Arthur Letts
Birth Name:
Arthur Letts Sr.
Birth Date:
June 17, 1862
Birth Place:
Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England
Death Date:
May 18, 1923
Place of Death:
Los Angeles, California
Age:
60
Cause of Death:
Suddenly of unknown causes
Cemetery Name:
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Business and Finance
Arthur Letts Sr. was an immigrant from England who made his fortune in Los Angeles, California, in the early year 1900s when he built a department store and real estate empire by transforming a small, bankrupt dry goods store in downtown Los Angeles into the prominent The Broadway department store, later adding the Bullock's store. His son, Arthur Jr., continued with his legacy with great success.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, California, 90038
USA
North America
Map:
Map of Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
Grave Location:
The Letts Family Mausoleum, Section 12Grave Location Description
As you enter the cemetery drive straight ahead and turn left on Maple Avenue. Continue to the next intersection and park at the corner of Maple Avenue and Midland Avenue. The Letts Family Mausoleum is at the intersection.
Grave Location GPS
34.0885776067, -118.31773284Photos:
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Secret Passage Found: Broadway Department Store Basement
Los Angeles in the 1950s
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