The Legend of Midgetville

image For Christmas I received a great book, Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman. Immediately I flipped through it to find anything about San Diego, and soon came across the legend of Midgetville.

Midgetville refers to the legend of a town consisting of scaled-down houses built for little people. Midgetville is said to exist in various places throughout America. As Moran and Sceurman note, the most credible rumor locates such a town in Jefferson Township, New Jersey, on the former estate of circus mogul Alfred T. Ringling. There really is a collection of small-sized houses there that could conceivably have once been home to a colony of midgets. However, another very persistent legend locates a Midgetville in San Diego.

Moran and Sceurman don't go into much detail about the San Diego Midgetville, but I realized that I had heard this legend before (my wife had also heard it). This is how it goes: back in the 1930s a group of little people who had made a lot of money in Hollywood appearing in movies such as The Wizard of Oz supposedly came down to San Diego and built a collection of miniature houses on Mt. Soledad where they could live in comfort together. But of course, nobody seems to know exactly where on Mt. Soledad this group of small houses was or is, though everybody has heard of a "friend of a friend" who once accidentally found the houses (though this FOAF can never remember how to get back there).

Determined to find the houses, I did a google search and came across an article from 2003 written by Kenneth Smith for the Daily Aztec detailing his own efforts to track down San Diego's fabled 'Munchkin Houses'. After many false starts, he finally discovered that they were most probably "a group of four cottages on Hillside Drive in La Jolla... built by famed architect Cliff May." Although no midgets or little people were ever known to live in these houses, Smith says that, "The houses do indeed have smallish features, accentuated by an optical illusion. The steep road that passes them makes them seem even smaller than they actually are." Unfortunately only one of the four cottages remains standing, but Smith provides directions to find it: "take Hillside Drive from Torrey Pines Road. The house will be on your left-hand side. Look for the crazy midget handwriting." He also mentions that if you peek through the window (the house is unoccupied) you'll see "cobblestone-like tiled floors and a little round fireplace."

Of course, I had to see this for myself, even if no colony of Wizard-of-Oz midgets had ever lived there. So on New Year's Day I convinced my wife to accompany me on a search for the Munchkin House. The results were mixed. It was no problem finding Hillside Drive, but as it turns out Hillside Drive is fairly long. We were driving up and down it (as a line of cars formed behind us) wondering 'exactly which house on the left did he mean.' None of the houses leaps out at you and screams 'Munchkin House.' But finally we settled on one house that we figured must be it: Seventy-Four Seventy-Seven Hillside Drive. It had small windows and a small door. Plus, the address written beside the door looked a bit like 'crazy midget handwriting' (though I think Smith was joking about this). Ignoring the 'No Trespassing' sign (even though part of the legend of Midgetville is that the midgets who live there fiercely defend their land from the Bigs), I peeked through the window and saw the cobblestone-like tiled floors and a little round fireplace. So I think I found the Munchkin House, though I'm not 100% sure. It's certainly not anything that would catch your attention if you weren't specifically looking for it since it's really not that small, which made the trip a bit disappointing. But the weird thing is, I've already forgotten how to get back there.

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Posted on Sun Jan 02, 2005



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:) okay this midgetville is real
i went there tonight
and i saw what every said is true
one is located in claremont CALIFORNIA and this lady quards the entrance and she chases out people that come any where near her house.
we got chased by her van and we all think that she is a ghost becuase she dissapears once she sees you get far away from her house
Posted by christine  on  Sun Aug 12, 2007  at  03:07 AM
well i too havent read the above comments, but I KNOW FOR A FACT that there certainly is a Midget-town in Long Beach, california, ...my step mom has told me dozens of times...about how in highschool,her and my father would sneak into the community and ding dong ditch the midgets house...which really do have very low door knobs and low mail boxes...it is parallel to the virginia country club golf course...in the bixby knolls area...and is gated...ive also heard that the road that leads to the entrance is somewhat disguised...as in it has signs saying "no trespassing" and "dead end"...but there really is no doubt in my mind that there is a midget town in long beach...its a local ledgend.
Posted by brittany  on  Mon Aug 13, 2007  at  03:42 AM
Location Of Supposed Long Beach Midget Town:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&q=N+Virginia+Rd+@33.838890,+-118.19685&ll=33.838953,-118.196596&spn=0.000847,0.001824&t=k&z=19&iwloc=addr&om=1

All of the information I could gather online about this "Midget Town" in long beach, directed me here

