History & local legend
The former Inn Philadelphia restaurant occupied two adjoining brick houses on South Camac Street, combined in 1914 for the Le Coin d’Or club. Restaurant staff later described two different presences in the building: a man heard walking and a woman glimpsed upstairs.
The footsteps had a distinctive uneven rhythm, as though someone in heavy boots took a step and dragged the other foot. Staff associated that sound with a former owner’s father, who had walked with a limp. He had helped rebuild the restaurant but died shortly before his son opened it.
In a separate account given to visiting investigators, two employees described a woman passing them in an upstairs hall. They noticed the swishing sound of her long skirt.
Sources
- Delaware County paranormal investigators, interviews with Camac Street restaurant staff, December 2004 update
- Philadelphia Register of Historic Places nomination, former Le Coin d’Or clubhouse at 251–253 South Camac Street, pp. 36–37
- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, 1914 clubhouse plans and Philadelphia parcel coordinates
- GAYOT, closed listing for The Inn Philadelphia at 251–253 South Camac
- Library of Congress, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Philadelphia volume 2, 1916
