The Lamplighter Pub
210 Abbott Street
First opened in 1899, the Lamplighter Pub is Vancouver's oldest bar. It is situated on the ground floor of the
Dominion Hotel and was the first licensed establishment in the city to serve alcohol to women. It takes its name from
the workers who used to light the gas street lamps in Vancouver at the turn of the old century.
The Lamplighter Pub is home to an entity that likes to make its presence known near the bar. One
night after closing, a bouncer who was alone in the pub heard the loud clanging of wine glasses that were hanging in racks
over the bar, as if someone had run a hand along them. When he went to investigate, the glasses were perfectly still. As he
was on his own at the time, the bouncer could find no explanation for what he'd just heard. On another occasion, a server watched
in amazement as an empty glass levitated off the bar counter by itself and dropped to the floor behind the bar, where it smashed
to pieces. |
