History & local legend
Sarah Heinz House grew from a youth club founded by Howard Heinz on Pittsburgh's North Side. The club's ghost traditions concern both his mother Sarah, for whom the building was named, and a boy associated with the gymnasium.
Members reported hearing a basketball bouncing when the gym was empty. The explanation told at the club was that a boy had fallen from the balcony above the court and that the sounds of his game continued afterward.
Staff also described footsteps elsewhere, flickering lights and a barely audible voice. Those quieter encounters were associated with Sarah herself, imagined as continuing to visit the organization that carried her name.
