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Line 22: \| Wiki-Links = <!-- optional -->\| }} The '''Queen of Angels Hospital''' was a [[private ~~hospital\|private]] [[~~hospital]] complex located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue in the [[Echo Park, Los Angeles\|Echo Park]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles\|Los Angeles, California]]. The 404-bed hospital<ref name="Ford">{{cite news \|last1= Ford \|first1= Andrea \|title= For Health Reasons ... : Queen of Angels Closes Its Doors, Moves In With a Partner \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=1989-01-27 \| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-27-me-1686-story.html}}</ref> was founded in 1926 by the [[Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart]] and built by architect [[Albert C. Martin Sr.\|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 [[Assembly of God]] church and is now known as the [[Dream Center]].<ref name="Mozingo" /> ==Location== Line 30: 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.<ref name="Ford" /> Once built, the hospital kept growing in size by adding wings and new buildings, topping out at 14 stories in height.<ref name="Mozingo" /> Due to excess capacity, the operations of the Queen of Angels Hospital were merged with the [[Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center]] in 1989,<ref name="Ford" /> becoming known as the Queen of Angels – Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Due to its proximity to [[Hollywood]], several notable people were born (~~[[Bob Beemer]], [[Harry Crosby (businessman)\|Harry Crosby]], [[Marcia Reed]],~~ [[Madeleine Stowe]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.lamag.com/laculture/lastory/2012/02/01/madeleine-stowe1\|title=Madeleine Stowe\|work=Los Angeles Magazine\|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref> [[Mike Thaler]],<ref name="mikethaler">{{cite web \|last1=Thaler \|first1=Mike \|authorlink1=Mike Thaler \|title=Biography \|url=https://mikethaler.com/bio/ \|website=mikethaler.com \|accessdate=2019-11-04}}</ref> ~~[[Victoria Vetri]]~~) or died ([[Esther Dale]],<ref>{{cite news\|title=Esther Dale, Actress, Dies in Hospital\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9909616/independent/\|work=Independent\|agency=Associated Press\|date=July 24, 1961\|location=California, Long Beach\|page=10\|via = [[Newspapers.com]]\|accessdate = March 29, 2017}} {{Open access~~}}</ref> [[John Harvey Gahan]], [[Linda Loredo]],<ref>{{Find a Grave\|14231467\|Linda Loredo~~}}</ref> [[Robert Asa Todd]]<ref name=TimesObituary>{{cite news \| title = Robert A. Todd, Ex-Official, Dies \| work = Los Angeles Times \| date = 1943-03-05\| page =A-10\|id = {{ProQuest\|165432009}}}}</ref>) there. [[Kathryn Crosby]] is among the alumnae of the nursing school.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://outlet.historicimages.com/products/rsd99527\|title=1963 Press Photo Kathryn Crosby wife Bing Crosby nurse cap Queen Angels School \|website=Historic Images}}</ref> [[Sakaye Shigekawa]] was a past president of the hospital.<ref name=rafu>{{cite news\| url = http://www.rafu.com/2013/10/pioneering-nisei-doctor-sakaye-shigekawa-dies-at-100 \| work= [[Rafu Shimpo]] \| title= Pioneering Nisei Doctor Sakaye Shigekawa Dies at 100 \| date= 2013-10-28 \|accessdate=2015-09-04}}</ref> [[Tirso del Junco]] was once the medical chief of staff. During its heyday, the hospital was a "centerpiece" of the city's hospital community.<ref name="Ford" /> ==Filming site== In 1951, the exterior was used as the setting for the fictitious Mercy General Hospital in the ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)\|Adventures of Superman]]'' television series.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/celebrating-our-lady-queen-of-the-angels/\|title=Celebrating Our Lady Queen of the Angels \| Angelus News\|date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> After its closure, the main building, a Spanish-style hospital complex, was used primarily as a film set.<ref name="Mozingo" /> It appeared in a number of productions, including ''[[Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers]]'' and ''[[The Innocent (1994 film)\|The Innocent]]''.<ref name="Mozingo">{{cite news \|last1=Mozingo \|first1= Joe \|title= Queen of Angels Undergoes Conversion \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-06-me-29359-story.html \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=1997-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=Queen%20of%20Angels%20Hospital%20-%202301%20Bellevue%20Avenue,%20Los%20Angeles,%20California,%20USA \| title = Filming Location: Queen of Angels Hospital\| work = imdb.com}}</ref> ==References==

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