Michael Jackson memorial service Michael Jackson memorial service A public memorial service for Michael Jackson was held on 7 July 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, twelve days after his death. The event was preceded by a private family service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park's Hall of Liberty in Hollywood Hills, and followed by a gathering in Beverly Hills for Jackson's family and close friends. Jackson's closed, solid-bronze casket, plated with 14-karat gold and lined with blue velvet, which was not originally expected to be at the memorial service, arrived just before 10:00 a.m. local time, when it was placed in
Gramercy Park, Los Angeles Gramercy Park, Los Angeles Gramercy Park is a 1.13-square-mile neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. It has a population of 11,000+ residents. Jesse Owens Community Regional Park is located in the neighborhood. The Gramercy Park neighborhood touches Manchester Square on the north, Westmont on the east and south, and Inglewood on the west. It is bounded by Manchester Boulevard on the north, Normandie Avenue and the Los Angeles city line on the east, and the Los Angeles city border on the south and west. A total of 10,047 people lived in the neighborhood's 1.13 square