How to Visit Lucille Ball's Grave
One of the most celebrated comediennes of all-time was the fiery redhead Lucille Ball. Known as the "Queen of Comedy," she dazzled audiences with her wit and humor during her run on the 1950s show "I Love Lucy." When she passed in 1989, she was originally buried in Los Angeles, but in order to visit her grave today, you need to travel to Jamestown, New York.
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Go by automobile, train or bus to visit Lucille Ball's grave, but keep in mind that there are no direct train or bus routes from New York City to Jamestown. You would either need to take a train from New York City to Buffalo, followed by a bus to Jamestown, or a bus from New York City to Buffalo and then changed to another bus to Jamestown.
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Coming from the north if traveling by car, take I-86/NY-17 to the Route 60 exit, which is exit 12. Select the exit toward Jamestown. Turn right onto North Main Street/NY-60. About 1/2 mile down the road, make a slight left onto Buffalo Street. Turn left onto Lakeview Avenue.
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Traveling from the south, take North Main Street/NY-60. Turn right onto Buffalo Street, and turn left onto Lakeview Avenue.
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End your drive at 907 Lakeview Avenue, which is the address of Lake View Cemetery.
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Locate the Highland section within the graveyard. Lucille's grave is marked with a gravestone, which has the name of her father (Henry Durrell Ball) and her mother (Desirée Eveline Hunt Ball) as well as her own (Lucille Desirée Ball Morton). Also inscribed on the gravestone are the words: "You've Come Home." Other family members are buried in the cemetery.
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Tips & Warnings
Lucille's family decided to transfer her cremated remains from the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California, to the Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, New York. According to her children, Lucille wished to be buried alongside her mother, and this was completed in 2002.
Desi Arnaz Sr. died in December 1986. His remains were cremated and scattered out to sea in front of his home in Baja, California.
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iluvlucy2
Jun 27, 2009
I just visited Lucy's grave. It is very simple and unassuming. Not what I expected. You cannot tell it from any other sites in the cemetery. I was very surprised. I took a vile of soil from the grave site for a souvenir. -
Cameron Holmes
Jun 23, 2009
Great info. I heard her family moved her grave from Hollywood. Sad that her previous gravestone was so small. She deserved more than that as she was an icon.
