Los Angeles - Cathedral High School at 1253 Bishops Road - Cold spots near the senior patio. In the Yearbook/Newspaper room, the staff has heard noises on floor above them, even though they were the only ones on campus. The yearbook newspaper room used to be a chapel (still has the stained glass windows), said to have a negative energy in the room. School was allegedly built over a graveyard. Coffin nails are still being found in the football field. When it rains, there is a spot on the field that never gets wet. Strange occurrences during theatre productions held in the gym have also been reported, including a chair flying across the floor.
Los Angeles - The Coliseum at 3939 North Figueroa Street - In the 1960s a man fell off the top floor of the sports complex to his death. Many people thought that he had been pushed, but the court ruled it an accidental death. On night games towards the end of the game an apparition of a man is seen on the top floor of the complex as well as the sounds of screaming and a loud crunch.
Los Angeles - Cypress Park Branch Library at 1150 Cypress Avenue - This library opened in 1924,Over the years several ghost sightings have been witnessed by numerous people. A ex worker there once spotted a translucent male floating near the old fireplace. Ghostly whispers can sometimes be heard in the men’s room. Cold spots can be felt near the occult section and fireplace.
Los Angeles - The First Interstate Bldg. (now called the AON building) at 707 Wilshire Blvd - The building on wilshire burned on may 4, 1988, damaging 5 floors at 5 million dollars damage. An engineer was riding the elevator when the doors opened on the 12th floor, the place where the fire was taking place. When they found his body it was shriveled and burnt. Janitors have reported hearing noises and lights switching on and off on the eleventh floor as well as the 32nd floor. Also, a couple of people commited suicide by jumping off the top. Another lady in the 90's. Her intestines were hanging off the trees. But many claim the entire building is damned.
Los Angeles - Figueroa hotel at 939 South Figueroa Street - Sometimes the elevator will stop on certain floors for no reason. When the doors open no one is there. Strange sounds throughout the hallways and in the rooms. Televisions turn on in the middle of the night by them selves and will not shut off.
Los Angeles - Fremont High School at 7676 South San Pedro Street - The stage in the auditorium. - Strange shadows and feelings.
Los Angeles - Griffith park at 4730 Crystal Springs Drive - this old park known to a lot of people or its tragic history. From curses, a deadly fire that killed fozens of men, alledged satanic worship, the legendary haunted Hollywood Sign, Lovers killed by a falling tree & having their ashes dispersed there. and the camp road closed at one point due to strange activity at night.
Los Angeles - I. Magnun/Bullocks building - at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard near Vermont. Now part of the Southwest Law School, the old department store built in 1929 was converted into a law library. A security guard working there during its renovation could hear a little girl's voice crying from the elevator shaft. It was rumored that a man had pushed the girl into the elevator shaft, killing her back in the 1930's. Other strange happenings observed were lights coming on and off, windows and shades being open and closed with no one in the building, and footsteps being heard on the stairway. Some construction workers reported finding secret passageways that lead from Mr. Bullock's penthouse in the building. Several construction workers had quit during remodeling due to unexplained phenomena taking place in the building's clock tower.
Los Angeles - John F. Kennedy Library at 5175 State University Drive - In the late evening and early morning, locked doors open and faucets turn on in the third floor south area. Cold spots are reported in the restrooms.
Los Angeles - Los Angeles Pet Cemetery at 5068 N. Old Scandia Lane, Calabasas, Ca - The Little Rascal's dog Petey, Hop along Cassidy's Horse and Mary Pickford's dog are all interred here. However, the dead animal that does the most haunting here is Kabar, a Great Dane that
belonged to Rudolf Valentino. The dog died in 1929 but it's playful phantom is still reported panting or licking people that wander near it's grave.
Los Angeles - Loyola High School at 1901 Venice Blvd - Reported noises and movement at night in the field house. A classroom, which used to be a dormitory for students in the 60's, is haunted by a student who killed himself in a trap door located on the ceiling of the room. Students and even the teacher who uses the room report an eerie presence there. The living quarters for the Jesuits is reportedly visited by an apparition of a nun. The school itself is over 150 years old.
Los Angeles - Loyola Marymount University at 1 Lmu Drive - The Strub Theatre - Said to be haunted by an old lady who sits in the back of the house watching the stage. Several actors have seen her in the audience while performing on stage and stage managers, while locking up the theatre after rehearsals or productions. have reported seeing her staring intently at the stage.
Los Angeles - Loyola Marymount University at 1 Lmu Drive - Rains Hall students have reported seeing strange apparitions as well as the ghost of a girl who died there from heart complications in 1998.
Los Angeles - Manual Arts High School at 4131 South Vermont Ave - The school's print shop believed to be haunted by the ghost of its first print shop teacher who worked there for over 40 years. Students have felt someone looking over their shoulder as they worked developing film in the darkroom. Witnesses have seen a man out of the corner of their eye, standing outside the darkroom near the film drying area.
Los Angeles - Norwalk - AMC theater 20 at 12300 East Civic Center Drive, Norwalk Ca - Little children and screams have been reported.
Los Angeles - Neutrogena, Johnson & Johnson Corporation at 5760 West 96th Street - There is a total of three ghosts here at Neutrogena. The original founders wife & son was shot execution style here (citation needed). Workers and security officers working late nights will see a woman in a white dress walking around, a child playing in the factory and running (there are no children allowed in the buildings due to the hazards), and a strange growl.
Los Angeles - Occidental College at 1600 Campus Road - Erdman Hall - A room in the center, front side of the of the 2nd floor of the Erdman Residence Hall at Occidental College is haunted by two spirits. One of a young person, who plays friendly tricks on the living in order to solicit their attention and friendship. The playful spirit has been known to turn the water faucets on and off (not a plumbing problem, the knobs have been seen turning on their own), the lights are tuned on and off, the chain on the door is taken on and off, and written messages are found on the walls. The other spirit is a dark and heavy presence that resides in one of the room's two closets. This dark being can be felt late at night
typically when a person is trying to sleep. It has been described as a large dark man who stands by the door and watches as you sleep. It is clearly not friendly, but it does no more than make its presence felt. No explanation has been offered as to the source of these spirits, but they are accompanied by a few other manifestations in other parts of the building (but are concentrated in this particular room).
Los Angeles - Occidental College at 1600 Campus Road - Newcomb Hall - Years ago, a student who had been having problems being away from home sank into a deep depression. She hung herself inside the dorm on the second floor. Strange things setting of alarms and presence felt.
Los Angeles - Our Lady of Loretto Elementary at 258 N. Union Ave - There have been reports of a woman with red heels walking down an empty hall on the 2nd floor. Students get the urge to climb the roof stairs and jump off the roof; a 5th grader did this in the 70s. Lights turn on and off inexplicably, and laughter is heard in the auditorium girls' bathroom.
Los Angeles - The over pass over Pasadena Freeway - Reports of a residual scene of a murder happening - A woman running, a man running after her, when they reach the edge of the over pass he grabs her to strangle her and throws her over.
Los Gatos - Green Valley Disposal Company at 644 N. Santa Cruz Avenue - The ghost that inhabits this old house where there is now an office is named Julius. He has played with the electric calculator on one of the desks even while someone was sitting there. At night you can hear a chair rolling across a wooden floor upstairs, but the upstairs is carpeted. There is also a cold spot in a room where things were stored and the office downstairs was so cold, that employees had to wear a coat. There is nothing wrong with the heating or cooling system. Also, upstairs, in the cold storage room the filing cabinets that would open and shut very rapidly and then stop. At one time a new phone system was installed, and within a week it completely shut down, the engineers could not explain it. While calls were being put on hold he would disconnect every call on hold!
Los Gatos - Opera House at 140 West Main Street - A ghost is known to haunt the Opera House in downtown Los Gatos. The ghost has been caught on camera and is known to pull instruments from musicians playing at weddings in the banquet hall.
Los Gatos - The summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains - On Old Santa Cruz highway, going toward Los Gatos, a young woman of about 17 or 18 roams around. She can be seen sitting on the side of the road, or walking at twilight.
