The Queen of Angels Hospital was a

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complex located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue in the

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neighborhood of

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. The 404-bed hospital was founded in 1926 by the

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and built by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. The hospital served the local community and ran a nursing school. After its closure, the hospital served as a film set for the local film and television industry. The property was eventually sold to the

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church and is now known as the

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Location

The hospital consisted of a number of buildings, but the iconic main building is known because it looms over the

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. The hilltop site was chosen for the hospital because it was close to both

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and Temple Street, and because it was outside

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History

Seeing a need for quality care in the city, the Franciscan Sisters went as far as begging door to door to accrue money for the hospital. Once built, the hospital kept growing in size by adding wings and new buildings, topping out at 14 stories in height. Due to excess capacity, the operations of the Queen of Angels Hospital were merged with the

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in 1989, becoming known as the Queen of Angels – Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Due to its proximity to

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, several notable people were born (

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, Bob Beemer,

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) or died (

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) there.

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is among the alumnae of the nursing school.

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was a past president of the hospital.

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was once the medical chief of staff. During its heyday, the hospital was a "centerpiece" of the city's hospital community.

Filming site

In 1951, the exterior was used as the setting for the fictitious Mercy General Hospital in the ''Adventures of Superman'' television series. After its closure, the main building, a Spanish-style hospital complex, was used primarily as a film set. It appeared in a number of productions, including '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'', '' Men Don't Tell'', ''Snapdragon'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Innocent''.

References

External links

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