According to Forest Lawn's website, there are a total of 10 Forest Lawn cemeteries/parks in the area. What I found interesting about the one pictured in the postcard posted above is:
1. "Wee Kirk of the Heather" refers to:
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A faithful rendition of the village church at Glencairn, Scotland, where Annie Laurie of Scottish lore worshipped.
2. That Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Glendale has these works of art on display:
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Forest Lawn-Glendale has been home to a world-recognized collection of art and architecture since 1906.
Here is some of what you can see at this landmark location:
>> Exact replicas of Michelangelo's greatest works such as David, Moses, and La Pieta
>> Leonardo da Vinci's immortal Last Supper re-created in brilliant stained glass; two of the world's largest paintings The Crucifixion and The Resurrection
>> Original bronze and marble statuary, rare coins, valuable 13th century stained glass, old world architecture
Finally, the story of "The Builder's Creed":
Quote:On New Year's Day, 1917, Hubert Eaton stood on a hilltop overlooking the small country cemetery of some fifty-five acres which had just been placed in his charge. He saw no buildings—only a patch of lawn with a few straggling headstones. Beyond the scant dozen acres of developed ground, the hillsides rose, sere and brown.
In that moment, a vision came to the man of what this tiny "God's Acre" might become; and standing there he made a prayerful resolution. When he reached home he put his resolution into words and called it "The Builder's Creed."
Today, Forest Lawn stands as an eloquent witness that the Builder kept faith with his soul.
Posted 10/15/2011 08:40 am
