LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, resting place for many of the biggest stars of Hollywood’s golden age, is Los Angeles’ latest historic-cultural monument following a unanimous vote by the L.A. City Council this week.
The council made the decision Tuesday at the recommendation of the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission. Councilman Mitch O’Farrell introduced the effort in June, and the commission considered the property in a meeting Oct. 21.
“I was surprised that this wasn’t already on our list,” Commissioner Richard Barron said during the meeting. “It’s always interesting when something comes before us that you think, ‘That’s not a monument yet?’”
