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How "dare" Mr. Christie

Two friends and me went on a ghost tour last summer that started at the ROM and was specifically through the University area. It was all very fascinating but the story that stayed with me the longest and disturbed me the most was that of Mr. Christie. We all grew up munching Mr. Christie's cookies, and viewing his cute clever commercials on TV. Mr Chrisie apparently made more than good cookies.

The ghost story connected with his mansion in Millionaires' Row AKA Queen's Park Crescent is as follows. Even though the Christie Mansion is not affiliated with University of Toronto, like the ROM and Queen’s Park, it still is within the Bay, College, Spadina, and Bloor block. Apparently Mr. Christie had his secret lover hidden away in a secret room. Because she was not allowed to venture out in case Mrs. Christie would find her, the young mistress hung herself out of misery and isolation. Mr. Christie and his bribed servant Robert ended up carrying the body out of the house and buried it elsewhere. To this day the all women's residence of St. Joseph's College has had interesting experiences in the room where the young lady was allegedly kept. The room is now a library/study area for the women. On certain occasions when individuals have been studying in the room, the doors have mysteriously shut on their own, locking the people in. It takes someone on the outer side of the door to let the person out.

You would like to think a man who made yummy cookies for people would not lock up and imprison a woman for sex and thereby cause her death. Fact or fiction?

posted by viki @ 10:56 AM