My Conclusion

          After doing all of my research on the Stockyard Ruins, my previous feelings on whether or not, I have changed my thoughts. I did not come across any facts, or any headlines on the disasters that happened at the Swift-Armour Meat Packing building. All of my information has been through different people about their past experience with no clear facts. It was, basically, the same story told repetitively. In all that I have researched in, my feelings towards this legend is saying the Stockyard Ruins is not haunted. Until I can have actual proof, like headlines, or even death certificates on the people who have diciest at the ruins. Otherwise, I feel that this is an unsolved story, that has been told ever since the Swift-Armour Meat Packing building burned down.

Is There Proof?

        As I searched the Internet, I have not come across any physical evidence that this legend is true. All the websites that I have searched under, have been inputs from various people of their experience. There has been no deep investigations on the hunting's that occur at the closed Spaghetti Warehouse and Swift-Armour Meat Packing.

Spooks

         During the time when Spaghetti Warehouse was open, there were many people that have experienced a strange feeling. At the RealHaunts.com website,  A man mentioned an experience his friend had the ladies restroom. The room grew cold, and his friend spotted a blue ball, floating across the room. The TexasHauntSociety.com mentioned almost the same story. It was to believe that there is a woman who lives on the second floor of the closed restaurant. One of the websites web friend, shared when they took a tour new hires for the restaurant, the room suddenly drops in temperature. Also on the third floor of the building, they caught a glimpse of a lady, also seen at night on the balcony when the restaurant was locked up. From the very same site, they mentioned the rumor of the girl who choked on a piece of candy and died in the bathroom of the Swift Meat Packing Plant, left her spirit in that very building. It is to believe, the girl is downstairs, slamming the lids of the toilets.


Sources: Real Haunted Houses and Texas Haunt Society

History Before the Haunting

              The ruins of the Stockyards, was formally known as the Swift-Armour Company, back in 1909 when it was built. This building was used to slaughter and package meat. In the early 1970's, arsenic's set fire to the packing plant. Rumor has it, that firefighters were not able to put the fire out immediately, for there was fat, left over from the slaughtering, that kept feeding the fire. Years afterwards, Spaghetti Warehouse company decided to turn the old Swift-Armor office building into one of its restaurant franchise. Only 20 years after being open, the restaurant was closed in 2003.

                                                Formally Spaghetti Warehouse
                                                 Photography by Steven Martin



Sources: Eyes on Texas and Fort Worth Stockyards History

Haunted, or not?

          I am blogging about the spirits that linger in the Stockyard Ruins. I have heard many of tales about the 3 ghosts that appear. This particular tale peaked my interests, since I've been to the Stockyards since I was a young girl. I have a strange feeling, the stories of the Swift-Armour(also as known as the old Spaghetti Warehouse), may be true. I am, truly, excited to go more in depth on researching the background on the account.

                                                      Photograph by Noel Kerns