Malibu Lake (Agoura Hills) - Malibu Lake Island - The Lady of the Lake - Believed to be haunted by Margaret Hersh Robertson. Margaret (1907-1993). Every morning, as was known by many lake residents, Margaret would swim out to the island. She did this early every morning. She has been sighted numerous times, after her passing, swimming seemingly along side a startled couple in a canoe. Her figure was just below the surface of the water in a bathing cap.
Manteca - Marketplace Stadium 10 Cinema at 1321 Yosemite Ave - The last theater in the hallway on the left of the cinema is haunted by 2 ghosts, a young boy and an elderly man. A fire broke out supposedly when the place was a drug store in the late 1950's, killing at least
3 people. late night workers hear voices and tapping on the upper level of the theater.
Manteca - The Kelley Brewery (The Brickyard Oven. Formerly the El Rey Theatre, - The old El Rey theatre in Manteca burned down in 1975 the night "The Towering Inferno" opened, owners renovated it and turned it into the Kelley Brothers Brewing Co. it is said that there are
still hot spots from the fire, and ghostsare said to wander the restaurant looking for a way out.
Manteca - Home Depot at 250 Commerce Ave - An apparition of a girl has been seen twice by employees working graveyard shift .Some nights after closing, music and laughter has been heard. When workers go to investigate, the voices stop. On June 5, 2000, the body of 18 year old Renee Ramos was discovered by a construction worker while the Home Depot was being built.
Marin - Camp Bothin at 3125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd - The camp used to be an old tuberculosis Hospital and an Indian residence before it was made into a girl scout camp. It is said that at night you can hear and see the ghost of a nurse pushing her cart down the hallways and patients who died there moaning and groaning. It is also been said that Indian spirits have made appearances.
Modesto - Ambulance Station on Granger & Mchenry - The building that now houses workers of a local 24 hour ambulance service also holds the ghosts of former residents. It is said that back in the 60's two parents killed their three children in the house. Also, as recently as the early 90's, an old Indian man died in the house alone while praying to a religious alter. This room, where the old man died is avoided by the current occupants due to cold and ominous feelings of dread. The employees of the ambulance service have witnessed; doors and windows opening and closing at will, objects moving across the room, the shower turning off and on, the sound of voices and children playing in the house, the sound of footsteps, and recently while one employee showered she heard a voice yell "Get out!" This sent the employee out of the bathroom, out of the house, and onto the front lawn where she stood trembling under a wet towel. The house is not hard to find, it's at the corner of McHenry and Granger right next door to a skateboard shop.
Modesto - Red Lion Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) at 1612 Sisk Road - Sounds of people talking loudly in kitchen when no one is in there. Loud crashing of plates and trays has also been heard. According to an employee who has been with the hotel for 27 years a woman was killed in the kitchen by an enraged boyfriend. There are also rumors of more than one person killing themselves in the kitchen. Also while on in the parking lot patrol security has heard the sound of breaking glass as near as two cars away-upon investigation there is no cause for the sound. Rooms 420, 206, and 152 are also all reported by guests and employees to be haunted. Especially in room 152 where all the electrical equipment in the room turns on and off by itself. The room has been checked many times for electrical problems and none can be found.
Montebello - Cantwell High School at 329 North Garfield Ave - while working on the second floor of the main building for homecoming week. fellow students were working late on decorations with a teacher. the intercom makes three beeping sounds to let the room know that a message is going to be relayed through the front office. the three beeping sounds were made and know one was working the front office. the students heard whispering noises and went downstairs to check it out. one of them saw a balloon in the middle of the hall and popped it. right when she popped it the lights went out and screaming was going off all over the place.
Menlo Park - Coleman Mansion currently Peninsula private school at 920 Peninsula Way - It is haunted by the ghost of the original owner's wife who was accidentally shot by her husband. Students and faculty have seen her in the "Big Building".
Merced - Girl Scouts Island, Yosemite Lake at 5714 Lake Road - Legend has it that a lady and her daughter went out on a small boat ride while the other girl scouts were sleeping. The daughter had fallen into a whirlpool and the suction pulled the boat under leaving the mother behind. After the mother died after grieving years, it is said she goes into the girls tents now and look for her daughter and sings to the girls and strokes there hair.
Merced - Yosemite Lake at the tower at 5714 Lake Road - The story is told that in the 1970s at the boat tower. A mother had taken her two kids swimming and were jumping off the tower. The kids had drowned from hitting shallow waters. The bodies were never found. Every night the mother would drive her car out there and would look for her kids. She had past away and still to this day you will see a car drive out there and see a woman in a long flowing gown with her arms out crying and calling her for her children.
Merced - The Tower Theater at 301 West Main Street - The Tower Theater is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young women said to have killed herself by jumping off the tower peak after being notified that her fiancé had been killed in the war. People have said they have seen the women in the theater asking if they have seen "Johnny".
Milpitas - Ed Levin Park Cemetery at 3100 Calaveras Road- The cemetery is now closed, but even in the daytime, electronics will shut off, start on own, loud moans can be heard, flashes of lights and car problems. Very cold in spots.
Milpitas - Marsh Road - In 1980, a Milpitas High School student raped and murdered his girlfriend, Marcy Conrad, leaving her body underneath the small bridge on Marsh Road, high up in the hills, in the middle of nowhere. Underneath the bridge is a very foul odor; electronic devices are drained of power. And when people go there at night, a white truck tries to run them off the road. When people pass by the bridge late at night, there have been witnesses who claim to have seen the ghost of the girl. As the driver looks at the back view mirror, she will appear in the reflection, but as you look back, she's gone. There are reports that there was also a murder at this location in the 1960s.
Mission Hills - San Fernando Mission at 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd - Apparition of a lady in a white dress with a white scarf on her head praying at the front row of the chapel that vanishes.
Modesto - Acacia Cemetery at 801 Scenic Drive - A very old cemetery, many people have heard a very mournful crying/screaming while driving through the cemetery even in daylight hours. Also, a very horrible feeling of foreboding often comes with hearing these cries and screams. One couple, just using the cemetery as a short cut, heard & felt it, Their exact words were
”The sound and feelings were very alarming in the fact that they seemed to be all around us, as if inside the vehicle with us. It was a very frightening experience due to the fact that it was indeed broad daylight when this occurred.”
Modesto - Blockbuster Video at 3848 McHenry Ave (was demolished & Fuddrucker`s Restaurant now stands here - At one of the two Blockbusters on McHenry Ave in Modesto, most employees have witnessed this entity. It seems to be male and has a desire to make contact with the living. After closing, he will activate battery operated toys that are sold in the store, open and close the locked bathroom door, turn the lights off and on and then off again, and most frightening of all, he speaks to the employees through the store sound system.
When all trailer tapes have stopped running and the satellite TV display has been shut off, the ghost has been known to say things such as... "shh... listen," and "you've been bad..." Another incident that took place was after midnight when a manager and another employee went into the office momentarily only to return finding over thirty movie cover boxes stacked neatly on top of each other in the floor. This scared both people so much that they didn't investigate until the next day. The boxes were stacked in a corner of the store
that the security cameras had no coverage of, so their story to their co-workers the next day was not taken seriously.
Modesto - Dry Creek Running Trial at Dry Creek Regional Park - Joggers have claimed to see the figure of an Indian man when running near this creek. Some say that the spirit of the Indian is watching over the joggers who run the trail. Others believe he is protecting the sacred land. There is also the spirit of a young man who haunts the bridge on Clause Road. It was reported that he jumped off the bridge into the shallow creek and died. Joggers have reported that while they are running in the early morning or late at night, they can hear a shallow yell or scream along with a splash. - October 2003 Update: This bridge is at the intersection of Clause Road and Scenic Drive. About 1/4 mile north of Johanson High School
Modesto - Modesto High School at 18 H Street - The spirit of a young man paces the balcony of the Modesto High Auditorium. There are also reports of knocking noises heard in the main hallway---where the floor slopes by the sewing room---that are coming from the tunnels that used to run under the school.