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&q=N+Virginia+Rd+@33.838890,+-118.19685&ll=33.838953,-118.196596&spn=0.000847,0.001824&t=k&z=19&iwloc=addr&om=1

I drove out there with a friend. When you get to the end of the road you hit a security gate. There's no indication that there is anything spectacular beyond the gate. The only thing that rubbed me suspicious were signs indicating that I was being filmed. All this security for a gate that appears to lead to a golf course? I had my truck at the parked at the security gate no longer than 30 seconds. I threw it in reverse and headed back out to park in the neighbourhood near the golf course. On my way out security was already driving a golf cart down the road from the country club to give me the boot. I parked in Bixby Knowles and jumped the fence to the golf course. I walked literally from one side of the golf course to the other. There are no little houses down the aforementioned gated driveway. There are however some very large very nice expensive homes down that driveway. Look at the areal shot from google maps do you see a small home in there? It was about 12:15 AM all of the homes had their lights off. I didn't think to check to see if the door knobs were low to the ground. My friend and I got sprayed with reclaimed water while evading a security guard. Honestly there are no gingerbread houses with dwarfs singing songs in there. No little houses either. There are very LARGE fancy homes down this secretive private driveway. If midgets live there they have serious loot. They also employ security that monitors the gates at the entrance of the road very well. In my opinion these stories about the long beach midget town are all BS. Anyone who says they have been there and seen a little house is full of crap. I'll drive in during the day and check to see if the knobs are low but really I don't care if little people live in those big houses. I really wanted to see a bunch of little houses. All of the knuckleheads that say that there are little homes in Bixby Knowles are liars spreading an urban legend. If I'm wrong then post the latitude and longitude of the long beach midget town. When I see a little house I'll apologize to you and shout from the top of signal hill that "(insert name here) is the master of the universe."
Posted by James  on  Tue Aug 14, 2007  at  07:11 AM
im from DE and me and my friends were randomly cruising around the valley looking for midgeville but we couldnt find anything if anyone has actual directions or can at least give me a ball park area please contact me..weve all gotten bored with devils road and the cult/satan house
Posted by pup  on  Fri Aug 17, 2007  at  11:08 PM
to christine in alta loma what street is the midget town in claremont?
Posted by iwannaknowjoe  on  Tue Sep 04, 2007  at  10:59 PM
This is directed to iwannajoe, its at the very north end of Padua avenue in Claremont, CA. I've heard the same story from other people about being chased away from an old lady.
Posted by meth0d  on  Tue Sep 25, 2007  at  12:23 PM
Ive been to Bixby Knowles ive been to the supposed Midget Town. we were actually looking for the house where they filmed Farre's Bullers day off. we ended up at the veary back part of of bixby knowles with all of the huge beautiful houses. and we needed to turn around we saw a sign that said no trust passing and dead end. so we figured we would turn around there but there was no dead end it was a long durt road that went down a veary steep hill. we ended up in a secret community the houses were smaller than normal but they kinda looked like the houses from the brady bunch area so the roofs were veary low so were the windows the doors were normal size but the door knobs were low. then a friend i was with said this must be midgett town. i never heard about it before, but am 100% sure it does excist, so who ever says it is full of Crap or BS, whatever healps you sleep at night. or maybe you are just a little person trying to turn it into a hoax so no one will bother you.... It's real!
Posted by ms Teresa M.  on  Thu Sep 27, 2007  at  02:16 PM
I've been to Bixby Knowles ive been to the supposed Midget Town. we were actually looking for the house where they filmed Farre's Bullers day off. we ended up at the very back part of of Bixby Knowles with all of the huge beautiful houses. and we needed to turn around we saw a sign that said no trust passing and dead end. so we figured we would turn around there but there was no dead end it was a long dirt road that went down a very steep hill. we ended up in a secret community the houses were smaller than normal but they kind of looked like the houses from the Brady bunch area so the roofs were very low so were the windows the doors were normal size but the door knobs were low. then a friend I was with said this must be midget town. I never heard about it before, but am 100% sure it does exist, so who ever says it is full of Crap or BS, whatever helps you sleep at night. or maybe you are just a little person trying to turn it into a hoax so no one will bother you.... It's real!
Posted by Teresa M. M  on  Thu Sep 27, 2007  at  02:21 PM
I live in muskego, (well not right now, im in school) and my friend lives on foxbro place, which is off of mystic drive, and i have been to "haunchyvill" with her, and there is a road and some woods. thats it. there are no haunchys, buuuut she said that before her family moved in, a kid who was down by haunchyville was drowned in a pond, and they still dont know what did it.


