Laseks Lounge a Steel Workers favorite haunt after work which may well be haunted.

Laseks lounge was the kind of place that steel workers from 2nd ave side of J&L later LTV steel would frequent after work when they wanted a cold one it was also a favorite for steel workers retirement party's located along bottom of Bates Street in Pittsburgh's South  Oakland section. Just a short walk from the now long gone  2nd ave mill gate it served up a cold Iron City Beer for decades .
But when the mill closed in the 90's  it was not long before Laseks business all but disappeared despite the fact the mill site was redeveloped with an office park it was not enough  and they closed in late 90's and it has held several different business since  .
The first time I stepped in was after it was closed and had been bought by a local realtor who hired me to cleanup the electrical wiring in the place which was horrendous amazing there was never a fire.
The interior was paneled and dated and consisted of 2 levels with bar/restaurant  downstairs and party area upstairs. I could just imagine when my dad a retired J&L Steel worker and friends had their party's there.

Years of people smoking had stained the walls in some areas. sad to see it like this you could tell at one time it was a very nice place. but had not been kept up with.

So it was when myself and small crew of contractors started working on the place and when things started getting interesting.

People complained that they felt they where being watched  or seeing strange shadows.  or seeing items  moving like chairs  which had moved after they left the room or hearing voices .
 Yea sure this was all going on my one helper a former marine said nothing scares me and aint no ghost going to do so. How ever when he was working upstairs by himself late one night he did not stay up there long and was soon down in the garages with us which ran underneath.
He said he heard voices talking but could not find them.

Now do to the fact the road is right next to it and parkway runs beside it you have to figure some of what went on like the voices was from cars going by waiting in traffic but when the voices where still there and there was no traffic well thats another story.
We asked one of the owners and a former worker had they ever experienced such things and they said they had as well figuring it was one of the old steel workers hanging around though no one ever died in the place it did have a huge attachment to many a worker who put down a cold one .

Is the place really haunted you will have to find out for your self. when it is open for business. mostly in evenings.