The Blue Lady
Encyclopedia
The Blue Lady is the ghost
of a woman reportedly seen in and around the Moss Beach Distillery
Cafe in Moss Beach
, California
; she is so-named because she usually dressed all in blue. She is said to originate from the Prohibition
era.
area, among other places in the United States, smuggled alcohol into the country in any way possible. As Frank's Place was located on an isolated bluff and was a classy restaurant, it was allegedly never raided by police.
The modern accounts of The Blue Lady's presence have been thrown in to question after episode 411 of Ghost Hunters
. A speaker was found hidden in the ladies room ceiling, transmitting ghostly, pre-recorded laughter. A two-way mirror with a flashing blue head hidden behind it was also found in the ladies room; and ceiling lamps that move due to pneumatic actuators on a timer system were found in the bar. The staff at the Moss Beach Distillery Cafe failed to tell the Ghost Hunters of these staged effects.
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
of a woman reportedly seen in and around the Moss Beach Distillery
Moss Beach Distillery
Moss Beach Distillery is a restaurant in Moss Beach, California, located on a cliff which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.It is officially designated as a California Point of Historical Interest...
Cafe in Moss Beach
Moss Beach, California
Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, with a year 2010 census population of 3,103. Located in Moss Beach are the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic Moss Beach Distillery and the Seal Cove Inn, a...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
; she is so-named because she usually dressed all in blue. She is said to originate from the Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
era.
Background
When the Distillery (known in its early years as "Frank's Place", after its builder and owner, Frank Torres) was first built in 1927, it was one of the main receivers of alcohol that was smuggled into California from ships that supplied liquor from Canada; following Prohibition, the San FranciscoSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
area, among other places in the United States, smuggled alcohol into the country in any way possible. As Frank's Place was located on an isolated bluff and was a classy restaurant, it was allegedly never raided by police.
The elusive ghost
Whatever the story, the Blue Lady still frequents the Moss Beach Distillery, sometimes inside the cafe, sometimes wandering in reverie on the bluffs that overlook the sea, her clothing either bloodstained and cut, or intact and clean.The modern accounts of The Blue Lady's presence have been thrown in to question after episode 411 of Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy . The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as...
. A speaker was found hidden in the ladies room ceiling, transmitting ghostly, pre-recorded laughter. A two-way mirror with a flashing blue head hidden behind it was also found in the ladies room; and ceiling lamps that move due to pneumatic actuators on a timer system were found in the bar. The staff at the Moss Beach Distillery Cafe failed to tell the Ghost Hunters of these staged effects.