Those who commented on the post speculated about the reason for it, with some referring to Mt Desert, the well-known "haunted house" at 45 Bedford Ave, and the disappearance of a person who lived in the street in the early 1990s.
Mt Desert has been the subject of television programmes about paranormal activity, with reports of a ghostly horse and carriage circling the house, sounds of phantom horses' hooves on the driveway, doors, cupboards and drawers opening and closing by
themselves and a psychic medium seeing a young girl in Victorian clothing playing with a dolls house in the nursery.
Current and former residents the
Chronicle
spoke with said they were unable to shed any light on the matter.
Sue Howe, who lived in Bedford Ave when she was first married - from 1972 until about August 1975 - saw the Facebook post and responded with the dates she lived there, but said she didn't imagine she would be able to help with the inquiry.
"We lived in the back house at 59a and there was an old lady on one side - she was lovely. We didn't really get involved in what was happening in the street.
"It was always a quiet street and we were never aware of anything untoward going on."
The Russell family also spotted the post. Kate Russell said her dad had owned their Bedford Ave property for years but the family didn't move in there until late 2014.
"We know about the haunted house which is two doors down from us and I've seen the documentary about it but we weren't living in Bedford Ave in the period the police are asking about," Ms Russell said.
Jack Mitchell-Anyon has good memories of growing up in Bedford Ave.
"There are lots of creative people in Bedford Ave and there are positive things going on there," he said.
"I used to go to the Nobles which is the 'haunted house' and they fed me Easter eggs - so it wasn't haunted to me."
Central District Police urge people who lived in Bedford Ave between the 1960s and 1990 to contact Detective Constable Paul Burn on 021 192 0268.