David Petry, author of the book, The Best Last Place: A History of the Santa Barbara Cemetery,
will host a walking tour of the Santa Barbara Cemetery this Halloween weekend:Saturday, October 31, 2009
10 AM to 12:30 PM
901 Channel Drive, Santa Barbara
$15 per person
Meet at the Cemetery Chapel
The Santa Barbara Cemetery is unique among cemeteries. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the cemetery is home to actors, industrialists, authors, musicians, sports stars, and many of the town’s founders and leaders. It was, for the duration of the Reagan presidency, the chosen site for the Reagan’s burial plot. The Cemetery Chapel is the only sacred structure designed by famed architect George Washington Smith; inside are the only completed murals of Mexican muralist Alfredo Ramos Martinez. Where most cemeteries are corporate-, church-, or government-owned, the Santa Barbara Cemetery is owned and operated by a nonprofit board whose by-laws were originally drafted in 1867.More information about this event is available here.
P.S. I have a copy of Mr. Petry's book, and it is excellent. The history of this cemetery is really quite fascinating!
Copyright © by Elizabeth O'Neal
Elizabeth Dahling!
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Sheri