oh and mystic is off of woods for all those needing directions.
Posted by kristeen  on  Thu Sep 27, 2007  at  10:37 PM
ME AND MY HUSBAND WHEN WE FIRST MET HE TOTOK ME THERE. WE DROVE PAST THE HOUSES AND OUR CAR WAS A LIL TO BIG TO MAKE A TURN ABOUT SO WE FLASHED THE HEAD LIGHT INTO A RESIDENTS HOME AND A LIL MAN CAME OUT WITH A RIFFLE OPPS HE WAS UP SET I GUESS ALOT OF THEM GOT PICKED ON OR ETC BUT THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING TREATED AMUSMENT PARK OR OTHER. ITS NO LONGER THERE. MAYBE WE CAUSED IT. SORRY !!! WE SAN DIEGANS MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY I GUESS WE SHOULD OF BEEN APPRICIATED WE SHARED AT ONE TIME A CITY TOGETHER. KNOW WE HAVE A 16YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WE TELL HER ABOUT IT BUT IAM THANK FULL I FOUND THIS WEB SIGHT SO SHE CAN BELIVE ME.
Posted by Maribel and Alex coral  on  Wed Oct 03, 2007  at  02:28 PM
It's still bigger than my apartment.
Posted by kirsten  on  Fri Oct 19, 2007  at  11:01 PM
I need an exact address of this midget village in Long Beach. I've been looking for it for some time.
Posted by gammaRAY_GREENE  on  Sat Oct 20, 2007  at  05:46 AM
Just outside of Philadelphia, PA, in Ridley Park, there was supposed to have been a "Midget Town", with pretty much the same discription as was the case with other such towns listed here. It appears that the truth is it was two or three houses up a narrow driveway, not an entire town.
Posted by Philly Mike  on  Thu Oct 25, 2007  at  05:17 PM
the midget town in downey is real! only one house is super small though. its on your right side. the street is a dead end btw.
Posted by grunt  on  Sat Nov 17, 2007  at  01:27 AM
PLEASE, does anyone know where the little people society is in or around Long Beach CA is?
Posted by Tasha Woods  on  Sun Nov 25, 2007  at  07:52 PM
i put the wrong address in my earlier post, it's
http://www.keepmidgetville.com
sorry about that.
Posted by mike norgaard  on  Thu Nov 29, 2007  at  03:13 PM
To: Mike Rogers

