THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Bessie Love's Cabin is linked to stories from Hollywood's early film era and is said to be haunted by former occupants. Visitors have reported unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures, and lights turning on without explanation. Some believe the lingering spirit is connected to the cabin's long association with the entertainment industry.
The Bessie Love Cabin was part of a development of cabins or bungalows built in this area in the early 1900s. It was screen actress Bessie Love’s first home. But it was built over a site where, in the mid-1800s, two robbers were caught and killed while trying to steal from Mexican Robin Hood Tiburcio Vasquez’s gold stash hidden in nearby caves. Bessie Love discovered in 1918 that her cabin was haunted. She heard men’s voices and moaning, felt cold spots, and had strange electrical anomalies. Also, a houseguest saw the apparition of a man in a cowboy hat in the living room. Subsequent owners have experienced similar phenomena, and the cabin is said to still be haunted.