Angeles Abbey Mausoleum

Posted on August 12, 2009 by lmharnisch
Sept. 8, 1929, Los Angeles Abbey

Sept. 8, 1929: Angeles Abbey Mausoleum

James Curtis writes:

Gee–Preston Sturges and Angeles Abbey on the same page!
 
I grew up in Compton, and the sight of that mausoleum is one of my most vivid childhood memories. I was never on the grounds, but in my memory it was on Bullis Road, which ran parallel to Long Beach Boulevard, a block east. Most of my mental snapshots of that period (we moved to Fullerton in 1959) are of long-gone architectural landmarks. The Abbey, the Tower Theater (still there but obscured by storefronts), the Sears store (still there but now a Mercado), Davy's House of Chrome (one of the longer-lasting businesses on that section of LBB), and, on up toward Lynwood, the Currie Ice Cream parlor, with its gigantic cone out front, the Arden Theatre (burned down), and a cafe in the shape of an owl.
 
I also remember the Warner Theater, which was a big preview house in Huntington Park, and the Yeakel Brothers' car lot. (They were one of a score of car dealers who sponsored old movies on TV, the most prominent, of course, being Ralph Williams.) At the Sav-On store next to Sears, I won a scooter from Chucko the Clown, circa 1958.
 

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3 Responses to Angeles Abbey Mausoleum

  1. Tim McRaven's avatar Tim McRaven says:
    August 13, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Nice article! I lived on Bullis Rd. just north of Lynwood High School. What a memory jogger. Now if I could just remember where I put my keys.

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  2. Priscilla D. Bach's avatar Priscilla D. Bach says:
    September 5, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I also grew up in Compton…My girlfriend and I had on occasion stopped by and entered the mausoleum while on our way home from school…it was quite erie as memory serves …but fascinating…the colors were wonderful..it had a European feel to it…thinking back on it now…we were to young and not experienced on world travel to know at that time…I am glad I had the chance to see sit almost everyday..a beautiful building at one time…

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  3. Richard Bent's avatar Richard Bent says:
    September 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    Our family lived at the north end of Compton from 1947 to 1965 but I remember seeing the mausoleum and asked my dad to take me in there. It was amazing. I haven’t been back to look at it. I remember the theatres, Sav-On, Sears and Curry’s. It was a unique place.

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