There are other cemeteries in the San Gabriel Valley, and there are funeral homes and mortuaries in Pasadena. But Mountain View is the Dena's only (current) burial ground. Unless I'm mistaken (which happens oh so rarely), there's no place to legally bury a human body in Pasadena.
Sandy Gillis wrote a brief and interesting article about local cemeteries for Hometown Pasadena.
I've got more pictures to share with you this week after Zen Monday. It was a fantastic tour. Many thanks to cemetery owner Jay Brown.
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Churches, cemeteries make for great photos!. I like our one and only cemetery- lush,rolling green lawns, well kept, of course... huge trees and old ancient tombstones... its just a shame that they don't allow the 'visitors' whose loved ones are there to decorate their area of where their loved one is... it was tastefully done in the past.. now just posted warning signs...
I look forward to your next photos. One can never get too much of cemetery pictures.
Mountain View has 60 acres, but I didn't photograph gravestones. We toured the buildings. They are varied and fascinating.
The people buried in that cemetery have so much Pasadena and Altadena history attached, you could do a month's worth of daily blogs telling us about them. It's a bit too orderly though - I hope one day some of the neatly mown grass areas will be replaced by native wildflowers. (The poppies! the clarkias! the penstemons!)
Oh, I see, you toured the buildings, not the grounds. I've only been into the one in your photo for the funeral of a dear friend. Looking forward to learning about the others.
I do want to get back up there and take pictures on the grounds, Bellis. I agree that it's orderly but there are some lovely stones. Mr. Brown asks that we not photograph the names.
I should say, he asks that we not post photos of the names of the dead on the web, for commercial purposes. I don't get paid for my blog, but I often use it for publicity so there's a fine line.
I wrote my MFA thesis on Forrest Lawn "Happiest Place in Death"
Beautiful photo, Petrea. I'm bemused by the fact that there is no place to legally bury a human body in Pasadena, but then the legalities of death are odd over here, too. I've been told by my solicitor that I cannot legally bequeath my body to alternative comedy (my preferred route), nor can I leave it for wild animals. Looks like I'm bound for the teaching hospital in the hope that some medical students might have some fun.
That's a lovely, somber photo. Mountain View is a popular film location spot. I see production trucks there all the time. How fun that you got to tag along on a location scout.
PA, I'm surprised you didn't call it "Happiest Place In Earth."
Why wait 'til you're dead to have fun with medical students, Dive?
Susan, it's true, they're very welcoming to film crews, and have several special set-ups just for filming. A fantastic location for all sorts of reasons.
The photo is gorgeous, so stark. But I had no idea there is no place to bury a human body legally there! How fascinating.
thats even better
Dare I say it's a "haunting" photo? But it's an accurate description, to me at least. Shades of Mark Rothko....
http://www.rothkochapel.org/
Lulu, I'm going to have to die somewhere else, I guess.
I like it either way, PA.
Ms. M, I wouldn't have thought it. But the symmetry, maybe.
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