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0Doubletree Hotel - Rosemead
Rosemead, California
Reportedly haunted by a ghost who likes to play with the lights. Bad wiring or a haunting? You decide.
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0Savannah Memorial Park Pioneer Cemetery
Rosemead, California
During the daylight hours, apparitions have been caught on photo. During the night, the sounds of people conversing can be heard. Children can be heard playing at night. This place is filled with the bodies of orphaned children. Their graves state "baby" or the child's first name only. A woman told ...
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Lambert Park Gymnasium
El Monte, California
2.8 miles from South El Monte, CA
The ghost of a little girl has been reported in the gymnasium's attic, and a man's apparition has been seen inside the locker room.
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0Garibaldi and Baldwin Intersection
Temple City, California
4.1 miles from South El Monte, CA
On the Southwest corner a couple years ago, a memorial stood for a Motorcycle crash. A young man died in this crash. We went to this corner with all of our gear and caught a few images of what appeared to be apparitions walking and standing on the corner by ...
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Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park
Whittier, California
4.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
A ghostly fog is said to cover Dead Man's Park, which reportedly was once an Old Quaker cemetery. The headstones were removed when the park was built and a marker now lists the names of those who were buried here. The fog is believed to be a spiritual representation of ...
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0Phoenix Inn
Alhambra, California
4.6 miles from South El Monte, CA
At this Chinese restaurant, you may find more than fried wontons. There is said to be a very observant ghost here. She walks in and out of the kitchen and around the tables, observes as diners place their orders, and then sits and watches them eat.
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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
San Gabriel, California
4.8 miles from South El Monte, CA
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, aka San Gabriel Civic Auditorium has tunnels underground that are believed to be haunted. The tunnels were built so that the owner, Uncle John, could quickly go from backstage to the foyer. Reports say that during the Depression, the tunnels were used to house dead bodies, ...
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El Campo Santo Cemetery
City of Industry, California
5.2 miles from South El Monte, CA
El Campo Santo Cemetery, aka Old Town Cemetery, is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a gravedigger who was himself buried at the cemetery's southeast corner. Also, apparitions have been seen crossing the section of road that was paved over a portion of the cemetery.
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Turner and Stevens Mortuary
Alhambra, California
5.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
Employees at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary say it is haunted by the spirits of an elderly woman who is chasing a little boy, and a man who is trying to protect him. Doors slam, books fly across the room, and footsteps are heard all over. The woman's and man's ...
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King Richard's Antique Center
Whittier, California
5.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
King Richards Antique Center is housed in a structure that was built in 1903 and was once an old citrus packing house. Two workers reportedly have died here: One who was closed into a freezer in the basement and another who was crushed by falling machinery. Witnesses have reported black ...
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Ultrazone
Alhambra, California
5.4 miles from South El Monte, CA
At the laser tag facility Ultrazone, employees say they have heard whistling and seen unexplained fog after closing time, when the fog machines have been shut off. And, mysteriously, the light near the back exit has been known to change colors.
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Taco Lita
Arcadia, California
5.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
At Taco Lita, witnesses have seen the apparition of an elderly man in a yellow sweater walk in the men's restroom door. No one inside the restroom has seen him, as he seems to vanish after walking in.
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Franks Liquor
East Los Angeles, California
5.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
Frank's Liquor in East Los Angeles is haunted by the ghost of a gang member that was killed during a robbery attempt at the store in the 70's. It is said the ghost walks up and down the beer aisle late at night. (Submitted by TB)
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The Derby
Arcadia, California
6.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
Famous jockey George Woolf, aka "The Iceman," bought the Derby Restaurant in 1938 but died 8 years later when he was thrown off a horse. Employees say they feel Woolf's presence and hear his footsteps heading up the stairs to his living quarters above the restaurant.
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East Whittier Women's Club
Whittier, California
6.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
A benign spirit is supposed to haunt this historic women's club, where members have reported report feeling an unseen entity brush past them and try to hold their hand. The identity of the spirit is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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John F Kennedy Memorial Library
Los Angeles, California
7 miles from South El Monte, CA
A story is told about some people experimenting with drugs in the third-floor bathroom, then going crazy and bludgeoning people to death there. Now, witnesses say faucets turn on and off, locked doors pop open, cold spots are felt and eerie laughter is sometimes heard.
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The Old Spaghetti Factory
Duarte, California
7 miles from South El Monte, CA
Reports (and an emblem on the building's front) say that this strucure housed a high school in the early 1900s, and employees say they have heard the ghostly sounds of children playing in the basement and in the restrooms. Dishes also have been known to fall on the floor for ...
