Facts & Figures

History of the Evergreen Cemetery

• The Evergreen was officially established, August 23, 1877
  
• A controversy surrounded the city council regarding the "private speculation in the matters of furnishing places of burial."
  
• By a vote of 5 to 4, the Evergreen lot was accepted.
  
• Councilman Thomas Leahy opposed the measure: "Do you want to put our dead in the hand of a monopoly?"
  
• Evergreen's current manager, Mr. Glen Wong, is a great grandson of Mr. Wong Han Cept, caretaker of the original Chinese cemetery.
  
• In 1957, the California Department of Consumer Affairs created the Endowment Care Fund. A percentage of the basic cemetery fee has to be allocated to the maintenance and sanitation of its grounds.
  

The Evergreen Cemetery Today

Population
Approx. 300,000 people are interred at Evergreen

Location
204 N. Evergreen Avenue, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, 90033
The cemetery is bound by Brooklyn Avenue, Evergreen Street and 1st Street.

Basic Service Fee
$695 - Includes 'conducting arrangements' conference; planning the funeral: consulting with the family and clergy; shelter of remains; preparing and filling of necessary notices; obtaining necessary authorizations and permits; coordinating with the cemetery, crematory, or other third parties.

Owned by
International Funeral Home, Incorporated