A shrouded figure keeps its mournful, graveside vigil at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. Countless old monuments like this lend the historic boneyard an “authentic” atmosphere that you won’t find in our modern commercialized cemeteries.
Los Angeles’ first “fully integrated” graveyard, Angelus Rosedale dates to the 1880s and is the final resting place of many of the city’s most notable (and notorious) characters. Each year, the West Adams Heritage Association resurrects the past with its popular Living History Tour in which costumed actors portray the dead as they were in life. This year’s event is set for Saturday, Sept. 29.
