Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery, located at 1831 West Washington Boulevard in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, southwest of Downtown.
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery is a cemetery, located at 1831 West Washington Boulevard in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, southwest of Downtown.
Located in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, [1] [2] [3] [4] the cemetery was founded as Rosedale Cemetery in 1884, [5] when Los Angeles had a population of approximately 28,000, [6] on 65 acres (260,000 m2) of land running from Washington to Venice Boulevard (then 16th Street) between Normandie Avenue and Walton and Catalina Streets. It is often used by California politicians, notably former Mayors of the City of Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]The interments include pioneers and members of prominent families in Los Angeles and the state.[ citation needed ]
Rosedale was the first cemetery in Los Angeles open to all races and creeds, and was the first to adopt the design concept of lawn cemeteries. This is where the grounds are enhanced to surround the graves with beautiful trees, shrubs, flowers, natural scenery and works of monumental art. Among the more traditional structures, headstones and mausoleums, the cemetery also has several pyramid crypts. [7] In 1887, the second crematory in the US was opened at Rosedale Cemetery. [8] It was also the first crematory west of the Rocky Mountains. [9] The initial cremation took place on June 16, when the body of Mrs. Olive A. Bird (c. 1845–1886), wife of prominent physician O.B. Bird, was cremated. By 1913, there had been 2,392 cremations performed at Rosedale. Next to the cemetery at 1605 S. Catalina Street is another cremation facility, the domed, observatory-shaped Chapel of the Pines Crematory.[ citation needed ]
In 1993, Rosedale was bought by the Angelus Funeral Home on Crenshaw Boulevard and renamed Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. [7]
On numerous occasions, the West Adams Heritage Association, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Historical Society, has sponsored a "Living History tour" featuring grave site portrayals of historic figures. In 1994, the Los Angeles Times noted that the annual event began 4 years earlier. [1] [2] [4] [10]
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Today's tour of the celebrity graves in the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in the West Adams District is sold out.
William was buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in the West Adams district.
The Angelus Rosedale cemetery in West Adams has buried more history buried underground than probably any place in Los Angeles.
The Living History Cemetery Tour may sound like an oxymoron, but $17 tickets sell out for the fall event in which earthly mortals portray inhabitants of the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in West Adams.