Mokelumne Hill - Hotel Leger at 8304 Main Street - Hotel owned by George Leger in 1880, He met an untimely death, shot in gambling argument. An odor of fresh cigar smoke is still smelled in his upstairs room. Owners always happy to give a tour.
Monrovia - Aztec Hotel at 311 West Foothill Blvd - Supposed noises are heard there, and an apparition of a lady in gray or white is said to haunt the place. Some say it may be the ghgost of actress `Razzle Dazzle` who died in room 120 after striking her head on a radiator in the room during a fight with her lover. This place is located on Foothill Blvd. near the corner of Myrtle.
Monrovia - Monrovia High School at 845 W. Colorado Blvd - janitors and teachers have said that during the night in the second floor of the main hallway you always feel like your being watched and it sounds like someone is sneaking up behind when you are alone.
Montebello - AMC Montebello 10 Theatres at 1475 North Montebello Blvd - This theatre is haunted by a spirit who was stabbed and later died when the theatre first opened. Most of the activity occurs around theatres 8 and 9. Theatre 9 is always eerily cold, even with the heaters on. Upstairs in the projection booth above #9, lights turned off by employees sometimes mysteriously come back on. It is also said you can see a figure's shadow when movies are on against the wall in theatre #6.
Montebello - Bluff Road - Near the intersection of Washington and Bluff Road, at the site of the Battle of the Rio San Gabriel that took place in 1847. Spanish soldiers have been seen walking around and sometimes follow passers-by.
Montebello - Rosemead- DoubleTree Hotel at 888 Montebello Blvd - If you turn off the lights in the room before going to sleep, you may find the lights back on in the middle of the night when you wake up to use the restroom.
Montebello - Rosemead - Whittier Narrows Park at 8640 Rush Street - The figure of a Spanish conquistador on horseback can be seen occasionally around the intersection of San Gabriel Blvd and Lincoln Ave. It is said he drowned here looking for his gold buried near the river's beach. Mysterious fogs roll in and out here a lot as well.
Montebello - Temple B'Nai Emet at 482 N. Garfield Ave - The halls of this building are virtually covered by darkness for most of the time during services. Three children have been known to cross the hallways from one door to another that are completely adjacent to each other. It was once said that three children were taken into a restroom stall by their father, and each were killed by slitting their throats because their father was extremely sorrowful over the death of his wife, and
murdered his children to eliminate his memory of his love.
Monterey - California’s first theater at 20 Custom House Plaza in Monterrey State Historic Park - originally built as a boarding house for whalers in the early 18th century, it was converted into a theater, the only theater in California long before we became a state. is said to be haunted by the ghost of JACK SWAN. his voice can be heard calling down from the attic where all the costumes and props are kept. the voice has an electro magnetic effect as if it were on an intercom or crackling speaker system. loud enough to startle several troupers, ushers, bartenders, etc...they say it is JACK SWAN who built the old wooden pews in the 19th century. he wants to compliment all the actors on what a fine job they did with the show! they were really whooping it up or something
Monterey - Robert Louis Stevenson House at 530 Houston Street - The Lady in Black haunts the second floor of this boarding house where famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson lodged during his stay in Monterey. The Lady in Black is supposedly the proprietor of the establishment and haunts the nursery where her grandchildren died of cholera.
Monterey County - San Lucas - Salinas River - Every Halloween night there is a new report of the crying woman. She is mistaken as La Llarona. Each year the kids go on dares to walk the river past the bend. One year, the kid never came
back. One year the first girl ever to do it was actually helped by the ghost. She was walking too close to the edge when the ghost pushed her away. If she would have fallen it was a 50-foot drop in about 2 feet of water.
Morro Bay - Morro Bay High School at 235 Atascadero Road - have been reports of strange occurrences in both the "old" gym and "new gym" lights turning on and off, cold spots, etc. supposedly a young boy died while falling off the bleachers in the old gym and is said to haunt it.
Moss Beach - The Moss Beach Distillery at 140 Beach Way - Unusually shaped building is the current home of the "BlueLady". Building used to be a speak- easy during the prohibition. A woman who worked at the establishment was married to a seaman, but had an affair with a piano player. When the husband returned from Alaska and found out, he then murdered her on the beach below. The Blue Lady is a friendly and mischievous spirit.
NOTE: The Atlantic Paranormal Society conducted an investigation for the television show `Ghost Hunters`. During this investigation they found no evidence of paranormal activity. Even worse, they discovered that the business owner had installed electronic devices to make laughing sounds when entering the restroom, and devices in the ceiling to make the ceiling fans appear to move & shake on their own.
Mount Baldy - Ski Lifts at 6777 Mount Baldy Road - has a ghost of a man wearing all white. He seems to be from back in the mining days. He is wearing a white suit, with a white hat. He has a mustache as well.
Mountain View - Moffett Field Federal Airfield - There are several buildings on the old Naval Base that are reported to be haunted. One is the old infirmary, which was built in the 1930's. When the base was still operated by the Navy, Security Police Officers would check the building at night and reported seeing a little girl dressed in old style clothing inside staring at them.
Murrieta - KEA Milling at 24706 New Clay Street - All the windows and doors on ground level are cemented up, so you cannot enter the building, and there are no stairs inside. On some nights you can see a girl about 15-18yrs old sitting on the ledge of the middle top window wearing a light blue dress. If you look up at her a feeling of sadness comes over you and your eyes get a little teary.
Murrieta - Murrieta Valley High school at 24105 Washington Ave - Apparitions of children and reports that equipment
moves.
Napa - The Napa Cinadome at 825 Pearl Street - is said to be haunted by two ghosts that look like a couple. There is one spot in the last theater room in the building that gets cold enough to shed ice aover your coke, when you sit there you also feel like someone is watching you.
Nevada City - The National Hotel AT 211 Broad Street- Apparent hauntings occur here. Built in the late 1800's, the building was restored recently with the exception of the left wing. Lights flicker, cold spots and creepy feeling in this wing of the building. The hotel has hosted miners and tourists who come looking for hauntings.
Newbury Park - Stage Coach Inn at 51 South Ventu Road - The Stagecoach Inn is an original stage stop and hotel. It was moved to a new location in 1966 to make room for the new ventura freeway & then burned to the ground in 1970. It was re-built using the original blueprints. It is now a museum & the docents have opened the Inn in the morning to find the upstairs runner rugs rolled up, the books in the upstairs library stacked on the floor, the sound of someone walking upstairs can be heard downstairs when no one is on the upper level. Several docents refuse to work upstairs; they feel like they are being stared at. A man has been seen several times looking out of an upstairs window. There have been several reports of conversations with an older, oddly dressed man who vanishes when turned away from.
Newberry Springs - Mojave dry river bottom from Minneola Rd to Harvard Rd - The spirit of the "hatchet lady" is said to roam the river bottom at night with hatchet in hand. It is said she is the cause for many people’s disappearances when they walked near the river bottom at night.
Newark - Newpark Mall - Anchor Blue at 2047 Newpark Mall - There is a ghost in the stockroom, it used to harass one of the female employees. It would push things over when she was in there alone. When in the office they would hear loud crashes in the stock room, but when they would look on the camera, no one would be there. When in the stock room you can hear the fitting room doors slamming shut when the area is empty. In the mornings, staff would come in to hear the sensors beeping in the jean wall, they would dig through the piles, find the pair of jeans and then turn the sensor off. Later on the beeping would start up again, but in a completely different place on the wall.
Newport Beach - Balboa Island - In 1993, two teenagers went swimming & were killed by a rip tide. At night, strange sounds are heard and flashes of light are seen under the water.
Newport Beach - Coronado Apartments at 880 Irvine Ave - An apartment on the first floor of the M building is haunted by the spirit of a woman. Muffled voices are heard, phantom music emanating from the kitchen, lights turning on and off, cabinet doors opened, and she has appeared as a full apparition. Apparently there was a death in the apartment that could contribute to this, but the woman’s apparel seems to be from a time predating the apartment complex's construction.
