In prohibition years, the pond was allegedly a favorite dumping ground for the bodies and cars of unfortunate individuals who ran afoul of infamous Chicago gangsters. In fact in one story, a couple was driving down the lane in late evening, hearing the sound of a loud speeding car getting closer and closer, they stopped their car. To their horror, they found themselves in a head-on collision with the speeding car, with horrific sounds of bending metal and breaking glass. After a few minutes of recovering from their shock however, and to their amazement, they realized that they were alone on the road, there was no other car. They were both fine and their car was unscathed as well.
Growth is so dramatic that homes are likely to sell nearly as soon as they go on the market.
However, just north of the city, a bit off of the beaten path, you'll find a rather unusual but large stately home that no one seems to want. This remnant of the past, was built in 1849 by George and Sylvia Stickney. Persistent disembodied sounds and strange occurrences night or day, have caused more recent owners to abruptly vacate the house and give it back to the Stickneys. The Stickneys were seriously involved in the Spiritualist Movement that was considered to be fashionably vogue in the Victorian era. The house started to gain it's rather dark and sinister reputation early in its existence.