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C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 143 videos, which are fun and engaging regardless of your knowledge of dolls or collecting. But the Angwin Building holds yet another claim to fame. In addition to housing dolls, it houses a handful of ghosts—three to be exact. According to Canadas, the ghosts are friendly and even protective of the owners and their collection. But the haunting has been significant enough to attract the interest of ghost hunters, including the Discovery+ show “Ghost Adventures.” The spirits’ most recent hijinks is setting off alarms and turning on and off various lights throughout the building—even in the presence of the police—but Canadas seems only slightly bothered by the inconveniences and doesn’t mind sharing the space with its other-worldly inhabitants, “I just wish they wouldn’t keep getting us out of bed in the middle of the night!” he laughs. But hunting for dolls rather than ghosts at this special place is far more worthwhile and rewarding and, whether you are a seasoned col- lector or a young novice, the Carmel Doll Shop is a place you will find a friend in the sometimes serious but always whimsical world of dolls. Open by appointment, Carmel Doll Shop and Grovian Doll Museum is located at 213 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove. For more information, visit www.carmeldollshop.com , @carmeldollshop on Instagram or call 831/643-1902. An important resource in the doll community, the shop also doubles as an event space, hosting meetings and work- shops that attract collectors from around the world. (Above) Canadas and Robinson relax for a moment before heading to work at an annu- al doll fair in London. (Below) The fully restored Angwin Building, built circa 1902. Photos: Samantha Lewis