Marilyn Monroe is here – the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary – a small hidden cemetery full of the most famous of dead celebrities, tucked away among the skyscrapers along the Wilshire corridor in Westwood, just south of the giant UCLA campus. Few know that this is here but everyone seems to be here – even Frank Zappa – even if his grave as unmarked, as he asked. Others had a bit of fun. But the place is a bit spooky. Those skyscrapers stand...
more »Marilyn Monroe is here – the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary – a small hidden cemetery full of the most famous of dead celebrities, tucked away among the skyscrapers along the Wilshire corridor in Westwood, just south of the giant UCLA campus. Few know that this is here but everyone seems to be here – even Frank Zappa – even if his grave as unmarked, as he asked. Others had a bit of fun. But the place is a bit spooky. Those skyscrapers stand like giant tombstones and the skies are odd. This is what it feels like to be among the dead. ~ Friday, March 1, 2019
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