On the way to a hike in Muir Woods bookended by beers on Sunday, I drove past one of my favorite Bay Area landmarks, the decimated Fireside roadhouse. The gutted white structure with a formally festive, now ominous looking façade, looks tailor made for a horror movie. Most people, myself included, will tell you the place is haunted if you ask, though they may not have a specific story of bloodshed to back their theory up. Until now.

An article in today’s Chronicle reveals that renovators who have been working on the Fireside for the last ten months have discovered the graves of Native Americans under the building. Apparently the same bones were uncovered during a renovation 51 years ago, but builders just reburied them because “folks were less concerned about cultural issues,” as the Chronicle so delicately puts it.

Charming. As for the creepy landmark, get your fill now, as the building is being spiffed up, and even equipped with solar panels, to serve as a community center for the surrounding low-income housing. -Andy Wright

Photo Credit: Kim Komenich, SF Chronicle