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Veterans Memorial Park
Commerce, California
7.2 miles from South El Monte, CA
The ghost who resides here is called Martin, and in life, he was a janitor at this park. Reports say folks who have called the park before opening hours spoke to a man who answered the phone, and his name was Martin. Lights turn on and off and doors open ...
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Rialto Theatre
South Pasadena, California
7.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
Urban legends are told about a girl who committed suicide by slitting her wrists in the bathroom and then going up to the balcony to bleed to death. Another legend tells of a man who went mad in the projector booth. Witnesses say bathroom stall doors shake and apparitions have ...
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AMC Puente Hills 20
Rowland Heights, California
7.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
AMC Puente Hills 20 movie theater is rumored to be haunted, and apparitions of children have been seen running around the theater. The cinema is on the site of the former Broadway Department Store, which also was said to be haunted, as witnesses reported music coming from locked storerooms, clothes ...
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Galster Park
West Covina, California
8.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
Galster Park is the centerpiece of some legends concerning a murderer and rapist whose victims were children. Screams and pleading children's voices are said to be heard late at night. Apparitions of scarred children are said to roam here as well.
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Green Street Hotel
Pasadena, California
8.7 miles from South El Monte, CA
This building is apartments now, but it used to be a hotel with a live-in ghost. It is unclear whether she now still lives in the apartments, but reports say she would roam the top floor of the hotel wearing her white nightgown.
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Casa de Mexicano
Los Angeles, California
9.2 miles from South El Monte, CA
According to a report from a caretaker, nine ghosts reside here. The witness has heard knocking and footsteps and seen lights turn on by themselves. Some witnesses have seen the apparition of a Mexican man in jeans, boots and a checkered shirt and felt cold spots.
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Suicide Bridge - Colorado Street Bridge
Pasadena, California
9.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
Colorado Street Bridge, constructed over the Arroyo Seco River in 1912, is also known as Suicide Bridge. The nickname was acquired because of the around 100 folks said to have committed suicide by jumping from it, starting in 1919. Reports say that almost 50 of the jumpers died during the ...
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0Linda Vista Community Hospital
Los Angeles, California
9.8 miles from South El Monte, CA
Seen on the TV show Ghost Adventures, the historic hospital is said to be haunted by many patients who died traumatically here. The site has been used as a setting for a great number of films including Outbreak, To Live and Die in L.A., and Day of the Dead 2: ...
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0Lincoln Heights Jail - Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
Los Angeles, California
10.4 miles from South El Monte, CA
The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts occupies a building that was once the Lincoln Heights Jail. In 1951, the unprovoked beating of seven prisoners (known as "Bloody Christmas") occurred here, and the spooky setting has led to its use in many films and music videos. Among them, "L.A. Confidential" (whose ...
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey, California
10.6 miles from South El Monte, CA
The Southern Campus here is abandoned, but was once a recovery center for people with the Spanish Flu. Victims were buried in a nearby field and said to still be as well as victims of polio, the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, a flood in the 1930's, and a secretary who ...
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One-Eyed Gypsy
Los Angeles, California
10.7 miles from South El Monte, CA
Before it closed, guests would be touched or even fondled by an unseen man. One rumor is that this place was built on the site of a brothel that burned down; the lady who ran it is believed to be here. The male ghost is thought to be that of ...
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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
10.8 miles from South El Monte, CA
Two spots at Occidental College are rumored to be haunted. Erdman Hall is said to be haunted by two spirits: a young person who plays tricks like turning water faucets or lights on and off or writes messages on the walls, and a dark entity that inhabits a closet. Newcomb ...
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Avila Adobe
Los Angeles, California
10.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
Francisco Avila, former owner of the house has been seen and heard here. His second wife, Encarnacion, has also been seen in the master bedroom. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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La Golondrina Cafe
Los Angeles, California
11 miles from South El Monte, CA
A ghost nicknamed "La Consuela" walks the stairs and is sometimes seen on the balcony. Items also move by themselves or are hidden elsewhere in the building. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Plum Tree Inn
Los Angeles, California
11 miles from South El Monte, CA
One former owner was murdered here Halloween night of 1974 and another victim was forced to dig his own grave. Some believe that the property itself is cursed and others have reported seeing one of the former employees here long after his death. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Zane Grey Estate
Altadena, California
11 miles from South El Monte, CA
At the Zane Grey Mansion, cold spots have been detected near the fireplaces as well as in the library, kitchen and pantry. The kitchen clock has been known to stop when certain people walk into the room, and footsteps have been heard walking across the butler's pantry floor toward the ...