Newport Beach - Wild Goose Docked at Newport Beach Pier - John Wayne's former boat docked in Newport Harbor is said to be haunted by the Duke himself. Several maintenance workers, passers by, and Mrs. Wayne have seen the spirit if the actor walking the decks of his beloved yacht, or waving from the top deck. Attorney Lynn Hutchins bought the boat from John Wayne shortly before his death and she has reported that she always sensed his presence & felt like she was being watched. A psychic visited & says that John is attached the the vessel.
North fork - The Old Church (anyone have any info on this?)- built in the mid 1800. The town was once the stop for the Yosemite stagecoach. The church sets on a hill overlooking the town. At night you can see a light in the bell tower and the bell rings. This has been happening for so long the residents consider it normal. The only problem is the bell hasn't been in the church for over 100 years and it has never had electricity. It still continues to this day.
North Hills - James Monroe High School at 9229 Haskel Ave - Witnesses have heard loud footsteps and opening and closing of doors when the halls are lonely. The girls gym room is haunted. Students have heard lockers open and close when no one is present.
Norwalk - Chavez Elementary School at 12110 Walnut Street - Inside the main school, it is known that a former Principal and possibly a child haunts this school. From balloons passing down the halls, door knobs attempting to turn by themselves, slamming doors, and a cry or screams of a child somewhere inside the hallways of the building. The alarms go off in the building for unknown reasons late at night.
Norwalk - Metropolitan State Hospital at 11401 Bloomfiels Ave - There have been sightings of ghosts in one of the occupied buildings. A woman was seen walking threw a wall and another time was spotted standing by the shower room. Dark figures have been seen in office areas and noise comes from the kitchen when no one is in there. A mist was seen floating knee high down the hall then disappearing into thin air. This activity has happened between 2003-2004. There has been talk of things prior to this but nothing specific.
Oakland - Holmes Book Company at 274 14th Street - haunted by male ghost that throws books around.
Oakland - Mills College at the junction of Interstate 580 & Highway 13 - Behind the Mary Morse and Ethel Moore residence halls runs a road used mostly as a service path for college vehicles. On one side is the hill that leads up to the halls and on the other side of the road is drop off down to a wooded area below.
According to the story, on very blustery nights a lone horse-drawn carriage rides down the road only to loose control and slip over the edge and down the hill before vanishing completely. This scene repeats itself over and over again to those watching from their windows above. No one knows who is in the carriage or where it is going or when this accident might have actually happened.
Many first hand accounts of the ghost that waits on the steps of Orchard-Meadow hall. In each instance, a young woman is seen on the steps and appears to be waiting for some one, perhaps a date, perhaps a ride from a friend. Usually, those who see her think nothing of it at first and simply walk past. Only after they get inside do they turn to see who she is and if they recognize her as some one who lives in the building. When they turn to look, she is gone. Perhaps she was picked up before they turned, they think. Perhaps she walked away.
Soon however other people have the same experience with the same woman in the same location. That's when they realize they have seen a ghost..or at least a very patient woman. She has been waiting there for at least 30 years!
Lisser Hall has a ghost. Many people often hear footsteps on the theater sta ge pacing back & forth. This usually occurs in the evening, but some witnesses have observed it during the day as well.
Ethel Moore Hall - There are at least two ghosts that are rumored to reside in Ethel Moore. The first is often thought to be Ms. Moore herself. Those who believe they have seen her or felt her presence are most aware of her in the hall's library, a dark but beautiful wood room. While there are those who claim to have actually seen her in the library, most are more aware of her as an invisible prankster who turns pages, moves books and ruffles papers.
The second ghost in Ethel Moore is definitely seen more than felt. In one of the long hallways, many women have passed a fellow student as they walked. Only after passing did they realize that her clothes are a bit out of date. When they turn to take a second look, the woman has vanished. No doors were heard to open or close and not enough time has passed for her to have walked the length of the hallway and gone elsewhere.
The Music Building - Sounds of music are often heard echoing through the building when no one is there.
Mary Morse Hall - April of 1996. Mary Morse was the dormitory for foreign students studying English (EF students) then. One night a Taiwanese student and his European roommate fell asleep on their separate beds without turning the lights off. In the middle of the night, both of them awoke and were surprised to see a man sitting at the desk reading a newspaper. When the man noticed the two student's gaze, he dropped the newspaper, stood up, and exited the room by walking through the wall.
Oakland - The Pardee Home at 672 Eleventh Street - located in California’s Preservation Park Historic District. This house was home to California's Governor (George Pardee 1903-1907).Pictures showing orb's have been taken, but no naked eye sightings. The rest of the park is also haunted with orb's having been photographed.
Oakland - Oakland S.P.C.A. at 8323 Baldwin Street - Many employees have seen an older woman in the pet crematory gardening. There is only one gardener employed at the O.S.P.C.A. and it is a man. However, the Real gardener states that he never has to do any gardening behind the gates of the crematory because it is always weed free. Many employees have asked who the lady is weeding in the crematory, when their supervisors are approached with this question they simply state. Its is a ghost. We don't know why or how she came to garden at the crematory but are grateful that she does a wonderful upkeep of her area.
Oakland Hills - Joaquin Miller Park at 3300 Juaquin Miller Road - There said to be a ghost that haunts the park at night. When it gets dark, people have reported that they had seen a ghost.
Oceanside - Hunter Steakhouse at 1221 Vista Way - The Hunter Steakhouse in Oceanside, California sits on a hill above the Buena Vista Lagoon. The land it sits on was originally the site of the Buena Vista Cemetery, and it seems that not all the spirits followed when the graves were moved. A fire in 1952 destroyed all of the weeden headstones & in 1970 a crew was sent in to remove all the bodies for relocation. Construction workers reported that they were constantly finding bodies that the crewmissed. Patrons and employees have constantly reported incidents. The stairwell to the bar area appears to be the home of a female spirit.
There is a storage room above the lower dining area and entrance. The room is constantly locked and hardly used. But for some reason the spirits prefer this location when the restaurant gets busy. There are three windows up there, and although they can't be opened, people feel drawn to gaze at these windows. Also from the second floor an apparition has been reported moving across the room from the fireplace in mid-air. Several people have heard there names called by both male and female voices. Like many other locations of hauntings, objects moving and power surges have been reported as well. The submitter of this haunted places reports seeing a face of a male form out of the chimney, ever so briefly, but it felt welcoming. a former police officer has written about this. He patrolled this area in the 1980's, while working for the Oceanside Police Department.
Ojai - Creek Road - There's 4 ghosts here that roam this road. One is a guy they call "Chairman" because he is burnt to a crisp. They say he stalks the road seeking revenge on who ever killed him. The 2nd ghost is a woman who rides her horse down the road recklessly till she comes to the curve where the horse rears up & she falls, breaks her neck & dies instantly. This is on the anniversary of her death & the scene replays till daybreak. The 3rd is a woman hitch hiking down the road in her blood soaked wedding dress. No one knows who she is or why she was killed on her wedding day or why she hitch hikes this road. The final ghost is of a motorcyclist who rides down the windy road at break neck speeds & navigates wonderfully considering he's headless.
Ojai - Ojai Valley Inn at 905 Country Club Road - Some people say that Anyone that stays in room number 5 will hear banging in the closet, and a bad smell.
Ontario - Chaffey High School at 1245 North Euclid Ave - When in the auditorium the lights go on an off by themselves and if you are going under the auditorium in the old bomb shelters where props are kept, a green light is following you. It is said that it is a student who one night was in the auditorium on the stage and fell into the pit. Also up in the light room a girl haunts after committing suicide in the auditorium off the balcony.
Orange - Holy Sepulcher Cemetery at 7845 East Santiago Canyon Road- There is said to be a woman in white roaming the cemetery. She usually rests in one place. People have witnessed a candle burning at all hours of the night, even when the wind picks up. The candle flame appears to change color and shape, not actually flickering, but changing shapes. It will go from being a complete circle, to a half circle with a defined edge to being tear shaped. This light is in the same place every time.
Oxnard - Los Arbolitos Apartments at 201 W. Vineyard Ave - Lamps would be on after the residents had turned them off in the morning, reports of a glass slowly edged its way into the sink and shattered as if someone pushed it. Often times while they`re alone the scent of lavender would waft passed our noses for 2 seconds. It is a rumor that the place is built a top a cemetery that was moved down the street, but the bodies are rumored to still be in the ground.
