Showing posts with label Woodlawn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woodlawn. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Happy Birthday Granny Clampett - Buried at Woodlawn - RIP
IRENE RYAN
October 17, 1902 - April 26, 1973
RIP
Irene "Granny" Ryan is buried in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica. She developed a memorable character, both insane and lovable at the same time.
Here is a better photo. I took the above photo in 2002 with a point and shoot camera.
Note: When I studied theatre undergraduate, all the acting students coveted the IRENE RYAN ACTING AWARD. I knew a few people who won it. They deserved it. The award was a big deal, very prestigious. Still is.
Thanks Granny and Happy Birthday. She'd be 105 if she'd lived.
Irene Ryan - wiki
Irene Ryan - imdb
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - wiki
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica - wiki
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Lunch with a new friend - a Woodlawn crow
On Monday, after deciding to buy both lunch to eat immediately and food items to cook later for dinner at the Santa Monica Seafood market, I bought a spicy tuna sandwich for lunch and fresh yellowtail, chinese coleslaw and octopus salad for dinner. I enjoy this market for its freshness, its quality, and its convenience. Growing up in Gardena, we had to go to Redondo to get fish this fresh. I bought some yellow gladiolus for my wife to compliment the fish.
Here's my lunch pal. I often take my lunch at Woodlawn Cemetery, located at the corner of Pico and 14th. In the olden days, 14th Street was called "Cemetery Road." I know people who have lived in Santa Monica for over 20 years and they had no idea there was a cemetery here until I told them and they still think I am lying. Woodlawn is a lovely small cemetery, right in the heart of the Pico district. It's quiet, breezy, and colorful. Mostly, it's quiet.
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