PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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INGLEWOOD PARK CEMETERY, LOS ANGELES 
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, Cal., -is one of the 
newer burial grounds that has had the advantage of starting 
right, on a complete and thorough lawn system, so that the 
best conceptions of the modern cemetery may be developed. 
Some three years ago the Inglewood Park Cemetery Associa- 
tion purchased three hundred acres of rolling land half an 
hour's ride from Los Angeles, on the Inglewood division of 
the Los Angeles and Redondo electric railway and interments 
began in 1907. 
The site is high, overlooking the city of Los Angeles, and 
commanding a superb view of the mountains from the San 
Bernardino range to the Pacific Ocean. Beginning with a 
stretch of level ground at the entrance, there is a gentle rise, 
broken up into several elevations with a broad hillside flanking 
the whole rear of the tract as a background. 
In designing and improving Inglewood Park, beauty and 
permanence were made essential. 
Under the direction of Engineer V. J. Rowan, the entire 
holding was laid out, and divided into sections to be im- 
proved one at a time. An analogy may be found in the plan 
recently submitted by Charles Mulford Robinson for the 
beautification of the city of Los Angeles, a plan to be carried 
out a part at a time with each in harmony with the whole. 
About forty acres have been improved and work is in 
progress on the remainder, in keeping with the general plan. 
The first essential was moisture for irrigation. It had been 
demonstrated that sufficient water could be developed on the 
land to irrigate the whole three hundred acres. The Associa- 
tion has its own well, pumping plant and reservoir; more than 
seven miles of pipe have already been laid, and last summer 
300,000 gallons of water were used daily for irrigation. 
The entrance is a notable feature in Inglewood Park Ceme- 
tery. It is a wall 400 feet long, of California white gran- 
ite. A main entrance for vehicles is flanked on either side 
by a smaller entrance for pedestrians, each with its massive 
iron gate. 
At the left is the home and office of the superintendent, a 
handsome stone building of modern design. 
The ground rises gradually from the entrance, culminating 
in an eminence on which Grace chapel is located. From this 
point a fine view is obtained, while the chapel is visible for 
miles. Granite, concrete and steel were used in the construc- 
tion, with tile for the roof ; making the building fireproof. 
The chapel proper will seat 350. At the right is the colum- 
barium. A winding staircase leads to the tower room. On 
the same side are the family room and rest room, adequately 
furnished. Caskets may be lowered, without handling, from 
the chapel to the receiving vault below. This has si.xty-three 
receptacles, partly underground and perfectly ventilated. In 
the rear of the chapel and under the same roof, is the crema- 
tory. This building, exclusive of the crematory furnace, cost 
$40,000. 
Wide, oiled driveways, following the contour of the differ- 
ent elevations, give convenient access to all parts of the ceme- 
tery. 
Particular attention is given to trees and shrubbery and the 
aim will be to make the grounds famous for rare and beauti- 
ful specimens. The hillsides in the background form an ad- 
GRACE CHAPEL, CREMATORY AND COLUMBARIUM, INGLEWOOD PARK CEMETERY. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL. 
