Subj: [ParanormalFlorida] This Weeks Investigation Reports...  
Date: 3/13/2004 9:58:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time 
From: AngelOfThyNight@aol.com  
To: ParanormalBuffalo@yahoogroups.comparanormalghostsociety@yahoogroups.comParanormalflorida@yahoogroups.com  

Historical Deland

This has got to my my favorite village to walk threw and I just moved here. I have taken many walks at night threw here window shopping and I thought to myself why would there not be ghost that walk the streets? After all most nights many people walk downtown holding hands, sitting at the tables outside eating dinner, hanging out talking with the locals. But tonight was a different feeling the village was empty nobody was out and you bet your ass I took advantage of investigating the streets of Deland.

I started my investigation from the Spanish church and a checkers burger joint. I  took my time walking up the main road downtown and focused on some of the main shops. I at times would cross on over to the other side or take a few little side streets. I just admire how cozy downtown is and it still has the 1800 look to it. The old lamps, some stone streets, old buildings with awnings, balconies of rod iron, Christmas lights around the windows Etc. very old look considering that there is roughly over 100 shops that line the sidewalks all connected to each other.

I spent sometime focusing on the oldest areas  or areas that were very unique such as a Spanish looking restaurant, a stairwell leading to a waterfall and  fountain. and the occult shop. I seemed to capture ghost despite the street was very well lit. But the ghost here were not easy to capture often I would have to focus on what's behind me rather then in front.

I walked to this one tavern that is like a western pub. It has a little park next to it and a giant old west painting on the wall. I then walked over to various clothing shops above them were apartments so I tried to keep my flash low. 

I caught a ghost swooping down off a balcony on camera near one of the shops, caught another on the sidewalk. It seems that once the town dies down at night the supernatural comes alive you can just feel it. Some of the streets are rather eerie. As you walk down one of the streets I do recall feeling watched as one building one abandoned with very old big windows. One of the buildings had these giant columns and had a Greek architecture. 

What I wanted to do was bring you a few ghost that roam the village of Deland. Deland is the town I live in so it was quite a treat to be able to go out there and bring a story on this historical town. I did get a few EMF readings down here to that were very high it could be due to all the electricity that runs threw the town but it was only in a 100 foot area on the sidewalk so at this point the answer remains unknown. I walked home and stopped at the haunted Athens theatre again, then took a few more ghostly shots at my house, then called it a night. Again concluding another grand investigation into the unknown.
Peace,
Rick

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