented as the origin of the George stories. The pub treats the legend as part of its character rather than as a paid attraction, and the activity reported there is consistently described as harmless.
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Media Appearances
Andy Gavin's is a long-running Irish-style pub and sports bar in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, occupying a building that dates to the 1800s. Staff and regulars attribute flickering lights, moving glasses, and a self-locking restroom stall to a resident spirit they call George. You can stop in for a meal or a drink and ask about the building's stories.
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