Linda Vista Hospital
Boyle Heights, California, just a short distance from downtown L.A.
Status: Walk Through and Ghost Hunt Accomplished.
Next phase: Full Ghost Investigation.

 We did a quick walk by on 5-29-10. The hospital was set up with all the accoutrements for a film shoot so there was no point in trying to gain access. We did get some good exterior shots, which will be posted soon.    
 Also Justin's camera battery died for no reason. It was freshly and fully charged that morning. Later in the day Steve's brand new batteries died in his camera, which had not been used at all.
 Interesting note: When Justin stepped onto the property to snap a picture of the Linda Vista sign, he said he nearly stopped dead with head pain. He described it as a very strong squeezing sensation to either side of his head, similar in pain level to a bad sinus headache. He said when he stepped back onto the sidewalk, the sensation ceased.
 Steve felt virtually nothing at the property, odd, since he felt so much there previously. The only sensation was a "Oh, it's you again" feeling when he stepped onto the property to speak with the caretaker. Not a welcoming feeling, not a go away feeling, but a feeling of
recognition. "You are recognized, proceed."

First, wisdom: This property is on the
National Register of Historical Places.
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Los+Angeles/state8.html

Please respect the fact that this property is privately owned and that the owners have a large capital expenditure with this property and it's upkeep. Please respect the memories of the (likely) thousands of people who worked there over the 86 years that it operated as a hospital, as most did so for the benefit of humanity. Please respect the thousands of people who were cared for there, and the people who passed away on this property. You CAN do the moral and right thing and get legal access to this property anytime there's not a film crew there. Although it is expensive, it's worth it if you want to hunt ghosts. Please do NOT enter this property illegally.



Built in 1904 by the Santa Fe Railroad, it was originally named the Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital. Wings were added over the years as the hospital grew, and it was rebuilt (or heavily modified) in 1924. It was renamed Linda Vista Hospital, probably in 1937, though research shows it could have been renamed later. Linda Vista means "pretty View", and it was re-named well, as it in fact sports a great view.
The hospital closed down about 1990 amid rumors of patient abuse and rumored threats of numerous lawsuits. I say rumors because we have not substantiated any of these tales. According to people who entered this building right after it closed for business, and many years later, it's as if the people working there just "stopped what they were doing and walked out," like a ship being abandoned.
If anybody was at Linda Vista Hospital as a patient or worker at this time or the months preceding it's closure, please write us and tell us your story at
team@claranormal.com.

TV shows and Films shot at this location include:

Boo!
ER pilot
Outbreak
End of Days
Pearl Harbor
and many more.

Howard Hughes is rumored to have stayed at Linda Vista on the top floor numerous times, and it's said that his inspiration for the better hospital bed that he invented was inspired by his stays there.

We had an opportunity for some of our members to visit this former hospital recently with a television show. Not a viewer before, though I had seen two episodes the previous year, but only because they happened to be on TV in the same room I happened to be in at the time. I thought it was a fun show then, and I'm happy to say that I am now a fan, partly because everyone we met that night was absolutely wonderful, and partly because it's just a fun show. That is all I will say about my first visit there in regards to this program, and that it may not have been my only visit there.

If you've read my profile, you'll know that I am a sensitive. Occasionally I pick up on energies which ordinarily can't be seen with the naked eye (and sometimes can), at which time I direct cameras to shoot the areas in which I feel an energy. I've been proven spot on many, many times. Now I'm not some sort of ESP proponent, but I do believe that everybody is capable of extraordinary perceptions if they allow themselves to be open to it.

In the hospital itself there were no observations of anything paranormal happening at all, however there are five actives in there that I did sense, along with hundreds and hundreds of imprints. Now understand, this is all subjective, and based only on my feelings and intuition.