Re: Fort Worth's Midget Village

Your comment "As a young boy in the early 1960's Fort Worth, I remember a place everyone called "Midget Village" reminds me of a story told by my friend Russell Doshier. Russell grew up in Fort Worth during the 60's. It seems that being taken to Fort Worth's "Midget Village" was equivalent to being taken on a Texas "snipe hunting trip." However, Doshier swears that he was actually taken to the placeat dusk by an older buddy and that the location roughly corresponds to the area you described. I love to read about the colorful history of Fort Worth, the place where "The West Begins." This story dovetails perfectly with the wonderful tales spun around Fort Worth and the little towns that surround the Metroplex.
Posted by Steve Hanes  on  Tue Dec 04, 2007  at  01:43 PM
Well this actually happened yesturday me and my friends heard about a midget town in california near long beach the bixby area soo we went driving around and finally we went down this one street called san antonio and turn on another street the road to get to the gate is long and windy and its kinda creepy ... and soo we kept on going and we found the entrance and even a little sign that looked like a gnome kinda funny haha...But then we just checking out the entrance so we turned around and drove away and all of a sudden a car came out of no where from the midget town entrance and started following us it was sooo intense but we finally got away...we are soon going to go back and sneak inside
Posted by Ryan  on  Sat Dec 22, 2007  at  10:51 AM
So, I've heard about this place in Santa Barbara/Montecito a ton of times... well, after I get home from Christmas out of town, I'm cruising by to check it out for myself!
Posted by Tim Halberg  on  Sat Dec 22, 2007  at  10:53 PM
I heard this story about midgettown in downey over 22 years ago, A boyfriend told me he went to midget town and that they throw bottles at him and he was chased by midgets, so we drove there and the gate was locked and the street we went down was river something, fast forward all these years, I took my kids and we looked around and walked up and down the riverbed and surrounding streets, there was no midgets or tiny homes around. Past some of the same houses though, Sorry!
Posted by Letty C  on  Wed Jan 09, 2008  at  12:13 AM
I have been trying to find pictures because i have been there. The correct place is in Monticito near Santa Barbara. It is one little street off the main road intersection. I dont remember how many houses there are but they are so cute they have to drive small cars because they barely squeak past the garage doors. I would hit my head trying to walk into one. I know its a private road and they dont like to be disturbed plus how many of the original little people could even be left now. You get off at Olive Mill rd off the 101 north and at the main intersection you turn right the street is called Periwinkle lane but if you do go there please respect their privacy. I have tried to see it from google earth and they are so covered by trees you cant even see the houses. Remember there are alot of celebrities there and the police are there to protect the privacy of all residents so enter at your own risk. If anyone does take a little drive please send me some photos. Thanks
Posted by Deb Dixon  on  Wed Jan 09, 2008  at  03:48 AM
i know where this is it is in monticito on periwinkle lane the whole street are little houses but it says its a private road so enter at your own risk.
Posted by debora d  on  Wed Jan 09, 2008  at  04:10 AM
I can't believe how many people are commenting asking for directions! Just google the address in the story! I did this and went there today. It looks just the same, except without the no trespassing sign. And all the windows have closed blinds. I didn't go into the backyard, because it's not my house, but you can see my pictures of it here:
http://jesthestar.deviantart.com/
Posted by Jes  on  Thu Jan 10, 2008  at  06:32 PM
sorry jes you want a real treat take a saturday and go where i told ya. there are several little houses i think i saw 6-8 on this little lane. do try to be there in daylight so you can see them real well. take the 101 north towards santa barbara the town just before is monticito you want san ysidro road off ramp turn right 12 streets up or at the first light i think you see is east valley road turn right and start looking immediately on the left for periwinkle lane. this is really worth the drive and even better the pictures. it is a private drive but i was told they cant stop you from driving thru it. whoever does please send me some pics. thx
Posted by deb dixon  on  Fri Jan 11, 2008  at  11:27 PM
Well lets clear the record once and for all !!!
MIDGETVILLE was a real place you were able to go to. it was off of the exit LA SIERRA on the 91. head south for about 3 miles then there came a road it was dirt . You turned right off of the road onto the dirt path . now mind you this is a driveway for people who lived off the main road. you could not drive up to it you had to park and walk down the hill, clinb over the barb wire then you were in MIDGETVILLE. There was a stable for horses, a creek ran on the back side of the cabin which looked like a farm house. there was 4-5 houses that were along what looked like there was a street at one point and time. I can remember alot of details about MIDGETVILLE. One house was 2 (two ) stories with a basement now these houses are so small the average human ( me being 6'2") cant get in them. One house even had hand prints with there last name written in the front porch. if you hav any questions email me at : .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Posted by RIVERSIDE ca  on  Wed Jan 16, 2008  at  08:30 PM
I too remember Fort Worth's "Midget Village". We went there many times as kid. Mom would take us down there. They also had a restaurant that served some of the best hamburgers in the area. I remember them to this day. As a child we used to get to walk around the village and look into all of the different buildings. From what I remember I believe the property was a diary farm at one time.
Posted by Chuck Mencke  on  Wed Feb 06, 2008  at  11:18 AM
I google earthed the Hidden Lane location that was mentioned and am sure that is where Midget Village in Fort Worth was located. It is less than a mile where I lived on Santa Marie. I couldn't find any signs of it on the satellite image but will try to head that way and check it out one weekend. Don't remember the hamburgers but I do remember little stores, a church etc. Of course, this was over 40 years ago.
Posted by Mike Rogers  on  Wed Feb 06, 2008  at  07:41 PM
There is a place called "midgetville" in New Britain, Ct. It's right at the end of Long Swamp Road. My friends had convinced me one night to take a ride over to it, seeing as i was a non believer. Who would really think a bunch of midgets would clan together at the end of a dead end road? Let me just explain this story to you. It was about, 1 am, when we finally got to the road. At the beginning of it, is an old run down gas station. Once you turn onto it and go down a couple of feet, you come onto these old multi family condo's that are all boarded up, 20-30 of then all in a row. Supposedly, a bunch of crack heads and druggies reside there to do their binging. Thats alright though because there are fences on the side of the road, so it isn't that bad. Well once you go past them, you go across a dingy bridge, and come upon huge brick walls on either side of you. Fucking weird if you ask me. After a 1/4 of a mile you come onto this dirt road and its about 4 or 5 oddly colored houses, rusty small trailers, and something that looked like an RV but completely broken down with no front to it. Fucking creepy as hell. So we go down a bit and try and turn around, about halfway my friend cassie and i see this makeshift garage, you know the ones with poles and tarps, all lit up like a damn block party. No biggie, but out of no where something big books through the trees in front of the light so all we see is a silhouette. We freak and tell the driver to go, not two seconds later this beasty, vicious dog [looked like a German Shepard but fucking huge ] books to cassie side door, jumps and barks at her. At that point we're screaming our heads off. We try to move but as soon as we get an inch the dog runs in front of our car, still barking. After about a good second, another dog comes. Like these people are sicking them on us. So the driver lays on her horn and spooks them a bit just to move them out of our way. We start to fly down the road and the dogs stop right at the front entrance of their street. About two seconds later some car comes right on our ass, from "midgetville" mind you. And chases us out, what i find weird is the car never turned off the road, but stopped right before the main road and stopped to wait for us to leave completely.


