Haunted Places in Avocado Heights, California



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    El Campo Santo Cemetery

    City of Industry, California

    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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    Lambert Park Gymnasium

    El Monte, California

    3.8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park

    Whittier, California

    4.6 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    AMC Puente Hills 20

    Rowland Heights, California

    4.7 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Doubletree Hotel - Rosemead

    Rosemead, California

    5.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Reportedly haunted by a ghost who likes to play with the lights. Bad wiring or a haunting? You decide.


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    Galster Park

    West Covina, California

    5.3 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    King Richard's Antique Center

    Whittier, California

    5.3 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Savannah Memorial Park Pioneer Cemetery

    Rosemead, California

    5.4 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    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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    East Whittier Women's Club

    Whittier, California

    5.5 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Garibaldi and Baldwin Intersection

    Temple City, California

    6.3 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Taco Lita

    Arcadia, California

    6.8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    The Old Spaghetti Factory

    Duarte, California

    7 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    The Derby

    Arcadia, California

    7.4 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Phoenix Inn

    Alhambra, California

    8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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

    8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Turner and Stevens Mortuary

    Alhambra, California

    8.5 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Ultrazone

    Alhambra, California

    8.7 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Franks Liquor

    East Los Angeles, California

    8.8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Veterans Memorial Park

    Commerce, California

    8.9 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Brea Canyon Road

    Avocado Heights, California

    9.2 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Brea's Best Hamburger

    Brea, California

    10.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    According to restaurant staff, food has been thrown across the kitchen by something unseen. Phantom laughter also has been heard, and shadows have shown up on the walls.


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    Bennett Home

    Glendora, California

    10.1 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    John F Kennedy Memorial Library

    Los Angeles, California

    10.3 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Rialto Theatre

    South Pasadena, California

    10.6 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    San Dimas - Extended Stay Hotel

    San Dimas, California

    11.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Rumor has it that room 130 is haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.


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    Raging Waters

    San Dimas, California

    11.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The water park Raging Waters is said to be haunted. Witnesses say phones have rung throughout the night, mostly coming from Wave Cove. Security guards have heard footsteps, the voice of a girl asking for help or something calling their names in the food court. The hauntings are said to ...


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    Skyline Drive

    Fullerton, California

    11.2 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    On Skyline Dr., between where it forks from Raymond Ave. to N Acacia Ave., numerous fatal accidents have occurred here. In 1991, a girl named Megan was killed after the car she was in lost control and crashed into a house. Another story tells of a man who crashed into ...


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    Kmart

    Bellflower, California

    11.6 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.


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    Le Potager

    Fullerton, California

    11.7 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The original owner died in this building. During ghost tours, people will often pick up photos, videos, or EVPs. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Green Street Hotel

    Pasadena, California

    11.8 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Angelo's and Vinci's Ristorante

    Fullerton, California

    11.8 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    People will often catch the glimpse of an elderly man in the corner of their eyes. Psychics report that he is friendly, though not alone. The other spirits include two women (one elderly and the other young), a farmer type, and various people in period outfits. The basement is said ...


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    Fox Theatre

    Fullerton, California

    11.8 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The ghost seen here is said to be Michael O'Donnell, once the troubled son of travel agency founded Dorothy O'Donnell. In life, Michael had substance-abuse problems although he was known to be a kind soul, and his spirit is still known for his kindness. Seen in the theater lobby, sometimes ...


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    Cafe Hidalgo

    Fullerton, California

    11.9 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    A murder victim from the 1930's is believed to be responsible for flickering lights, strange noises, and throwing objects around. People have even seen shadows darting down the hallways. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    The Brownstone Cafe

    Fullerton, California

    11.9 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    An elderly man (named Neri Sipe) leapt to his death in the nearby building is thought to be here. People associate his presence with a cold gust, pans and pots flying around, and some people hear a voice humming if tunes from the 1930's or 1940's are playing. Other ghosts ...


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    The Cellar - Villa del Sol

    Fullerton, California

    11.9 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    A paranormal investigation at the Villa del Sol building's The Cellar, a fine-dining spot rumored to be haunted, turned up some mysterious findings. According to the investigators, one of them was touched by hand that came out of a wall, electronic voice phenomena were recorded in the men's restroom, and ...


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    Stadium Tavern

    Fullerton, California

    11.9 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The main ghost here is referred to as Chuck. He has been seen as a mist or fog that moves around by itself. Many people have also encountered the apparition of a man in overalls who appears by the basement; other people commonly report misplacing items which oddly return where ...


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    The Schumacher Building

    Fullerton, California

    12 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Peter Schumacher was one of the main pioneers to the city of Fullerton; he was a real estate genius as well as having made a fortune in citrus and nuts. However, at the end of his life, he was gravely and decided to hang himself at the age of 90. ...


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    Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse

    San Dimas, California

    12 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    The ghost who reaides at this eatery is said to be a little girl, possibly Native American, who grabs servers' trays and knocks over glasses and other objects.


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    Cerritos Crash Site

    Cerritos, California

    12 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    In 1986, two airplanes collided, one of which crashed into a neighborhood killing 82 altogether. At night and early in the morning, apparitions can be seen walking around and there's an overall eerie feeling as if you aren't alone. (Submitted by Chris)


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    Rancho Los Amigos Hospital

    Downey, California

    12.1 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Melody Inn

    Fullerton, California

    12.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Although the inn burned down in 1989, there is still a ghost who frequents the corner where it once stood. Folks say here, on the southeast corner of Harbor and Commonwealth, the apparition of Mr. Melody, the former owner’s father, appears holding a box of matches. The ghost has even ...


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    Spadra Ristorante

    Fullerton, California

    12.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    While it was open, guests and employees would here muffled conversations coming from empty rooms. Some people have also seen a man in period clothing walking around in front, but would vanish when people did a double-take. Faucets would also turn on, lights would flicker, and glasses were broken. (Submitted by ...


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    The Continental Room

    Fullerton, California

    12.1 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Scenes from the Prohibition Era are said to have been imprinted here. Other than cold spots and unexplained sounds, two bodygaurds from the 1930's have been felt here as well as two women from around the same time. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Casa de Mexicano

    Los Angeles, California

    12.3 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Cal State Fullerton

    Fullerton, California

    12.4 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    In 1976, a gunman opened fire on the campus library killing seven people; then, between 1977 and 1982, multiple suicide jumpers off of the Humanities Building prompted the school to make a surrounding to ensure no other people would kill themselves. Some of the bathrooms experience sensor activated paper towel ...


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    Suicide Bridge - Colorado Street Bridge

    Pasadena, California

    12.5 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Hollydale Insane Asylum

    Downey, California

    12.5 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Linda Vista Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, California

    12.9 miles from Avocado Heights, 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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    Knott's Berry Farm

    Buena Park, California

    13.3 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    At Knott's Berry Farm, many places are rumored to be haunted. At Camp Snoopy, Peanuts Playhouse is rumored to be haunted. Employees have reported chills, voices, lights that go on and off when the power is off, and the felling of someone following them. Also, the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs ...


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    Carbon Canyon Road

    Brea, California

    13.4 miles from Avocado Heights, CA

    Many accidents have occurred on this stretch of road. The ghosts here are said to include a police officer, a man who died near Carbon Canyon Creek, a woman who stares at the water (who can be found near Brea), and other bloody and decaying figures. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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