When it opened in 1885, the elegant Adelaide Arcade, in the center of Adelaide, South Australia, was a pretty big deal. It was remarkable achievement for its time, with the shopping arcade boasting all manner of architectural brilliance including distinctive domes, new building materials, solid marble entrances, ornate plaster and metalwork and open wood and iron framing, Carrara marble floors, fountains down the middle of the walkway, glass-paneled ceilings, and extra-wide promenades as well as the generous usage of over 50,000 square feet of polished plate glass, with the whole of it being one of the very first buildings in Adelaide to have electric lights. When the shopping arcade opened, it housed 50 shops and was considered the epitome of opulence and grandeur, only expanding in later years, such as a balcony level in the 1960s that doubled the number of shops, and featuring a procession of unique tenants, including at one point actual Turkish baths. The Adelaide Arcade remains a beloved destination for locals and tourists alike to this day, but beyond all of the historical magnificence and bustling shoppers there is also a vein of strange tales of the death and the paranormal.