Linda Vista Community Hospital

Linda Vista Community Hospital, is a former hospital located at 610-30 South St. Louis Street in Los Angeles, California, United States, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The hospital was originally constructed for employees of the Santa Fe Railroad and called the Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital. It was one of four employee hospitals run by the railroad Santa Fe Employees Hospital Association.

Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital
Linda Vista Community Hospital in 2006
Location610-30 St. Louis Street, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°2′18″N 118°13′2″W
Built1905 closed in 1991
ArchitectGilman, H.L.
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.05001499[1]
LAHCM No.713
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2006
Designated LAHCMJanuary 3, 2006

The hospital closed in 1991. After its closure, the hospital became a popular filming location for productions, including films, TV shows, and music videos. It has also become the subject of several paranormal investigations. The hospital was sold in 2011 and converted into a low income senior living facility called Hollenbeck Terrace.

History
Original building in 1905

The original building that housed the hospital opened in the fall of 1905 to serve employees of the Santa Fe Railroad.[2] It had its own Jersey cows, chickens, and a garden to provide patients with the freshest milk, butter, eggs, poultry and vegetables. This original Moorish-style hospital building was designed by Charles Whittlesey and known as the Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital. The hospital was so successful that it began expanding and the location, overlooking Hollenbeck Park was transformed into a campus.

The original 1905 building was replaced in 1938 with the current Mission Revival Style structure, designed by architect H.L. Gilman.[3] In 1985 it became the Linda Vista Community Hospital.

Decline and closure

By the late 1970s, the railroad hospital association facilities were experiencing declining use, as more railroad workers began to use conventional medical-insurance policies. The area surrounding the hospital also became a less-affluent area and hospital funding was affected. The Santa Fe Railroad sold the 150-bed hospital to a managed healthcare company in 1980. According to a California Health Law News report, when Linda Vista tried to reduce operational expenses in response, the hospital was blamed for an increase in facility death rates. During that time, the hospital was regularly treating a fair number of gunshot wounds and stabbings from the local neighborhoods, which affected its mortality statistics. An increase in uninsured and under-insured patients forced the hospital to close its emergency services department in 1989. The quality of care at Linda Vista Community Hospital continued to decline as doctors moved to other hospitals. In 1991, the hospital ceased operations.

Post-closure

In the decades following its closure, the building became the center of several paranormal investigations; the most notable investigation was initiated by Ghost Adventures, where the crew stayed a full night in the hospital. During that time, it was used primarily as a filming location. In January 2006, the hospital was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2011, the 4.2-acre Linda Vista Hospital complex was purchased by AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. The structures on the historic registry, the main hospital and former nurses dormitory, were renovated into Hollenbeck Terrace and now provide a total of 97 apartments for fixed-income seniors plus a medical facility.[4]

As a filming location

Notable works shot at Linda Vista include the following:

Films
Television programs
Music videos

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "FINE HOSPITAL OPEN IN WEEK.: Santa Fe's Best Haven Nearly Ready for Use; Most Complete of RailroadHomes for Sick; Commands Fine view fromBoyle Heights". Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1906.
  3. "Southland Hospital Facilities Greatly Expanded". Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1938.
  4. https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/hollenbeck-terrace
  5. "Linda Vista Community Hospital: A Haunted And Popular Filming Location". Yell magazine. June 8, 2013.
  6. "Linda Vista Haunted History". Travel Channel.
  7. "For Location Scouts, It's All About Making The Scene". NPR. February 25, 2011.
  8. "19 LA buildings made famous in spooky movies and TV shows". Curbed. October 31, 2016.
  9. "Historic L.A. hospital site to be turned into senior apartments". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2012.
  10. "These Sets From Scary Movies Are Even Creepier When They're Abandoned". io9. March 20, 2015.
  11. "On The Set Of Insidious Chapter 2: Touring One Of The Creepiest Places On Earth". Cinema Blend.
  12. Insidious 3 Set Visit
  14. "Griffith Park Ranked as Top L.A. Film Location in 2012". The Hollywood Reporter. January 2, 2013.
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  16. "The Center for Land Use Interpretation". Retrieved 2018-11-05.

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