īy 1946, Forest Lawn at Glendale had bought some 490 acres (200 ha) of land which had been known as the Lasky Ranch, the Providencia Ranch, which had a house and outbuildings, including stables and corrals, and part of the Hudkins Ranch, also known as the Old Lasky Ranch. He believed that most cemeteries were 'unsightly stone yards', and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs and be 'as different, as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is to darkness, as eternal life is unlike death.' He stated 'I shall try to build at Forest Lawn a great park, devoid of misshapen monuments and other customary signs of Earthly death, but filled with towering trees, sweeping lawns, splashing fountains, singing birds, beautiful statuary, cheerful flowers, noble memorial architecture with interiors full of light and color, and redolent of the world's best history and romances.' įorest Lawn Hollywood Hills is the second oldest of the Forest Lawn cemetery property chains. Hubert Eaton, a firm believer in a joyous life after death. The first Forest Lawn, in Glendale, was founded in 1906 by businessmen who hired Dr.

It is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California 90068, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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