Bellefontaine Cemetery, Fall 2020
I took a drive around Bellefontaine Cemetery when the leaves were just starting to change, and snapped some pictures of some sculpture and mausolea.
Cemeteries
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Late Summer
I find someone new every time I visit Bellefontaine Cemetery, and recently I found the grave of William Russell, who was an important figure in early St. Louis history. While the limestone has been damaged by acid rain, you can… Continue Reading
Above Us Only Sky: Billboards Gone From Washington Park Cemetery
In late August I went out to Washington Park Cemetery to see how it looked after Drury Displays made the wise and compassionate decision to remove the two billboards from land it purchased from a former owner. I have a… Continue Reading
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
Woodland Cemetery is perched dramatically on the bluffs south of downtown Quincy on an untouched portion of the rocky valleys and gullies that once typified the area before human settlement. There are dramatic views of the Mississippi River and the… Continue Reading
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Summer 2020
Bellefontaine Cemetery has been a welcome respite this summer with so many other places closed. The self-guided tour is a great way to spend some time safely. James Eads’s monument looks very much like Verrocchio’s design for Piero and Giovanni… Continue Reading
Calvary Cemetery, Summer 2020
This interesting enclosure at Calvary Cemetery is rare in St. Louis cemeteries; it is Gothic Revival in style and still has plenty of room left in it, as it seems like the burials are around the outside so far. Joseph… Continue Reading
Eagle Cliff Cemetery and the Miles Mausoleum, Revisited
On a lark, I decided to take the short drive (but what feels like a million miles away) from St. Louis to visit Eagle Cliff Cemetery again. I visited back in February of 2013, and looking back at those photos,… Continue Reading
Washington Park Cemetery
Update: The two billboards were removed by their owner in August of 2020. I stopped by Washington Park Cemetery to check on how it was doing since the City of Berkeley took over custody of the historic African American burial… Continue Reading
Bellefontaine Cemetery Late Spring 2020
Things are looking good around Bellefontaine Cemetery this spring, and I took the opportunity to walk around different parts of the grounds to see how the historic mausolea and tombs were doing. First up is this trio of two obelisks… Continue Reading
Crucifixes and Monuments, Calvary Cemetery
There are some nice monuments near the entrance of Calvary Cemetery, some modern, some more classical. I took a look on a sunny day. In a Roman Catholic cemetery, there are more overt crucifixes, such as the one below Christ… Continue Reading