Oxnard - Sycamore Senior Apartments (formerly Old St Johns Hospital) at 333 North F Street- The building was vacant for several years before being converted into apartments. It is said that you could see spirits of some sort staring down at you from the top windows, if you were walking on the sidewalk near the hospital you can hear strange noises.
Oxnard - Performing Arts Center at 800 Hobson Way - In the dressing rooms of the theater the doors will not stay closed (over night) and the lights will not stay off so they don’t bother turning them off anymore. Some have reported feeling coldness there and talking in the green room.
Oxnard - Rose Shopping Center - Wal-Mart at 2001 North Rose Ave - the toy department of Wal-Mart is haunted by the ghost of a 7- 9 year old Mexican American girl, wearing a blue dress, with two pig tail braids, some say she looks to have been from the fifties or late sixties. Workers at night have heard and seen balls bouncing around by themselves, or cold spats. The girl herself has been seen by a number of people who say sometimes she is seen in a full apparition form (solid) or at times misty with half body visible. The ghost is playful often giggling, and smiling to workers who close up at night and come across her. Before Wal-Mart was erected it was all field and from elders around town the little girl may have been the victim of an accident since at night it was fairly treacherous to pass because it was pitch black and a number of people have been killed in accidents or, victims of random homicides. the whole complex where Wal-Mart is
located (the rose shopping center) may in fact be haunted because of all that has happened over the years.
Oxnard - Santa Clara High School at 2121 Saviers Road - Santa H was estbablished in 1901. there have been many reports of numerous hauntings. nuns used to live on the premises and there have been a number a reports of people seeing a hooded figure in the hallways floating. there have aslo been voices and chanting coming from the old chapel that is no longer used. the most popular ghost at santa clara is named Joey. Joey was a student at the school in the early 50s, when he was killed in a car accident on his way to a basketball game. there have been several reports from teachers and students of hearing a basketball in the gym late at night and locker doors slamming after the room has been locked up.
Pacoima - Charles Maclay middle school at 12540 Pierce Ave - girls locker room - Witnesses report cold spots, also feel a presence around you of a little girl that runs around the locker room when you’re alone. Others have reported an Aztec Indian in full dress at the school.
Palmdale - Lake Una - Sierra Highway and Ave S - Ghost of a fisherman has been reported to lash out, slurring viciously, ordering them to leave, also tales of black figures climbing into the trees and vanishing.
Palos Verdes - Point Vincente Light House at 31550 Palos Verdes Drive - The apparition of a woman with long & scraggily black hair & wearing a black dress has been see walking the grounds at night.
Palos Verdes - Wayfarer`s Chapel at 5755 Palos Verdes Drive South - The Wayfarers' Chapel was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. and overlooks the cliffs and ocean. The garden behind the church has had much activity including indistinct wispy fog shapes at night. A giant white owl that appears and then disappears. Voices that call people by name. An old Indian man that appears off in the distance weeding or tending the plants who vanishes when approached. Behind the church, up in the hills, is rumored to be a small cemetery that might be the source for some hauntings.
Palos Verdes - Rocky Point - (3 miles S. of Redondo Beach on Rocky Point Road.) Apparitions of dead skin divers, odd traveling lights, voices.
Parker Dam - Intake Pump Plant, Metropolitan Water District at 158000 MWD Ranch Road - Workers there today report hearing whistling and keys jingling when there is no one else around.
Pasadena - the bridge of Fair Oaks Exit - A murder has occurred there, if you look carefully you can see a woman and her husband either dancing or fighting. Also at the front yard a girl has been seen about the age of 2 or 3 running around with a doll in her hand.
Pasadena - The Castle Green at 99 South Raymond Avenue - There have been door knobs that turned when no one was in the hall, shadows passing under the doors, footsteps heard, faucets turned on in some apartments, heavy perfume smells, chains rattling. Some apartments are more haunted than others.
Pasadena - The Colorado St. and Scoville Bridges - Heard galloping horses; seen spirit coyotes surrounding a particular figure with some sort of head dress; and apparitions.
Pasadena - The Pasadena Playhouse at 39 South El Molino Avenue - Once a school of theater arts and now a state historic landmark theater, is said to be haunted by the spirit of its founder, Gilmore Brown. The elevator mysteriously stopped and started, and often stopped for no reason on the floor of Mr. Brown's offices. Hear a distinct male voice saying "hello," but there is no one in the room.
Paso Robles - Adelaide cemetery at 1215 Ysabel Road - it's been said that a young woman walks the cemetery looking for her children. All of them died after first settling in the area. Her husband then died later. Supposedly every Friday night
around midnight a glowing figure walks the cemetery crying out for her child, and after about 15 minutes vanishes into the darkness.
Petaluma - The Phoenix Theater at 201 Washington Blvd - this used to be a movie theater and it was gutted by fire in the roaring 20s & again in 1957. Today this place is a hangout for kids and bands play here, but people see weird things up in the balcony you see out of the corner of your eye a white figure or a really dark shadow, in the bathrooms you hear things in the bathroom, the balcony is locked so no one can go in there unless a big show. the basement it the worst, if you ask the owner about it he will tell you about the place.
Pico Rivera - El Rancho High School (Drama room) at 6501 Passons Blvd - The Little Theater (aka the Drama Room) is supposedly haunted by a former teacher named Mr. Letty. His wake was held (with a portrait rather than his actual body in casket) in the school, but his spirit never seemed to have left the room. Costumes have been known to have mysteriously come off their racks and scattered on the floor. Doors are unlocked and opened on their own. Lights begin to dim and turn on & off by themselves. Mysterious noises are heard late at night. One student saw the apparition's face peek through a curtain in the Little Theater's office during drama class. And one teacher even claimed that when he once tried to sit in one of the theater seats, it was very, very hot.
Pico Rivera - Rio Hondo Riverbed - Reports of musket fire and screaming.
Pico Rivera - St. Hillary School at 5401 Citronell Ave - In room 9, reports of an apparition of a boy doing school work, believed to be a boy that died in a horrible car accident.
Placerville - Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 542 Main Street - The ghost of a bearded man wearing a top hat has been spotted on the mezzanine of this old landmark. Employees summoned police several times over the last 15 years in attempts to rid the bldg of his presence. They say he resembles descriptions of the towns official hangman seen in old pictures taken nearly 150 years ago when the town was know as Hangtown. Most of the hangings took place on the property where the Chamber of Commerce Bldg is now located. 542 Main Street.
Placerville - Hanging Tree Tavern at 305 Main Street - The ghost of claim jumpers and outlaws, many sentenced to hang from an old oak tree here are said to harass patrons and employees of this small restaurant. Several drivers have reported seeing the apparitions while passing by in their automobiles. 305 Main Street
Placerville - Fountain & Tallman Soda Works at 524 Main Street - Coffee Shop/Saloon is located near the end of Main Street. The original owner can't seem to let go. There is an unfinished mine, where supplies were kept and in the summer heat served as a morgue before refrigeration. He likes to turn on the bathroom taps and open and close doors. He also likes to hang out at the upstairs bar. Has even called the new owner on her cellular phone. No one was on the line, but the caller ID kept reading the phone number to the Soda Works.
Pleasanton - Gay 90's Pizza at 288 Main Street - This building was constructed in the 1800's. A woman dressed in blue is reported to be seen walking around on the second floor of the building and the owner and his family claimed to have seen her too. She has written “Boo!Boo!” on the inside of the restroom mirror every time it is replaced. A girl went into the basement to get boxes and was violently shoved from behind, but when she turned around there was no one there. After hours when counting money, things have been moved, sodas move to opposite sides of the table. The license plates that line the ceiling move. Randomly, not all of them, just one or two. Strange things happen when the lights go out.
Pollock Pines - Logging Roads on Ghost Mountain around Badger Hill Road - Reports of seeing strange lights or "orbs."
