History & local legend
The Wendy’s at 5076 William Penn Highway in Murrysville had acquired a ghost story by 2004. Accounts described hanging lamps that began swinging and then stopped together, along with slamming doors, voices and the appearance of a man inside the restaurant.
An employee who joined the discussion in April 2009 offered an explanation for the lamps: the air conditioner blew directly onto them, and the movement stopped after a remodeling. The same employee still remembered one puzzling incident from a shift. A bathroom door was locked, but when staff checked the room, nobody was inside.
Sources
- StrangeUSA, Murrysville Wendy’s at 5076 William Penn Highway, employee account of April 7, 2009
- Shadowlands, archived 2004 Pennsylvania collection, Murrysville restaurant account
- Wendy’s, Murrysville branch at 5076 William Penn Highway, Monroeville mailing address
- Murrysville council, February 2019 meeting, discusses the parcel at the municipal boundary in front of Wendy’s
- Esri World Geocoder, matching restaurant street address