Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California, was founded in 1905.[1][2][3] A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed there.
History
Left, the chapel; right, entrance and general view, from a newspaper advertisement, 1907Aerial view, 2008Florence Avenue entrance, 2013
The proposed establishment of "the largest cemetery in the world" was announced in November 1905, to be "on a high strip of ground two miles southwest of Los Angeles".[4]
In 1907, a "handsome, two-story, white granite chapel" was completed at a cost of "about $40,000".[5]
Also in 1907 the management placed an order "with the factory in the East" for a $12,000 funeral car to be used "on the electric line"[6] that ran on a right-of-way off Redondo Boulevard (today's Florence Avenue) in front of the cemetery.
Between 1928 and 1948 Inglewood Park advertised itself as the "Largest in California," with a mausoleum, cemetery, and columbarium.[7][8][9] From 1948 through 1950 it said it had the "Greatest number of interments in the West".[10][11]
Organizers and directors
Early backers of the Inglewood Cemetery Association were Senator Robert N. Bulla, Mark G. Jones, Robert H. Raphael, Tom Hughes, P.W. Powers, Byron Oliver, B.J. or V.J. Rowan, F.K. Eckley, C.B. Hopper, Harry M. Jack, John R. Powers, George Letteau, Jennie Wild, and Will G. Nevin. Others were P.W. Powers and D.S. Patterson.[4][12]
In 1907 the directors were Mark G. Jones, F.K. Eckley, Robt. N. Bulls, John C. Rupp, Robt. H. Raphael, Geo. H. Letteau, and Chas. B. Hopper. The officers were Mark G. Jones, president and treasurer; Chas. B. Hopper, vice-president; F.K. Eckley, secretary; V.J. Rowan, engineer, and Captain L.G. Loomis, superintendent.[13]
Early burials
One of the earliest notable burials was that of Webster Street, justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona between
1897 and 1900, on September 23, 1908.[14]
Another was the September 12, 1908, funeral of Los Angeles city Police Chief Walter H. Auble, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Thousands came from Los Angeles on carriages and aboard special Los Angeles Railway streetcars.[15][16]
Notable interments
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The scene in Sunset Limousine where Alan loses his limousine while he and Julie are hiding from mobsters at a Chinese-American funeral ceremony was filmed at this cemetery.
References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery
^"Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". Inglewood Park Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
^U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (July 2011). "Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report". 4.11.2.3 Archaeological Resources. pp. 4–195. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ a b"Los Angeles Men Plan an Immense Cemetery," Los Angeles Herald, November 26, 1905, image 14
^"Chapel Is Completed," Los Angeles Times, December 22, 1907, image 45
^"Inglewood: Order Is Placed for Special Car," Los Angeles Times, November 26, 1907, image 24
^"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1928, image 14
^"Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1936, image 46
^"Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1948, image 29
^"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, November 7, 1948, image 30
^"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1950, image 49
^"Large Beautiful Cemetery," Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1906, image 74
^Advertisement, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 1907, image 25
^"Former Justice Street Will Be Buried Today," Los Angeles Herald, September 23, 1908, image 10
^"City to Honor the Memory of Brave Captain," Los Angeles Herald, September 12, 1908, image 12
^"Thousands at the Funeral of Captain Auble," Los Angeles Herald, September 13, 1908, image 5
^Selvin, Joel. "Fans say their goodbyes to Ray Charles". Sfgate.
^Baha'i Encyclopedia Project
^BOYER, EDWARD J. (May 11, 1989). "Stylish Performer Taught Stars to Do His Steps : Willie Covan, 92; Veteran Tap-Dancer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^Benoit, Tod (May 6, 2003). Where are they buried?: how did they die?. Black Dog Publishing. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-57912-287-4. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^"Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012
^"Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20Library card required
^"Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page I–4 Library card required.
^https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPD4fbL6lXQ
^Gamson, Joshua (2005). The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. New York City: Henry Holt and Co. pp. 272. ISBN 978-0805072501..
^Allan R. Ellenberger (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-786-40983-9.
External links
Inglewood Park Cemetery website
Official Inglewood Park Cemetery Directory by EverAfter