Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park was founded in 1896, originally as the Mount Olivet Cemetery, and is located at 1601 Hillside Boulevard in Colma, California. Its name was changed later to Olivet Memorial Park , and updated again following its acquisition by Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in 2020.
Its botanical gardens consist of 15 unique hillside gardens: [22] [23] The Native Plant Garden and Native Meadow feature species native to California, including shrubs, flowers and trees. It includes species such as Santa Cruz Island Ironwood and California holly , which gave Hollywood, CA its name.
The original cemetery occupies 47 acres (19 ha) east of El Camino Real and west of Hillside Boulevard and is known as the East Campus; the site was expanded by 101 acres (41 ha) west of El Camino, acquired in 1901, [12] [13] named the West Campus.
The Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California, United States.Many Jewish people from the entertainment industry are buried there. The cemetery is known for Al Jolson's elaborate tomb (designed by Los Angeles architect Paul Williams), a 75-foot-high pergola and monument atop a hill above a water cascade, all visible from the adjacent San Diego Freeway.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in California is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
Hillside Chapel, built in 1956, is a contemporary diamond-shaped structure surrounded by a garden area. The interior was created for an effect of a sunrise through its rose-tinted skylight and 22-foot (6.7 m)-high windows. Hillside Chapel seats up to 182 people. This building is said to have perfect acoustics.
The Harland Hand Memorial Garden is a one-half acre (0.20 hectares) [1] botanical garden built on a hillside of the El Cerrito Hills in El Cerrito, California. The garden is known for its dramatic color combinations and panoramic view over San Francisco Bay .