The actives were three "inmates" in hospital gowns, one doctor, and a lady about 35-ish, also in a hospital gown, with shoulder length dark hair. I say inmates for the first three, though they had in fact been patients, psych patients I believe, but they were, and are, forbidden from leaving. There is the ghost of a doctor reported on the premises, but I've not heard a physical description of him, though sensed one: At about 5' 9", he looks to be about 50 years old, salt and pepper hair with matching beard, both with more pepper than salt, and glasses, not worn, but rather on a chain leash and dangling down on a lab coat. In relation to him I saw the color brown, so I'm making a leap here that his name was Dr. Brown. Some workers called him Dr. Frank behind his back, but his name was NOT Frank Brown. He was nicknamed Dr. Frank because for a time he had a penchant for saying things like "Let me be frank with you." and "Be frank with me," a lot. He was generally disliked, or more precisely, feared. He touched me on the shoulders at the 5th floor elevator alcove, or more accurately rushed me from behind and drained my energy to the point where my knees buckled and time seemed to slow down to half speed for about 5 seconds. I grayed out. He was shouting "Chaos, chaos! I want order, I want this (place) orderly! I hate chaos! Peace and quite!" or something to that effect.
Dr. "Frank" was a burnout. He'd begun burning out shortly after, or late in his internship or residency, and his career path reflected that, ending up at a dead end such as Linda Vista Hospital. He was there when the hospital started it's downhill plunge, and may have been partly responsible for it. I think he himself was a product of the Midwest, Missouri, I believe. When he decided to become a doctor, he had visions of having a private practice, a few well heeled clients, golf (what else), and he'd be a respected member of society. Toast of the town. Sadly, it did not turn out that way for him. At times he displayed incredible compassion for the sick, and at other times he could be cruel.

If anyone has anything to add to this, or a correction, observation, further information or story to tell, please write us at
Team@claranormal.com.

The woman patient spirit.
Now, I noted this before I watched a clip of Ghost Adventures visit there, and when I watched that clip I was pretty sure this is the same woman Nick saw and bolted from.
My perception of her was this: she was wringing her hands, as a worried person would do, sort of in front of her, arms pointed toward the ground. "I hope you can help me...can you help me?...will you help me?...somebody please...I need help" were her urgent words, over and over.

If anyone has anything to add to this, or a correction, observation, further information or story to tell, please write us at
Team@claranormal.com.



The psych ward.
This building, the southern most, struck me as not just a psyche ward, but that at one time or another it had been used as a dormitory. I don't know for whom or the circumstances.
This building had a heavy feeling to it, a dense curtain of emotion and despair.
The lower of the two psyche ward basements is where most of the activity was on the property, and had we been down there any longer something dramatic likely would have happened. Whatever was down there was strong, and it was taking it's time, assessing us, and building strength. I have no idea what for, or who or what it was.
What I did pick up down there was an imprint of the death of a man from hypothermia. He died under the stairs that lead down from the upper basement. He had either hidden beneath the alcoves beneath the stairs, or had been barricaded in that area. He was curled up in a fetal position and dressed only in briefs. He had beard growth and dark curly "Mike Brady" type hair. He was cold, so very cold and shivering, and when he looked up at me, he didn't turn his head, but only moved his eyes. I feel as if I was seeing this through somebody else's eyes. All that was in these alcoves now were the remains of shredded mattresses.
Another thing was an incredibly strong urge or pull to walk down the passageway that leads to the right at a right angle at the far end of the basement. It was well lit by two incandescent light bulbs, but I'm pretty sure these bulbs would have been extinguished had I ventured down this corridor. I did not go in there! The pull was nearly irresistible, as if someone was at the far end waving me in, and the air felt denser, heavier.
When we did try to leave the basement via the way we came in, we went first to the upper basement, then to the stairs to the first floor, only to find that we were in fact locked in the basement by an obstruction. A 2x4 piece of lumber had been laid on the floor in front of the outward opening door, and the other end of the wood was against the far wall. I'm told that stick of lumber had been leaning against the far wall opposite the door when we went down there. Everybody swears that nobody was in the building while we were, and that they had not locked us in, and I believe it.  So either there was somebody in the building nobody knew about, or it was a paranormal event. I didn't feel anything paranormal above us when were down in the lower basement, just that which was sharing the basement with us. I remembered that lighted corridor leading from the lower basement when we discovered we were locked in, and how it was pulling me to it, wanting me to enter. I thought it might lead to an alternate exit, but if something paranormal had locked us in, there was no way I was going to walk that lower corridor in search of an exit unless I absolutely had to. Until then it was only an option. Luckily we were able escape via the door we entered from.

Upon finishing I did a quick (and stern) blessing to keep anything from this property from following anyone home, basically telling the actives that they were bound to the property. What's odd about this is the very strong feedback I got, unlike anything I've ever experienced. On man spoke back..."Ah nuts, again!" while kicking at a rock only he could see. Another said "Mister, we caint leave no how, no way." I got an impression of somebody really good, really powerful, speaking a prayer that was intended to free all of them, but in fact made many stick to the building. Or free some and not others. Could be two different set of circumstances at two different times.

This is posted so that future researchers or investigators, including ourselves, can study it, learn from it, disprove or "debunk" it, and compare their findings to test this account's veracity.

That's all folks. It was a unique experience, one I will keep with me the rest of my days.

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