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Kmart
Bellflower, California
11 miles from South El Monte, CA
The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.
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0Pico House
Los Angeles, California
11 miles from South El Monte, CA
This historic residence is said to be the home of lingering spirits of those who were killed in the Chinese massacre. Pio Pico's apparition also has been seen here. The house was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures.
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Hollydale Insane Asylum
Downey, California
11.1 miles from South El Monte, CA
Abandoned decades ago, the Hollydale Mental Hospital was originally a facility for TB and polio patients. Many rumors surround the place, such as one that tells of a mental patient who slashed the throat of a priest in the building. According to witnesses, there are many unhappy spirits here, and ...
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Loma Alta Street - Gravity Hill
Altadena, California
11.1 miles from South El Monte, CA
Face downhill in your car and place the car in neutral, and you travel upthe hill backwards. Some say fingerprints will be found on your car afterward, belonging to the ghost of a teen who took her parents' car and lost control of it on this hill, killing herself and ...
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Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California
11.2 miles from South El Monte, CA
A screaming woman dressed in white has been seen by employees. According to legend, it's a mother who killed her children. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles, California
11.2 miles from South El Monte, CA
According to reports, the second, third, fourth, 27th and 28th floors of City Hall are haunted by ghosts who make themselves known during the overnight hours. On the second floor folks report noises and the feeling of being watched; on the third and fourth, an unseen presence follows you as ...
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Elysian Park
Los Angeles, California
11.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
The White Lady of Elysian Park is said to be the ghost of a woman who drowned her children in the river and now wanders the park crying. In some versions of her tale, headless dogs appear along with her apparition. Some say apparitions also have been seen entering the ...
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Haunted Southern California: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Golden State
Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
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Templo De La Santa Muerte
Huntington Park, California
11.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
This place is a church for La Santa Muerte. My mother worked here for a year and we lived in the apartment upstairs of it. We moved out a year ago because my mother got a new job, i was 12 years old and i had cats and we had ...
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King Eddy Saloon
Los Angeles, California
11.5 miles from South El Monte, CA
A form of the vanishing hitchhiker story exists here involving an inebriated woman who demands people pull over at Evergreen Cemetery only for people to discover her grave. Another possible ghost here is Benjamin E. Smith who went on a suicidal drinking binge before shooting himself nearby. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Witch of Cobb Mountain
Altadena, California
11.6 miles from South El Monte, CA
The spirit of Crystal Calhoon, called the Wicked Witch of the West by locals, is said to haunt the area with her small dog. She has been seen vacuuming feverishly, and witnesses often note that after an encounter with her, they are missing something shiny that they had on their ...
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Hotel Alexandria
Los Angeles, California
11.6 miles from South El Monte, CA
The 9th, 11th, and 12th floors are said to have the most activity. Two Mafiosos are also said to be here in the basement of this location. The elevators here also have a knack to go to floors that aren't selected (usually it's the 3rd floor). (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Stay on Main Hotel
Los Angeles, California
11.7 miles from South El Monte, CA
Formerly the Cecil Hotel, this location has been a site of murder, suicide, and once even housed serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger; the last infamous case involved that of Elisa Lam who was last seen on security cameras hiding from an unseen force in the elevator before her ...
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
11.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
The hotel gives off an eerie feeling all around. Guests experience weird noises, being pushed or shaken, and seeing light anomalies. Ghosts of a little girl, nurse, and a woman in a black dress have been reported. (Submitted by Chris)
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Hilton Checkers Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
11.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
A woman identified as Teresa Brauden jumped to her death here and two other suicides have taken place here. One of those three may very well be responsible for the sudden chills guests feel or a CCTV recording of a door opening and closing by itself. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Bennett Home
Glendora, California
11.9 miles from South El Monte, CA
The Bennett Home was purchased by the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) in 1982. Rumor has it that the apparition of a woman appeared at the DAR's first monthly tea in the house. The ghost was determined to be a former resident who lived in the home around 1910.
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Corralitas Red Car Trail
Los Angeles, California
12.3 miles from South El Monte, CA
It is said that the remains of former railway workers and people who died during the creation of this pathway are buried here. Hikers sometimes catch a glimpse of these spirits while taking this road. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Brea Canyon Road
South El Monte, California
12.4 miles from South El Monte, CA
Nearly a dozen deaths have occurred along this stretch of Brea Canyon Road over the past 20 years. It is dark at night and somewhat winding. Many people claim to see "phantom hitchhikers" and other strange phenomena here while driving the area at night.
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