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A brush fire that broke out in Topanga Canyon on Friday had displaced 1,000 people by Sunday, officials reported. By mid-afternoon, the Palisades fire had grown to 1,325 acres, with 0% contained. Weather conditions appeared favorable, with cool weather and winds that weren’t expected to contribute to the fire’s growth, my colleague Alex Wigglesworth reported.
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It s one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles. Established in 1871, Woodlawn Cemetery in Compton holds history behind its gates that could very soon be lost. That s because until recently, its gates had been closed shut, the owners license revoked and property taxes nearing a million dollars left unpaid.
But it was Mother s Day 2020 when a small light in the form of an angry daughter lit the path to what could potentially turn Woodlawn Cemetery into a national historical landmark.
Celestina Bishop calls this cemetery home. She started coming when she was two years old with her grandmother, sometimes even sleeping on the cemetery grounds against the cold headstones of her mother and three sisters. In 1977, Bishop was the sole survivor of a bloodbath murder scene on a night of terror in Los Angeles.
Compton woman tries to save abandoned cemetery
Compton cemetery in danger of closing
It’s a place where Bishop feels a connection to her family. It’s the reason why she took it upon herself to clean up the place which had been abandoned by its owner.
COMPTON, Calif. - A woman in Compton is attempting to save an abandoned cemetery with sentimental value and shares her story. At times when you want to go to your momma, I come to my momma and for some reason, I feel better when I do, says Celestina Bishop during a visit to her mother’s gravesite.