I'm not sure if i think there are actually midgets. However, i do believe there are people there, and they don't want anyone else there.
Posted by D'Anna Rae  on  Sat Feb 09, 2008  at  01:13 PM
-MIDGET TOWN BEACH-

first of all, the neighborhood is called Bixby Knolls.

Del mar, the street behind los cerritos park, continues north and dead ends into a loop. right before that dead end, there is a black gate on the left side onto virginia vista rd. this is the entrance to midget town.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=8290736874160144129,33.830970,-118.202690&saddr=33.826728,-118.189341&daddr=Del+Mar+Ave+@33.830970,+-118.202690&mra=mi&mrsp=0,1&sz=17&sll=33.826737,-118.189352&sspn=0.003485,0.007296&ie=UTF8&ll=33.828056,-118.197216&spn=0.003485,0.007296&t=h&z=17&om=0
here are directions from the intersection of long beach blvd and bixby rd.

some of the previous comments do not refer to midget town.

La Linda Drive is a small oval off bixby rd, it is gated, but it is NOT midget town.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode;=&saddr;=&daddr=33.826772,-118.190526&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=33.82679,-118.190516&sspn=0.001742,0.003648&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=18&om=0

The black gate off virginia rd is the entrance to the country club. there are houses on the golf course along country club drive and virginia rd, these are the fanciest. also, midget town and another gated community accessed from long beach blvd north of san antonio is on the golf course.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9326943009900593460,33.841006,-118.191792&saddr=W+Glenchester+Dr+@33.841006,+-118.191792&daddr=33.840621,-118.191648&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&sll=33.840693,-118.19153&sspn=0.001742,0.003648&ie=UTF8&ll=33.840867,-118.191776&spn=0.001742,0.003648&t=h&z=18&om=0
Posted by WILL  on  Mon Feb 11, 2008  at  10:35 PM
*LONG BEACH
Posted by WILL  on  Mon Feb 11, 2008  at  10:36 PM
This past sunday i went to midget town in DOWNEY im guessin, i saw no midgets but the house were pretty small and ctrange and ive been there about 5 times and its by the island in downey. close to a park, google it that may help you out.
ITs CREEPY!!
Posted by Tania  on  Tue Feb 19, 2008  at  05:13 PM
omg, i just got back from the little person village in merrick, ny....omg place is creepy!!!!!, its cool n interesting the mini houses's r whoa!!!...we even saw a little person coming in to the complex when we were leaving, some of the houses look like they are normal sized but they are all just a bit off...u can tell by the doors they are small n narrow, the little windows n little garages were nuts i loved it!!!!...this place is awsome, creepy at night though...then there is this HUGE house set off in the distance its a huge big house but u there is no driveway or way to get to the house......take southern state pkwy to 24s n its like 2-3 lights up....
Posted by dlady  on  Wed Feb 20, 2008  at  06:23 AM
hey if anyone could tell me how 2 get 2 the one in muskego or mukwonago that would b really cool cause i go fishin at mukwonago park alot thanks
Posted by adam  on  Mon Feb 25, 2008  at  03:43 AM
Steve Haynes,
Check out mine and Chuck Mencke's post on Feb 6 and Tommy's posts on July 9th and 13th. That is where Midget Village in Fort Worth used to be anyway. That area, including my old street, has changed very little in the past 40 or so years. BTW, I knew a Russell at Burton Hill elementary, I am now 49.
Posted by Mike Rogers  on  Tue Feb 26, 2008  at  04:08 PM
RE: Fort Worth's Midget Village.