Pomona - Pomona High School at 475 Bangor Street - in the band room there are 2 ghosts. One of them haunts the closet, when someone is changing by themselves they have a feeling of being watched. The other haunts the back (front) left door, when there is no wind at all the door either swings open or slams shut all of a sudden and sometimes it refuses to open even if you pull/push on it. Located behind the school is an empty lot, which is what remains of Palomares
Cemetery. Many believe this is why there are disturbances at the school. The only sign that the cemetery was there is a very small park (the size of a bathroom) and plaque located on the east side of the school.
Pomona - Spadra Cemetery at 2850 Pamona Blvd - This cemetary is now closed to the public because of vandalism. The police will be called. - This cemetery was the original Old Settler's cemetery from the Mid 1800's. It's been the site of a lot of
vandalism over the years. At night a male figure can sometimes be seen walking through the small cemetery disappearing into a headstone. The cemetery will be very still and quiet, strangely quiet considering it is under a freeway. If respect is given, it will remain quiet, but as soon as anyone starts messing around, a hot wind picks up out of nowhere. It can only be felt in the cemetery. Items have been reported to disappear and reappear in other parts of the cemetery that had not been visited.
Port Costa - Port Costa School - This school has been closed down since the 1960s. If you go there at night you can hear children laughing, the swings swinging by themselves and small foot prints running across the sand
where the playground is.
Port Hueneme - Bard Mansion - The Bard Mansion, which resides inside the Port Hueneme Navy Base was originally built in 1876 on Senator Thomas Bard's Estate named "Berylwood." In 1911, the enlarged second home was torn down to clear the site for the construction of the present Thomas Bard House. It's rumored by many that the mansion is haunted by the late Senator's wife, Mrs. Bard. Her figure can often be seen walking the grounds, perhaps making sure everything is in order.
Rialto - Rialto high school at 595 South Eucalyptus Ave - You can hear footsteps going up the stairs to the top of the halls. Janitors and faculty members have also said that when the school is closed at night and they are working late you can see an image of a boy walking around looking lost. it is also said that the C building, where the theater is located, is usually the coldest building and where unexpected things take place such as flickering lights, cold spots and more footsteps.
Rancho Cucamonga - Joseph Filippi Winery at 12467 Baseline Road Etiwanda, Ca - The winery is supposed to be haunted
by Joseph Filippi, who died in the 1970's. In the tasting room of the winery you can hear low, eerie laughter and the sound of glass breaking. In the souvenir shop, you can hear a ghostly piano playing when in reality there isn't any piano inside the souvenir shop. Also in the souvenir shop door open and close by themselves and lights flicker on and off. A woman who was working in the shop in the late 1980's heard these noises so frequently that it drove her to the brink of insanity. Even after she quit she could hear the sound of laughter and piano playing. She was eventually committed.
Rancho Cucamonga - The Sycamore Inn at 8318 Foothill Blvd - The sycamore inn, now a great steak house along the old route 66, was established in 1848 but the original inn burned down and was rebuilt across the street. Apparitions of a man dressed in cowboy style clothes.
Seal Beach - Boeing Co. at 2600 Westminster Ave - site adjacent to Naval Weapons Station- apparitions, doors opening and closing behind security personnel as they make their patrols. strange breezes that blow inside of bldgs, a feeling of being watched by unseen forces, strange footsteps that just fade away upon approach, disembodied voices, guard vehicle, lights turn off, as well as prior running engines, when guard is out of the vehicle. strange balloons that appear in the parking lots at night, which take on a life of their own, then mysteriously vanish, this was the prior Rockwell site, also built over burial grounds of the ancient Indians. many similar haunting phenomena being so close to the Naval Weapons Station. Even Seal Beach Police Dept is aware of the ghosts.
Seal Beach - U.S. Naval Weapons Station on Westminster Blvd. - Built over ancient Indian burial grounds, also built over Orange County historical site, known as Anaheim Landing. Anaheim landing was an early seaport circa 1849. At the turn of the century, it was the main beach for people to use, it had a boardwalk area for shopping, food and refreshments. the Bolsa Chica wetlands and marsh areas merge into its boundaries.
PHENOMENA; Strange shadows that move about at night, Ghosts of Indians have been seen, footsteps follow security personnel around at night. whispering voices have been heard, throughout the complex. lights go on and off in buildings. spirits knock on the vehicle doors of security officers at night. nature spirits, have been perceived, as well as a spirit called a water diva ,have been seen. Various different ghosts have been seen throughout the weapons station, blood chilling screams, and spine tingling moans have frightened many night time security personnel. The location vibrates with history, and some hauntings are residual, other ghosts interact with the living. It is an area which should be investigated by parapsychologists, many people have died in car accidents on Pacific Coast Highway, which runs thru the beach area, or south end of the Naval Station.
Ravendale - Secret Valley Inn on Highway 395 - It is located off the main highway used by truckers. Legend states that a woman was murdered in one of the bathtubs. Howls and footsteps can be heard when no one is around. The whole building seems to creek too.
Redlands - Barton Road Mansion at 2112 Monteiro Street - A sinister prescience is felt, on third and fourth floor most activity occurs. Closet doors push open cold temps, when exiting a figure can be seen watching you walk down stairs from third floor. On video a demonic face can be seen coming from a closet that suddenly opened. At certain points in mansion you feel watched, and not welcome.
Redlands - The Fox Theatre at 123 Cajon Street - The Fox Theatre is very haunted. The presence that resides there is sometimes violent. The building it's connected to was once an opera house when Redlands was first founded. Maybe one of the jealous actresses is still wandering?
Redlands - Hillside Cemetery at 1540 Alessandro Road - Hillside Cemetery is a very old cemetery with interments dating back to the mid-late 1800's. Many people have reported strange happenings such as car horns honking by themselves, balls being thrown back over the walls after somebody has thrown them in.
Redlands - Morey Mansion at 190 Terracina Blvd - This lovely mansion was once a bed and breakfast, but it is now under private ownership. There have been reports of several apparitions including a little girl, an old man (once a caretaker for the mansion) and a young boy has been seen. Most sightings are friendly in nature.
Redlands - Prospect Park at 1352 Prospect Dr - Prospect Park in Redlands is known to be haunted by several different ghosts. many people have sighted ghostly figures upon the stage. Years ago, a teenage girl that performed in one of the plays, was raped & murdered after theater hours.
Redlands - Redlands East Valley High School at East Colton Ave - An apparition a boy believed to be a senior who was killed the night before graduation. He has been seen around the school area.
Redlands - Redlands High School at 840 East Citrus Ave - Theater - Believed to be haunted by many spirits. Particularly, it is haunted by a teenage presence who lost his girlfriend in a car accident. He was so distraught by her death that he would
climb up into the theatre's air ducts and write poems about her. He died in an accident in the theatre coincidently and he now haunts the theatre at all hours. The poems were painted over in most places, but he still resides here.
Redlands - University of Redlands at 1200 East Colton Ave - Merriam Hall - The ghost of a man in army clothing wanders the halls of Merriam, a dormitory. He is known for sitting in the bathroom stall next to yours late at night. Many have reported seeing boots in the next stall when in fact; there was no one in there but them. At night, when some girls are brushing their hair in the mirror, they see the reflection of a man wearing army clothing.
Redondo Beach - Redondo Union High School at 631 Vincent Park - There have been many sightings of a ghost named Jake in the High schools Auditorium
Redwood City - Canada College at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd - Many people have taken the elevator in the learning center around 1:15 in the afternoon, and they have complained that all of a sudden they smell a dead animal. Also, In the parking lot, People can see a naked guy doing the sprits and disappearing into thin air.
Rialto - Blockbuster Video at 291 E. Baseline Road - After hours, the power has gone out in the store while neighboring businesses remain unaffected. Drop box doors have swung open by themselves and the sound of someone walking has been heard when no one is around. The specter even leaves footprints.
Rialto - The Tom Sawyer Swimming Pool at 152 E. San Bernardino Ave - An older man and a young pregnant woman in 20s clothing wanders the office area and pool deck. They have been known to walk straight across the pool (right above the water) and fling papers and chairs around in the office area. Many of the lifeguards and faculty refuse to be there alone after dark.
