Northwest’s haunted history: the ghosts of Joe’s Cellar

Apparition or imagination? Tales about the supernatural live on

Longtime neighborhood resident Kathy Sharp reads a copy of the former Neighbor newspaper across the street from Joe’s Cellar.

By Tanya Lyn March

Northwest Portland is no stranger to supernatural stories. While many of the city’s most famously haunted buildings are gone, some spectral residents remain. One such spirit is “Tess,” a ghostly apparition said t…