Star Building
Star Building is a historic commercial building in Ketchikan, Alaska. Creek Street building formerly occupied by Soho Coho. Troll Art describes a former dance hall, a Soho Coho gallery opened in 1992, and succession by Star Gallery planned for spring 2024. Reported lore and claims include: The 2017 broadcast identifies the Star Building as a location with reported ghosts.
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Is Star Building haunted?
The record holds 1 claim — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed media reported. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
The Star is the jewel — the 'dance hall' that's the '03's grew, the 'star inlaid' that's the floor's mark. The 'Black Mary' is the ran — the '$4,000' that's the '17's price, the 'mama' that's the madam's name. The 'Married Man's' is the fled — the 'trail' that's the escape's path, the 'raids' that's the stairs' cause.
The 'bulbs naked' is the shone — the 'east gable' that's the light's spot, the 'beacon' that's the sailors' draw. The 'only stands' is the left — the 'integrity' that's the kept's rank, the 'Dolly worked' that's the alum's fame. The Star is the staged — the 'emporium' that's the paper's word, the 'feminine delights' that's the euphemism's gloss.
The file keeps The Star: the jeweled dance hall, the inlaid floor, the fled trail, and the only left.
The Star is the archive's Alaska file — the dance hall where Black Mary ran the Creek.
Why this file matters
The Star is the archive's Alaska file — the largest brothel left standing on Creek Street.
A floor keeps its star — the file's suggestion being that The Star's hold is the inlaid: the 'maple' that's the mark's wood, the 'Black Mary' that's the madam's fame, and the 'Married Man's' that's the escape's trail.
The record of claims
The 2017 broadcast identifies the Star Building as a location with reported ghosts. The site in Ketchikan, Alaska gives the account a documented setting: real place, real history, unresolved reports. The press reported it; the reporting is documented, the phenomenon isn't. The report is preserved in sources like 'AK: The mystery behind Ketchikan ghost tours'. The haunting claim is now part of the site's identity, filed alongside the documented history.
Documented history
Troll Art describes a former dance hall, a Soho Coho gallery opened in 1992, and succession by Star Gallery planned for spring 2024. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including 'About our store: Soho Coho closure and Star Gallery…' carry the record. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.
Verified historyTroll Art
Sources on file
- 01AK: The mystery behind Ketchikan ghost toursAlaska Public Media / KRBD · local journalism · A3
- 02About our store: Soho Coho closure and Star Gallery successionTroll Art · official site · A2
Field notes & open questions
Soho Coho closed after 31 years. Do not advertise it as the present business; verify Star Gallery operation and visitor hours separately.