Hundreds of Orbs Appear During Ghost Walk in Vancouver, BC

(Click Photo to Enlarge) The photos were sent via email by Sue. She writes: This was taken on Monday, Nov 24, 2008 in Gastown, the oldest part of Vancouver, BC, Canada. I was on the ghost walk (3rd year in a row) with my Pathfinders (one up from Girl Guides) and started snapping the camera while the Mark from Ghostly Gastown was talking about what happened in the area. I was amazed at the amount of orbs myself. I took many pictures. We were on a ghost walk, an annual event with my Pathfinders, and given the history of the original part of Vancouver. I am not very sensitive, only a little bit, so on this walk, it was all outside, (except for the train station where we met) I didn't see anything or feel anything. It was cold out as well. (lots of info, pare it down as you see fit) Gastown is only 4 blocks by 2 blocks south of Burrard Inlet in downtown Vancouver. Named after "Gassy Jack" John Deighton, (a penchant for spinning tales and talking without end) a gold prospector, seaman, riverboat captain and barkeep who arrived in September of 1867 with a barrel of whiskey, to open the area's first saloon. Moodyville, on the north side of the inlet, was a dry town. Gassy Jack asked for help to build a saloon, and 24 hours later, the first saloon was open. In 1886, the town was incorporated as the City of Vancouver. The "Great Vancouver Fire" of June 13, 1886, saw all but two of four hundred original building go up in flames. The area was completely rebuilt and continued to thrive, finding new life as the center of the city's wholesale produce distribution until the Depression in the 1930's. Gastown was the center of the city's drinking life, there were 300 licensed establishments in the 12 block area. After the Depression, Gastown was a largely forgotten neighbourhood of the larger city of Vancouver, and fell into decline and disrepair until the 1960's. In the 1960's, citizens became concerned with preserving Gastown's distinctive and historic architecture, which were scheduled to be demolished to build a major freeway into the city's downtown. A campaign led by businessmen and property owners, as well as the counterculture and associated political protestors, some of the American draft dodgers, pressured the provincial government to declare the area a historical site in 1971, protecting it's heritage buildings to this day. Blood Alley is a one street lane way just south of Water St, the main 'drag' in Gastown, or the tourist area, between Carroll & Abbott St. There is an apartment building on one side, and the back end of business on the other. Although Salt, a very popular restaurant, is also down this street. The apartment building has a lot of squatters, and as we were snapping the pictures, someone yelled out "Hey, you'd better not be taking any pictures of me". I felt like saying "Unless you are a ghost, I'm not interested". The Square contained Constable Jonathan Miller's cottage, which served as the courthouse in 1886, and the City Jail, two small lockless log cells. All was destroyed in the fire of 1886. As the city grew 'up', the courthouse moved out of 'downtown' Vancouver. (if you want any more info, or different info, please let me know. I've lived in this area all my life, 3rd generation Vancouver. I love the history of my city, even though it is less than 200 years old).