Just phoned my mom to see if she remembered the Midget Village by our house on Santa Marie, why I haven't done this before escapes me. Anyway, she did remember and said the story back then was that it was built by the land owner in honor of his son whom was killed. I google earthed the exact location following the directions given by Tommy and it is still there. I have just shown my wife all this and she wants to drive out this Sat. and look at it. I'll let you know what I find out.
Posted by Mike Rogers  on  Tue Feb 26, 2008  at  05:10 PM
I am wondering if anyone can give me directions to this so called "midget town" in New Britain, CT? All my friends say it's real but for some reason I don't believe it. I guess if it is true I have to see it to believe it.
Posted by Rickey Haney  on  Tue Mar 11, 2008  at  01:45 AM
there really is a midget town.. I went there this past December. It's in Claremont... Hidden... YOu have to drive up this long rode and then you see a sign that says "DEAD END" and "NO ENTRANCE".. .Drive a little past, the rode starts winding a bit and before you know it ... you see little houses and little mailboxes..
Posted by Sophia M.  on  Tue Mar 11, 2008  at  05:29 AM
Went to the Fort Worth Midget Village last weekend. The area was fenced off with No Trespassing/No Dumping signs all over the place. Could see the church but that was all. It is at the end of Hidden Lane.
Posted by Mike  on  Tue Mar 11, 2008  at  06:01 AM
i went on a friday niight really really late and we were rolling deep!!! at least 15 people with us hahah. but we started walking up we passed the house where the lady guards and we passed the little yellow gate but 10 secs later the lady came out and yelled hey get outta here ! lol. We saw one little house and thats the first one on the right hand side hahah. but its funny cause when the lady yelled out everyone ran up the side of the hill hahah. we started walking back and the lady was like dont tell me your looking for midgets and we just kept on walking. but when we got back to are cars all the way in the parking lot she came out with her van and chased us out lmao FUN NIGHT FUN NIGHT! i recommend u go but just with less people ha
Posted by HMD  on  Mon Mar 17, 2008  at  10:20 AM
THERE IS ANOTHER MIDGET TOWN IN SAN DIEGO!!!
It is in National City. Right by Sweet Water High School. The house's are not very small but they do look smaller than other houses. The door's are a little smaller and the windowns too. Also the sizes of the house's are really small. They say that there use to be a lot of little people living there but now there is only a couple since it is rare for two little people to make another little person. Usually they have children that are normal sized. Anyways. To get there you take the 54 and exit highland. go onto sweet water road and make a right at the KFC then you make left at the second stop light. Probably by toys R us. Then just drive around and you can view all the house's. There is a little secret abandoned dwarf town in the area. It's on K street or ave or w/e iono map quest it. There is going to be an alley and you'll see a sign with all their adresses. Down the alley you can see a small miniature little town even with a gas station a blacksmith shop and a barber shop. It's really neat and you should take time to visit. Although you cannot go into the alley since it says no trespassing...I always do and look around. The place is desserted and old and they've knocked down a lot of the buildings and it's all thats left. :(
Posted by anonymous  on  Thu Apr 24, 2008  at  02:43 PM
I used to go to Suva School in Bell Gardens, just down the street from MIDGET VILLE. Oh yeah, you bet we little kids were curious and when we looked through the gate to see if it was true, we saw some small houses with small doors and any small person who saw us came roaring out yelling at us to leave. It's real, and it scared us enough to leave them alone. I still think about it and my friend, Lynn thought I was telling a tale until she found THIS SITE! Ha! I told you!
Posted by Angie  on  Sat Apr 26, 2008  at  09:51 PM
where is the midget town in seaford or merrick?
and directions pleaseee.
Posted by Kelly  on  Sat May 03, 2008  at  07:04 PM
I grew up in Long Beach/Compton area and used to visit Tiny Town which was located by Shady Acres miniature golf course on Long Beach Blvd. Believe it.
Posted by Big Worm  on  Mon May 05, 2008  at  11:03 AM
I've been to this supposed midget town recently. I was informed by two different people in my life that this place was definitely it. Both times it was the same place, but this time I did more research. Here's the website for what the place really is:

