Haunted Places in Westmont, California



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    Inglewood Park Cemetery

    Inglewood, California

    3.1 miles from Westmont, 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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    Kmart #7625

    Los Angeles, California

    3.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    Los Angeles Airport Marriott

    Los Angeles, California

    4.7 miles from Westmont, CA

    Apparitions are alleged to appear on the 18th floor. People claim to feel "a presence".


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    Templo De La Santa Muerte

    Huntington Park, California

    5 miles from Westmont, 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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    Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

    Culver City, California

    5.9 miles from Westmont, CA

    While vacationing in Los Angeles (Friday, January 28, 2005), I went out to Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City to take some pics of some celebrity graves. I got pictures of the graves of Sharon Tate, Bing Crosby, Bela Lugosi, Rita Hayworth, Rosalind Russell and wanted to get pictures ...


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    Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

    Compton, California

    7.1 miles from Westmont, 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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    Figueroa Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    7.5 miles from Westmont, 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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    Culver Studios

    Culver City, California

    7.7 miles from Westmont, CA

    Odd, unexplainable noises are heard and EVP's are picked up. Thomas Ince, a screenwriter from the silent era, is said to be here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Stay on Main Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    7.7 miles from Westmont, 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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    King Eddy Saloon

    Los Angeles, California

    7.9 miles from Westmont, 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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    Hotel Alexandria

    Los Angeles, California

    7.9 miles from Westmont, 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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    Hilton Checkers Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California

    8 miles from Westmont, 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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    Millennium Biltmore Hotel

    Los Angeles, California

    8 miles from Westmont, 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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    DeForest Park

    Long Beach, California

    8.1 miles from Westmont, 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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    Hollydale Insane Asylum

    Downey, California

    8.1 miles from Westmont, 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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    Zamperini Stadium

    Torrance, California

    8.3 miles from Westmont, CA

    Locals tell of a young woman and her children who were murdered while walking home from a football game. Now, witnesses say they have heard children laughing and a woman crying and seen the apparitions throughout the neighborhood.


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    Linda Vista Community Hospital

    Los Angeles, California

    8.3 miles from Westmont, 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

    8.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    Bullocks Wilshire Building

    Los Angeles, California

    8.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    One-Eyed Gypsy

    Los Angeles, California

    8.4 miles from Westmont, 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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    Los Angeles City Hall

    Los Angeles, California

    8.5 miles from Westmont, 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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    Casa de Mexicano

    Los Angeles, California

    8.5 miles from Westmont, 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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    Pico House

    Los Angeles, California

    8.7 miles from Westmont, 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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    La Golondrina Cafe

    Los Angeles, California

    8.8 miles from Westmont, 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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    Avila Adobe

    Los Angeles, California

    8.8 miles from Westmont, 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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    Plum Tree Inn

    Los Angeles, California

    9.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    Rancho Los Cerritos

    Long Beach, California

    9.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    Love's Pit Barbecue Site

    Los Angeles, California

    9.6 miles from Westmont, CA

    While it was still a restaurant, several people died inside of this premise. The bar was the most active area, where a murdered woman and an elderly couple were known to hang out. A former manager who died only days before a paranormal investigation was also reported to have an ...


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    Dodger Stadium

    Los Angeles, California

    9.8 miles from Westmont, 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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    Paramount Studios

    Los Angeles, California

    9.9 miles from Westmont, 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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    Antonio's Restaurant

    Los Angeles, California

    10.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    Lights turn on and off, objects move, and the owner has even stated that someone tugged on his shirt before. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Del Monte Speakeasy

    Los Angeles, California

    10.3 miles from Westmont, CA

    Once a speakeasy during the Prohibition, former owner Frank Bennett is believed to believed to reside there even after his death. (Submitted by Chris)


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    Silent Movie Theater

    Los Angeles, California

    10.3 miles from Westmont, CA

    The original owner developed cancer as a result of working with toxic chemicals in an effort to preserve film. The next owner was shot and killed inside of the theater. Both of them are seen in different spots of the theater long after closing hours. (Submitted by Chris)


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    Veterans Memorial Park

    Commerce, California

    10.3 miles from Westmont, 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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    Hollywood Forever Cemetery

    Los Angeles, California

    10.4 miles from Westmont, 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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    Lincoln Heights Jail - Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

    Los Angeles, California

    10.4 miles from Westmont, 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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    Elysian Park

    Los Angeles, California

    10.5 miles from Westmont, 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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    Franks Liquor

    East Los Angeles, California

    10.8 miles from Westmont, 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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    Off Vine Restaurant

    Los Angeles, California

    10.9 miles from Westmont, 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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    Nickelodeon on Sunset

    Los Angeles, California

    10.9 miles from Westmont, 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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    Charlie Chaplin Studios - Jim Henson Studio

    Los Angeles, California

    11 miles from Westmont, CA

    Featured in an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, the motion-picture studios built in 1917 by Charlie Chaplin (now Jim Henson Studio) is rumored to be haunted. An apparition has been seen on the roof wearing a top had and coat, and a woman's form was seen walking through a door. ...


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    Gershwin Apartments

    Los Angeles, California

    11.1 miles from Westmont, CA


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    Barney's Beanery

    West Hollywood, California

    11.1 miles from Westmont, CA

    Employees say the restaurant is haunted, and report having seen apparitions here.


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    Drum Barracks

    Los Angeles, California

    11.1 miles from Westmont, CA

    The Drum Barracks served as a base during the Civil War; after the war, the area became a hospital, and not too long after that, the land was auctioned off. Around 100 years later, the Drum Barracks finally became the museum it is today, but it also includes the ghost ...


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    Create Nightclub

    Los Angeles, California

    11.1 miles from Westmont, CA

    Employees have claim to see black apparitions in the kitchen, lounge & dance floor. Many known cases are seeing moving objects in the corner of one's eye. Maybe the Museum of Death is responsible for these sightings since it's right next door to the venue. (Submitted by Abraham S)


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    Pantages Theater

    Los Angeles, California

    11.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    Pantages Theater, named after Alexander Pantages, was once owned by Howard Hughes--and Hughes is thought to remain here in spirit to this day. According to theater legend, a 1990 break-in by vandals spurred the hauntings on the second floor where Hughes had his office. Witnesses have felt a presence, an ...


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    El Compadre Restaurant

    Los Angeles, California

    11.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    At least three ghosts are believed to call El Compadre Restaurant home, two of whom are former patrons who like to linger around the piano during nighttime. The third ghost shows up in a mirror.


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    Hollywood Pacific Theatre

    Los Angeles, California

    11.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    The 1927 Hollywood Pacific Theatre, aka Warner Pacific Theater, is the largest theater in Hollywood and is believed to be haunted by one of the Warner Brothers. Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner were responsible for the construction of the theater, as well as the first talkie film, The Jazz ...


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    Hudson Apartments

    Los Angeles, California

    11.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    A former home for actors during the silent film era, a young man supposedly shows up around the area. (Submitted by Chris)


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    Knickerbocker Hotel - Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments

    Los Angeles, California

    11.2 miles from Westmont, CA

    Many Hollywood stars resided in this hotel, one woman, a costume designer named Irene Lentz, having jumped to her death here; another face in the area was D.W. Griffith who also died here, in the lobby. Seances held by Harry Houdini, as well as firsthand experiences around the hotel have ...


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