History & local legend
Broad Axe Tavern stood at Butler and Skippack pikes near Ambler, where drivers sometimes reported seeing a woman named Rachel in a third-floor window. An account from owner Jerry Scheliga describes a different incident inside the bar, following the tavern’s 2012 New Year’s Eve celebration.
Scheliga was catching up on paperwork when a shaken bartender came into his office. She said a brandy glass had moved across the back bar, lost a crescent-shaped piece from its rim and jumped to the floor. Two customers had also witnessed the disturbance.
Scheliga reviewed the security recording with her. In his account, the bartender was standing a couple of feet away when the glass moved, and reviewing earlier footage did not reveal what had caused it.
