Event Coverage Another Cemetery Story

Fooled those of you in the know.

Forest Lawn of Glendale Ca. (where George Barris rest’s) hosted their first ever Cars and Coffee. Free entry, free coffee, free pastries.

Arrived a little late. Did see several cars leaving down the hill that would have fit in here.

There’s a pic from with in the building in the background at the end.


Here’s what remained that I could share.

As for what’s in the building. This canvas painting done in the late 1800’s for a Worlds Fair that never got displayed. The 150’ wide by 40’ tall painting got stored and forgotten until found by accident. The building was built just for this painting. I couldn’t even fit it in from side to side it’s that big.

 

Cool cars but, not a very lively group

 

Thanks for the pictures.

 

Can you blame them. They must’ve been dying to get in. Hehe.

 

I wasn’t doing any thing today..Wish I would have known…my great aunt and uncle are there!

 

Thank You Johnny Gee.
Some heavy metal there.
And Heavy Art

 

That's a first for me, a car show at a cemetery-Is that a California thing?

 

No it’s not. Look up the origins of Forest Lawn’s creator. Basically it’ll say the lay out and historical collections set’s it apart. It’s not a “cemetery” even though I worded it that way. It’s Memorial Park. Park being the emphasis of the surroundings.

 

. . . they're just playing to the right demo.

 

thanks!

 

Considering the ages of a lot of HAMBsters in the Forest Lawn area, maybe it was a not-so-subtle sales pitch. Did anyone attending find Forest Lawn flyers stuck under their wipers ? All kidding aside, those are some really nice pictures

 

Last time I was there was in 1992 for Willie Dixon's memorial.