Haunted Places in Maywood, California



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    Templo De La Santa Muerte

    Huntington Park, California

    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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    Casa de Mexicano

    Los Angeles, California

    3.5 miles from Maywood, 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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    Veterans Memorial Park

    Commerce, California

    3.5 miles from Maywood, 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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    Franks Liquor

    East Los Angeles, California

    3.6 miles from Maywood, 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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    Linda Vista Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, California

    4 miles from Maywood, 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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    Rancho Los Amigos Hospital

    Downey, California

    4.3 miles from Maywood, 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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    Hollydale Insane Asylum

    Downey, California

    4.6 miles from Maywood, 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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    One-Eyed Gypsy

    Los Angeles, California

    5.1 miles from Maywood, 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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    King Eddy Saloon

    Los Angeles, California

    5.5 miles from Maywood, 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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    Stay on Main Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    5.5 miles from Maywood, 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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    Hotel Alexandria

    Los Angeles, California

    5.6 miles from Maywood, 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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    Los Angeles City Hall

    Los Angeles, California

    5.7 miles from Maywood, 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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    John F Kennedy Memorial Library

    Los Angeles, California

    5.7 miles from Maywood, 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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    Pico House

    Los Angeles, California

    5.7 miles from Maywood, 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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    Avila Adobe

    Los Angeles, California

    5.8 miles from Maywood, 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

    5.8 miles from Maywood, 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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    Millennium Biltmore Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    5.9 miles from Maywood, 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

    5.9 miles from Maywood, 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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    Kmart #7625

    Los Angeles, California

    6 miles from Maywood, CA

    Many employee rumors surround this Kmart. Among them are a double murder/suicide that took place within a love triangle in a stockroom. All three spirits are said to haunt the store. A fourth apparition of an unknown man is said to walk in a stockroom.


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    Figueroa Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    6.1 miles from Maywood, CA

    Haunted, or merely bad wiring? Elevators that stop on random floors, lights that flicker and TVs that come on of their own accord, most of the reports of hauntings seem to involve the electric grid. No way of knowing unless you go and check it out for yourself. ...


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    Plum Tree Inn

    Los Angeles, California

    6.1 miles from Maywood, 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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    Lincoln Heights Jail - Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

    Los Angeles, California

    6.7 miles from Maywood, 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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    Dodger Stadium

    Los Angeles, California

    6.8 miles from Maywood, 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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    Doubletree Hotel - Rosemead

    Rosemead, California

    6.9 miles from Maywood, CA

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


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    Kmart

    Bellflower, California

    7.2 miles from Maywood, CA

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


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    Phoenix Inn

    Alhambra, California

    7.4 miles from Maywood, 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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    Elysian Park

    Los Angeles, California

    7.4 miles from Maywood, 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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    Bullocks Wilshire Building

    Los Angeles, California

    7.8 miles from Maywood, CA

    Bullocks Wilshire Building is an Art Deco building that was built in 1929 as a department store. Many famous folks shopped here in its day, including Walt Disney, Mae West, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. The ending of 1984's hit film "Ghostbusters" was shot ...


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    King Richard's Antique Center

    Whittier, California

    8 miles from Maywood, 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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    Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park

    Whittier, California

    8 miles from Maywood, 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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    DeForest Park

    Long Beach, California

    8.2 miles from Maywood, CA

    People have seen shadows floating and running about. It's common to feel like someone is following you, hear disembodied voices, or feel sudden cold gusts. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Ultrazone

    Alhambra, California

    8.4 miles from Maywood, 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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    Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

    Compton, California

    8.5 miles from Maywood, CA

    At the historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe Ranch House museum, witnesses have seen orbs and flashes of light move around late at night. The hauntings are believed to stem from a man who was staying at the place when it was a hotel. He was beaten, robbed and left to die ...


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    Turner and Stevens Mortuary

    Alhambra, California

    8.5 miles from Maywood, 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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    Corralitas Red Car Trail

    Los Angeles, California

    8.8 miles from Maywood, 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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    San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

    San Gabriel, California

    8.9 miles from Maywood, 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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    Rialto Theatre

    South Pasadena, California

    9 miles from Maywood, 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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    Inglewood Park Cemetery

    Inglewood, California

    9.1 miles from Maywood, CA

    Apparitions and unexplained noises have been seen and heard throughout the cemetery, including a woman who appeared to be lost. When staff members approached her trying to help, she vanished.


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    Savannah Memorial Park Pioneer Cemetery

    Rosemead, California

    9.4 miles from Maywood, 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

    9.6 miles from Maywood, 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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    Occidental College

    Los Angeles, California

    10 miles from Maywood, 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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    Rancho Los Cerritos

    Long Beach, California

    10.2 miles from Maywood, CA

    Some 50 Native American graves were uncovered here when the golf course was being laid out. Immediately afterward, guests and employees had the feeling that they were being watched or followed, objects would move by themselves, a rocking chair started rocking back and forth for no reason, some even reported ...


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    Paramount Studios

    Los Angeles, California

    10.2 miles from Maywood, CA

    Hollywood Memorial cemetery is right behind this building and closest to the stages between 29 and 32. People are seen walking around in 1930's to 1940's attire, usually through walls. Electrical equipment for sound and lights are commonly tampered with by unseen forces. Doors are also heard slamming and footsteps ...


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    Hollywood Forever Cemetery

    Los Angeles, California

    10.5 miles from Maywood, CA

    The burial site of many big name stars, Hollywood Forever is also reported to have some activity. Apparitions come up in photographs, but most notably are the claims of Rudolph Valentino wandering the streets of the city and usually stopping when he reaches his grave site. (Submitted by Chris)


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    John Sowden House

    Los Angeles, California

    10.6 miles from Maywood, CA

    The John Sowden House was the site of the murder of Black Dahlia, aka Elizabeth Short, found surgically cut in half and dumped on a lot. Suspect Dr. George Hill Hodel fled the country. Subsequent residents of the home have heard voices, footsteps, and the sound of heavy chains dragging, ...


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    Gershwin Apartments

    Los Angeles, California

    10.7 miles from Maywood, CA


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    Suicide Bridge - Colorado Street Bridge

    Pasadena, California

    11 miles from Maywood, 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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    Nickelodeon on Sunset

    Los Angeles, California

    11.1 miles from Maywood, CA

    In the late 60's it was call the Hullabaloo. It was a concert theater for many of the upcoming bands of that era. Chicago,the Doors, The Mandala and many other bands performed there. I was in a band that worked there and we would lock the place up after rehearsal ...


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    Green Street Hotel

    Pasadena, California

    11.1 miles from Maywood, 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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    Off Vine Restaurant

    Los Angeles, California

    11.1 miles from Maywood, CA

    A lovely turn-of-the-century craftsman-style bungalow, built in 1908, it was surrounded by fruit trees and orange groves, off a newly formed country road called Vine Street. Since then it has survived through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depressions, Hollywood's Silent and Golden Eras, numerous earthquakes, ambitious land-owners and most ...


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