As some of you know I’m doing L.A. Gravecation Revisited posts for the next few days. The next cemetery being featured is Holy Cross cemetery, which is at 5835 West Slauson Avenue, Culver City, California. Holy Cross cemetery encompasses 200 acres of lush manicured lawns, a grotto section, and a few mausoleum buildings. The cemetery is owned and managed by the archdiocese of Los Angeles, and includes a full cast of celebrity personalities from the golden years of Hollywood, up into today. If your interested I invite you to check out the Holy Cross cemetery Wikipedia page, or Find A Grave, to check out the who’s who list of celebrities buried in this tranquil catholic cemetery.

Joining me at Holy Cross cemetery, were my very good friends & L.A. based grave hunters Steve Goldstein, Mark Masek, & Jayne Osborne. After leaving Hillside Memorial Park, Steve and I had lunch at a nearby diner, which has out of this world sandwiches. Then I followed Steve in the Kia Forte I rented for the duration of my L.A. trip, to Holy Cross cemetery. We started out in the Grotto section which has the largest presence of celebrities buried in the cemetery. While we were in the Grotto section, Steve showed me the gravesite of the ORIGINAL Dracula, Bela Lugosi. Lugosi, loved his role as Dracula so much that when he passed away, he was buried in the actual cape he wore in the famed film. So that’s pretty much sums it up. I’ll be adding more photos to the slide show when I get a chance. Please stay tuned in the coming days where I’ll be revisiting the trek to Westwood Memorial Park cemetery, and Hollywood Forever.

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