Location Name - Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Mausoleum & Chapel
1515 E Compton Blvd
Compton 90221

County: Los Angeles
Region: *Los Angeles
Location ID: 10039057


Website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/richardschave/sets/72157626006704953/ (Website)
http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2013/10/21/angeles-abbey-memorial-park-from-alias/ (Filming Locations)

Email: [email protected]

 
Styles: Mediterranean / Spanish Revival, Moorish

Categories:
AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - *
AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Concert Halls / Opera Houses
AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Variety Theaters / Music Halls / Dance Halls
CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - *
CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - Chapel / Church
CEMETERIES / FUNERAL - Historic
CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *
CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Historic Districts
CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Town Squares & Plazas
INSTITUTIONAL - *
INSTITUTIONAL - Churches
INSTITUTIONAL - Shrines / Temples

Tags/Keywords: Chapels, Flooring - Concrete Floors, Staircases - Interior Staircases, Underground

Description:
Angeles Abbey Cemetery contains examples of Byzantine, Moorish and Spanish architectural style. Taj Mahal match. Four large mausoleums with stained glass windows and skylights. A chapel is inside one of the mausoleums and has a beautiful pipe organ although it does not work. 1-10 acres in an urban landscape. The cemetery was built in 1923 and survived the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Office closed on weekends. NO morgue or mortuary facility on site.

Site Condition:
Site Visit 5/18/26: The cemetery has fallen into disrepair.

General Notes:

Jurisdictions::
Compton

Within 30-Mile Zone: Y

State Property: No

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.8979600, y coordinate: -118.2060690

Contacts:
Olivos, Oscar *
Administrator, Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
310.631.1141 Phone 1
310 874.5005 Mobile
310.635.4863 Fax
[email protected]
[email protected]

* Key Contact


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