Richmond - Steamy Hills - If you take highway-580 towards San Rafael, take the last exit right before the toll booth to drive on the bridge, follow the road and in the 3-way junction, follow the middle road and keep going all the way until you get to military base houses. This place used to be a military base back in the 60's. Soldiers resided in these white chapel-like houses until one mysterious chemical was released into the air, which caused lung cancer to humans. Since then it has been partially abandoned and not many people go there. There has been many sightings of a crew ship in the waters, you may sometimes see someone peeking through the window of a house if you drive by those houses. all these things only happen at night since nobody is there at night
Richmond - Salesian High School at 2851 Salesian Ave - Reports of a ghost that haunts the third floor...students sense his presence when walking the halls after hours.
Riverside - California Baptist University at 8432 Magnolia Ave. - Catacombs - Before the old mission style buildings were a college campus, they housed an insane asylum. In the early 1900's through the 1950's mentally insane patients walked the halls of the 4 story building. Under the building was a network of catacombs that allowed hospital workers to enter and exit the hospital once all the doors were locked. It is rumored that sometimes bad patients were taken down into the catacombs to be tortured.
The basement of the college now holds offices, but also is where the entrance to the catacombs are located. Throughout the campus there are entrances to the catacombs as well. At night, one can hear knocking on the door to the catacombs in the basement and will feel a very cold presence. At random times the secret entrances will be found open with freezing cold air coming out of them. Students have reported going into the catacombs and seeing the spirits of the patients from the asylum walking through the catacombs.
Riverside - Castle Park at 3500 Polk Street - Many employees have reported seeing a "lady in a white dress" in the ride park as well as one employee being physically pushed inside the Big Top restaurant. Sightings also include a spirit standing on the balcony above the Plaza Cafe. This spirit reportedly flew across to the trees when the employee looked up at it. The last experience was inside the arcade after hours. Reportedly an unseen spirit opened and closed the door by prize counter several times when there was no one around.
This incident was heard and not seen. Strangely enough all sightings and experiences are by males and the spirits are
reportedly female. No actual harm was done by the spirits. This area of land from the Tyler Mall to La Sierra Blvd was an old Indian Burial Ground. - In addition to what you already know about the park, a former employee also had an experience in the railroad tracks tunnel in the park. After hours when all the guests are gone the cafe would close. when any of the employees would be sent to toss away the trash in the far end of the parking lot, they would have to go in pairs. Reason being is because when you cross the tracks near the cafe you can see the silhouettes of Indian women walking around. Sometimes you can also see what appears to be a fire burning in the far corner, but when you go to check it out it dims away.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - The Mission Inn is an older, semi-spooky (yet extremely classy and pricey) hotel. While guests of the Inn may enjoy modern amenities such as an outdoor Olympic sized pool and fitness center, the catacombs that run underneath the building heading in the direction of Mt. Rubidoux are now closed. As one current employee of the Inn remembers, an older gentleman was once given a room in one of the upper stories of the building, as there were no lower floor rooms available due to construction.
The next morning, when the gentleman was asked if his accommodations were adequate, he replied, "All was fine, especially the woman singing beautifully in the next room." He was the only tenant on that floor. This place is haunted by the Millers. The Mission Inn Hotel was originally a 12 room cottage where the pool now sits. The existing structure of the hotel was begun in 1900 and completed in approximately 1947. Owned first by C.C. Miller and sold to his son, Frank, in 1900. Frank's sister, Alice, managed the hotel until her death in the late '40s.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - 215 - reports of blue lights the size of a bowling ball has been reported inside room 215.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Alice Miller's ('Aunt Alice') room - 4th floor, south east corner. This two-level room is very active. Reports of cold spots, touches, apparitions. Strong presence of Alice.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Unn Ave - Bridal/Honeymoon Suite - Across from Alice Miller's room. Multiple reports of being pushed down the spiral staircase of this two-level room. In 1993, a couple on their honeymoon night checked out of the room just after midnight after reportedly being pushed on the stairwell.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Catacombs - Once an underground museum, this area was closed to the public when the hotel was re-opened in 1992. There was an enormous amount of activity in the area of the foyer during the years immediately following the hotel's re-opening. The hotel's comptroller at re-opening resigned after seeing someone in this area late one evening.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Frank Miller's Room - 4th floor, north east corner. One of the only rooms not restored during the closure of the hotel from 1985 to 1992. Possibly now a banquet room at the end of Author's Row. Strong presence of Mr. Miller.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Hallways - numerous sightings of vanishing guests along hallways throughout hotel, particularly along Author's Row, covered hallway near Alice Miller's room, 2nd and 4th floor hallways (east-to-west) parallel to pool, service area hallway behind Mission dining room.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Mission Dining Room (a.k.a. 'Spanish Dining Room') - Apparition seen traveling near ceiling from entrance wall, near the patio, to the far back wall (south to north).
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Rotunda - limited sightings. Area was closed to public after re-opening but has since opened to retail space around 1997 or 1998.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Spanish Patio - strong presences felt throughout, particularly in north-east cloister near the Lincoln bust. Mission-themed Glockenspiel was designed by Alice Miller who died just before it was completed. The clock is notorious for misbehaving.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - St. Francis Chapel Courtyard - strong presences experienced near left end of Flyer's Wall memorial.
Riverside - Mission Inn at 3649 Mission Inn Ave - Storage Building behind hotel (north side) - Attached by a small bridge to the main structure of the hotel, this small building has been closed to the public since re-opening with limited employee access. Numerous accounts of sightings and unexplained noises. A construction worker reportedly lost his life during reconstruction in the late '80s in this building.
Riverside - Mount Rubidoux - If you ever take the time to visit this location, it is said that late at night, old spirits can be seen walking the tops of the rough terrain. In your ramblings across the area, you are also likely to find a tiny picture encased in the jagged rock of Mt. Rubidoux, which appears to be a portrait of Jesus Christ. Not strange enough for you? It used to appear as the Mother Mary!
Riverside - The Press Enterprise at 3450 Fourteenth Street - Reports of an old lady walking in the hallway near the old pressroom, and disappears as she passes by. Doors of the Restroom stalls slam shut then lock by there self as you watch. and tapping on the right shoulder then instantly feeling very cold.
Riverside - Riverside Cemetery at 22495 Van Buren Blvd. - This cemetery is an extremely old burial site that is now owned by Riverside Parks and Recreation. The grounds are run down and not well kept, complete with fallen headstones that lie haphazardly amongst the final resting places of the dead. Residents of the area (breathing, flesh and blood residents, that is) live a mere 50 feet from the graveyard! Add to this creepy scene the irony of a "One Way" sign situated across from the cemetery that glows eerily without the aid of streetlights.
Riverside - Riverside Municipal Auditorium at 3485 Mission Inn Ave - Like many theaters, the Riverside Municipal Auditorium decided to put on a production of "The Nutcracker." An old man who had longed to see the show for years, bought admission to the show, but is said to have died of "natural causes" during the play. To this day, people claim to see him there on many occasions. Does he come back to see the end of the show he missed so long ago?
Riverside - University of California Rivera Library at 900 University Ave - Most of the very large Rivera Library was remodeled during 2000-2001. Parts of it were left untouched however, upon entering the main entrance turn left, it will be clear which parts are older. It is said a female ghost haunts these parts, on the first and second floors, mainly at night and after patrons have left and in the early morning hours. Janitors working after midnight have reported sounds and cold spots. Short lasting obnoxious odors have been smelled in the basement. A great time to go would be during finals week as the library is open until 2am.
Riverside - Victoria And Dufferin - People have said to have seen many "Black Blurs" wondering the area, and have heard screeching cries that sound like children being tortured.
Riverside - Victoria and Van Buren - In 1979 a girl was murdered just off this corner while walking to the local High School, and her body left in the small stand of orange groves. The murderer taunted the police with phone calls and led them on a crazy goose chase to find the body of Susan. He was caught later. As you drive down Van Buren, which is usually at a fast clip, you can sometimes see a girl looking out from the small grove of Orange trees still there. If you walk or ride a bike in the area you can feel like someone is watching you and it is cooler there. Van Buren is a very busy street, but sometimes the signals change for cross traffic even though may be no one there. Also, on those early mornings, just before the sun comes up, this area (which is not too far from the Duffrin events) is colder and foggier than the areas around, even though the fog in areas around it may have already dissipated.
