The Retlaw

Wisconsin · United States · Theatre

Walter Schroeder built it and spelled his own name backwards over the door. Staff hear footsteps upstairs.

The Retlaw Theater at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin was built and run by Walter Schroeder, and the name is his own spelled backwards, which tells you a certain amount about him.

He is reported in the building, along with actors who performed there.

The theatre was remodelled for a resident company and later became a cafe, and through all of that the accounts have stayed consistent: workers and volunteers hear footsteps upstairs.

Schroeder built a chain of hotels across Wisconsin and left a fortune to charity, and putting his name backwards on a theatre in his home town was the sort of thing he did.

An owner who is still in a building he built, named after himself, is one of the most common patterns in this collection, and one of the easiest to understand. These places were somebody's life work.

The building is in commercial use.

FAQ

Where is The Retlaw located?

The Retlaw is in Wisconsin, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.