History & local legend
The original James Martin School stood at Richmond and Ontario Streets in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood. The nineteenth-century brick building survived until its demolition in 2024. Its ghost stories focused on an attic that had been closed off from the rest of the school.
According to the account collected by The Shadowlands, people reported seeing a face at an attic window. A local explanation told of boys who skipped class, went into the attic, and became trapped. Other stories described a figure or bloody handprints appearing in mirrors.
