Short of the red carpet on Oscar night you'll rarely find as many celebrities in one spot as you will at Westwood Memorial Park. If your time as a tourist is short, skip the necropoli like Forest Lawn or Hollywood Forever and come here.
Westwood Memorial Park's History
People have been laid to rest in this area since the 1880s. Not until 1905, did the 2.72 acres at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue become the state-sanctioned Sunset Cemetery. In 1926, a few years before UCLA opened, the name was changed to Westwood Memorial Park.