http://www.bscmai.org/

Wonder no more about the midget town on the border of PA and DE
Posted by dan  on  Wed May 14, 2008  at  05:42 PM
DUDE! I live in PA and my friend's sister-in-law went to migitville and had rocks thrown at their cars!
Posted by Lemon  on  Fri May 16, 2008  at  03:38 PM
If you want to know truth...here it is. I have been in Long Beach, ca practically all my life and learned of this exclusive part of Long Beach which is a community called Bixby Knolls...very historic communiity... Growing up you hear about all the stuff and myths that go on in this neighborhood - Midget Town, Egor's Alley, The Witch's House. These are all stories and myths from the same community of Bixby Knolls. I'm 29 and I remember when I was about 14 going to midget town with a group of teenagers. We parked just outside of the gate that leads to these homes. It was late so we creeped and walked past the wooden hand that keeps people out. I was real skeptical at the time but a group of us got really far down that street - pitch black, foggy, late at night, I think we just about walked through that whole street. I did remember seeing when first walking past the block entrance was a really huge door but with the door knobs 2-3 feet from the floor... going further down the road you will eventually be amazed to see 2 story beautifully constructed homes... the only thing is that the 2 story home was as tall as a one story!!! It almost seemed like I was staring at a dollhouse...I was quite amazed... We did not want to disturb the residents as we realized it was not just the short people who occuppied this private community...there were tall people too that lived there! I spotted a small man watching t.v. on his couch in one of these miniature homes. I think I have walked in there about 2-3 times... The first time we were chased by a short person and we ran! Then followed by a unidentified miniture looking van that didn't have a recognizable make or model,looked like a foreign car. Another time a dog followed by a taller man chased us out. I was young and my friends were just acting like curious teenagers... This is no myth its all true... Its nice that they have thier own communities...I understand why they could be hostile because ignorant people disturb thier living space...they just want to be treated like anyone else. Today the community upgraded thier wooden hand as a gate to a rot iron type gate so you cant just easily walk right through it. If you ever want to see for yourself I would really keep out and just drive by it as if you got lost, hit a dead end and find your self out really quick...they really won't tolerate trespassers and I'm sure people who golf over at the country club get tired of people snooping. To your right is the Country Club, In the middle is the Los Cerritos Museum Attraction, to the Left is the gated entrance into the secluded neighborhood where they call midget town. These residents are very well established. I've lived in Bixby area and you would have thought this was a Long Beach Beverly Hills between the Ghettos... Again this is no myth...it is true...just respect these people and you won't have to worry about getting chased out!
Posted by Long Beach Native  on  Thu Jun 05, 2008  at  01:26 AM
i have lived in San Diego and jus recently heard of MIDGETVILLE. Went there...actually followed someones directions from this site. and i didn't see anything...its probably gone now...sux
Posted by SARA  on  Fri Jun 06, 2008  at  11:57 PM
:lol: there is a place in Montecito, Santa Barbara called Periwinkle Lane that is just for little people my teacher told me but be careful because if you do drive through there you will get water melons thrown at you and that would suck.
Posted by Henry Derengo  on  Fri Jun 13, 2008  at  11:53 PM
I live only a few miles from Midgetville located in the La Sierra Community of Riverside, CA. Sadly, it was bulldozed over around 2002. Most of the local High School & College kids have MANY fond memories of partying the night away in those tiny abandoned houses. One thing that no one seems to have are any good photos of the houses. This was pretty much prior to everyone having camera phones & digital cameras. I would LOVE to get some pics of "Riverside's" midgetville to add to my morbid collection. If you were one of the smart ones that took pics or you have a copy of the DVD documentary that was made of it, PLEASE contact me. Thanks!
Posted by JIMI  on  Mon Jun 16, 2008  at  04:50 PM
Little People Lane in Montecito, CA is real -- it's a small road called Periwinkle Lane on maps and by word of mouth - here's a link to the map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode;=&q=periwinkle+lane+&+e.+valley+rd&sll=34.435938,-119.629869&sspn=0.008813,0.015428&ie=UTF8&ll=34.437018,-119.62944&spn=0.008813,0.015428&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr

It's just off the 101 Freeway. When you drive by the road has a sign calling it "Hodges Lane," conceivably to keep out those searching for Periwinkle Lane. There's about 15 miniature houses.
Posted by Lana  on  Fri Jun 20, 2008  at  11:00 AM
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