http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/ Exploring the History, Mystery and Reality of SoCal Life From the Desert to the Sea... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:13:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-347 mike hopper Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:33:12 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/#comment-347 great research job great research job

]]> http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Dateline>City of Angels » Photo Op: Gateway to Elysian Parks Badlands? Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:22:41 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/#comment-90 [...] again, perhaps she’s an errant spirit from L.A.’s first Jewish cemetery, which once stood somewhere near Chavez [...] [...] again, perhaps she’s an errant spirit from L.A.’s first Jewish cemetery, which once stood somewhere near Chavez [...]

]]> http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Dateline>City of Angels » Looking Past the Graves in Atlanta and Our Own Savannah Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:50:44 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/10/28/las-top-5-forgotten-cemeteries/#comment-89 [...] But that’s the sort of appreciation for these final resting places that I like to see. Unlike Atlanta, here in L.A. the sad truth is that — unless they’re celebrities at Hollywood Forever — the dead don’t get near as much respect. As I’ve noted before, several of our most historic graveyards have long since been paved over. In fact, just over a year ago, the Southland’s first and most notable “pioneer cemetery,” at the end of the Santa Fe Trail near Rosemead, faced similar obliteration. [...] [...] But that’s the sort of appreciation for these final resting places that I like to see. Unlike Atlanta, here in L.A. the sad truth is that — unless they’re celebrities at Hollywood Forever — the dead don’t get near as much respect. As I’ve noted before, several of our most historic graveyards have long since been paved over. In fact, just over a year ago, the Southland’s first and most notable “pioneer cemetery,” at the end of the Santa Fe Trail near Rosemead, faced similar obliteration. [...]

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