LOS ANGELES—The Hollywood Forever Cemetery was designated a historic-cultural monument by the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday following a unanimous recommendation from the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission. The cemetery was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the cemetery’s 100th anniversary. On June 25, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell began the city’s effort to include the cemetery on its own list of historic-cultural monuments. The Cultural Heritage Commission considered the property on Oct. 21 and recommended the City Council add it to the list. “I was surprised that this wasn’t already on our list. … It’s always interesting when something comes before us that you think, ‘That’s not a monument yet?'” Commissioner Richard Barron said during the meeting. The monument designation was recommended for the cemetery’s association with the early development of Hollywood and the western expansion of Los Angeles during the 20th century, as well as for its …
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