Rocklin - Finn Hall at 3970 Rocklin Road - Finn Hall is a playhouse and the ghosts of old still haunt the halls today.
Rocklin - Rocklin high school theater at 5301 Victory Lane - A ghost named "Billy" is believed to haunt the school's theater. There have been many incidents such as when after school two students helping the teacher touchup paint on the walls of the theater saw "help" mysteriously written on the unpainted part of the wall. Another time, a cell phone was found after school and put in a locked cupboard for three days. When it stared ringing on the third day, a student unlocked the cubored to answer it and couldn't reach it in time.
So he dialed *69. A graduated student that was visiting cell phone rang. the first student asked her why she was calling that phone and she said that that number had called her the day before. And she didn’t call the phone at all. The interesting thing is that the phone had been locked up all weekend long. Only the teacher had keys to the lock.
Rosemead - Don Bosco Tech at 1151 San Gabriel Blvd. - A student who shot himself in the parking lot is still seen at night in the front parking lot. also student have heard people crying in the restrooms of the 400 and 600 buildings.
Rosemead - Richard Garvey Intermediate School at 2720 Jackson Street - Teachers have known that the 500 building is haunted. Sometimes the janitor have been touch on the sholder while cleaning up. Many students from 2001 reported that they are being watched at all times.
Rosemead - Corner of Rush and San Gabriel Blvd - a few years ago an MTA bus crashed into a small car unfortunately killing one of the passengers. The wreckage scar still remains. People say that a shadowy figure can be seen standing underneath the tree as if waiting for something. People say that they hear, or feel someone when waiting at the crosswalk where the accident occurred.
Roseville - Woodcreek High School at 2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd - A ghost by the name of Mac haunts the theatre. He is known for dropping lights from the ceiling. Locking doors in the theatre...and tripping actors backstage
Rowland Heights - Rowland High School at 2000 Otterbein Avenue - One of the faculty members died in a car accident right in front of the school. Since then, at night students have been reporting a lady wearing torn up clothes and scars through her face standing in the middle of the road.
Rubidoux - Mount Rubidoux - between the hours of 1-3am on the east end of the mountain. Strange figures have been seen running and hiding as if playing a game, in groups of three. They have been described as elves/little people. They are known to throw small rocks in your direction, and stack small piles of rocks in a path you just have taken.
Sacramento - Crocker Art Museum at 216 O Street - Reports of feeling a presence, hearing squeak of the floor boards, and seeing the apparition of a man.
Sacramento - Delta King River Boat at 1000 Front Street - Theater - An old paddle wheel boat docked at Old Sacramento, now used as a theater and restaurant. The theater is haunted by the ghost of the original captain. Employees have seen him sitting in the balcony during productions, foot steps are heard above deck, a glass of water spilled by unseen force onto the sound board in the sound booth.
Sacramento - Iceland Ice Skating Rink at 1430 Del Paso Blvd - The original owner and builder of Sacramento's oldest ice
skating rink still makes his rounds at night. "Pops" Kerth wanders the dark cold rink at 4 a.m., just as he always did, making certain all is well.
Sacramento - Puente House at 1426 F Street - The Puente House in downtown Sacramento. In the 80's it was a boarding house for senior citizens. Dorothea Puente, the landlady, was subsequently found guilty of murdering her boarders and burying them in the backyard so that she could collect their social security checks. The house has been renovated and resold, but has an eerie quality about it. Photos taken in front of the house show anomalies and ectoplasm mist.
Sacramento - Sand Cove Park at 2005 Garden Hwy - Ghost lights appear from time to time. A woman's voice saying "Te papa" near the Sacramento River. Sight was probably an Indian Burial Ground or Mine Shafts.
Sacramento - Sacramento City Cemetery at 1000 Broadway - Reports of several apparitions including a couple dressed in black, a pit bull who follows visitors around the cemetery and suddenly disappears (no animals are allowed inside the gates), and a little girl seen playing near the headstone of a deceased child. The cemetery is closed at night except for occasional guided tours and is well known for its numerous hauntings.
Sacramento - Sacramento Room of the Central Library at 828 I Street - 2nd floor Sacramento Room - Sometimes it feels & sounds like someone is at the back of the room in the California section. The staff often hears the sound of Mylar rustling, most of the time it sounds like someone shelving or pulling out books. Also sounds like someone is in the copy room, when no is back there. There will be a staff member look for a book & they will not find it the shelf, then another staff person will look for it & the book will not be there, then another will look & it will be there. They have had up to four people looking, then someone will finally find it in its proper place, the exact place everyone else has looked several times!
2 witnesses heard & saw one of the glass doors close. The doors sometimes swing open naturally & but never close! One employee working in the office a little before 7 a.m. and heard the wooden shutters on the door leading into the copy machine area rattle. Thinking it was a custodian entering he initially paid it no mind until he realized he had not heard the front door, which was locked, open. Acquainted with the stories surrounding the Sacramento Room and having had prior experiences in the building he wasn't surprised to discover no one there. A complete walk through the room found it completely empty! Subsequent conversation with custodian Caroline revealed that no employee had been in that area at that time.
Sacramento - Sacramento Theater Company at 1419 H Street - Reported to be one of the most haunted buildings in Sacramento, this theater is home to at least five ghosts. The most well known specter, believed to be a former stagehand, has been affectionately dubbed "Pinky" because of the glowing pink aura that is often seen near hot spots. Disturbances include footsteps heard on the stage after hours, a man walking the hallways, lights flickering.
Sacramento - Tunnels under Old Sacramento - There are a series of tunnels that run under Old Sacramento. These tunnels were originally the streets of Sacramento before the first 8 or so blocks next to the river were raised above sea level to avoid flooding. Apparently, the tunnels had served as opium dens, brothels and possibly for ritualistic activity at some point. Several business owners with access to the tunnels have reported an extremely menacing energy and strange noises coming from the tunnels, and went so far as to hire a paranormal investigator. Rumor is that the tunnels are now sealed off.
Salinas - old stage road - Old stage road has been known for many hauntings. It runs right outside of Salinas and goes through the back roads of King city. One of the most infamous stories that have been passed down was back in the late 1800's or early 1900's there was a woman that was walking along side the road and there was a man who asked her for a ride and she accepted it. After a couple of minutes passed by, he pulled over and savagely attacked and raped her. After this horrendous act he took the body out into the fields and decapitated her. Then he went out and threw the head into the fields and left the body. After that there have been sightings of a woman walking down the road holding her own head or you see a woman walking and if someone picks her up she'll sit there for a moment and then vanishes right where the crime occurred.
Salinas - Salinas High Bell Tower at 726 South Main Street - It is reported from several students that a teenage girl from the age of 15-18 (believed to be named "Jennifer")has been seen and heard looking for her boyfriend by the name of Adrian. It has been said that she has asked students to tell him goodbye for her.... then disappears.
Silverado -Black Star Canyon on Blackstar Canyon Road- The site of multiple Indian massacres dating back to the time of Spanish occupation, Blackstar Canyon is home to many strange phenomena. Indians said to have been spotted both roaming the ridges on horseback and walking the creek for a few steps before disappearing completely. Many night hikers report the feeling of being watched, and the sounds of an invisible presence pacing them shortly off the trail. Screams and howls haunt the night along with the faint chants of an age and people long past.
Note: If you are planning an expedition to Blackstar Canyon, travel in groups as it is a very dangerous place, and pay no mind to the homemade "Private Property" signs. The Orange County Sheriffs Office has confirmed that all of the trail is in fact open to the public, and those signs were hung some time ago by squatters attempting to keep people off the land. The road & trail itself is public property (regardless of what some locals will tell you) just remember to stay on the trail.
Van Nuys - Birmingham High School at 17000 Haynes Street - It was a hospital in WWII. Reports
include voices at night and cold spots.