Bradley Lock & Key
Bradley Lock & Key has cut keys since 1883, making it Savannah's oldest continuously operating business, and since 1967 it has held the ground floor of the 1850s Patrick Duffy Building near Wright Square. Across five generations it became a cluttered little museum of skeleton keys, iron locks, and antique curiosities, with a famous thread in its name: owner William "Dini" Bradley was named for Harry Houdini, whom his hypnotist father Aaron knew and worked alongside.
From that grew the shop's most repeated legend, that Houdini's spirit still drops in to visit old friends, though even ghost-tour guides treat it as embellishment. More durable are the passersby who glimpse shadowy figures between the dusty aisles after dark, while former tenants above tell of cold spots and moving objects.
📍 24 East State Street, Savannah, GA, Savannah, GA · Get directions