Details, Lemp Mausoleum
The Lemp Mausoleum is less than half full, and probably will be forever. See the inside at this earlier post here.
Neo-Classicism
Hirstein Cemetery, Morton Township, Illinois, August 2019
I went by Hirstein Cemetery, where many of my oldest ancestors in America are buried, in the first weekend of August. It was a hot day, but the clouds in the sky made for beautiful light. This obelisk had not… Continue Reading
Bellefontaine Cemetery, From the Winter to Summer
Calvary Cemetery, Early June 2019
I felt as if I was in Scotland again when I visited Calvary Cemetery recently. After all of the rain and warm temperatures, there seems to be a haze over the city and rolling hills, and everything is so green.… Continue Reading
Sarpy-Morrison Plot, Calvary Cemetery
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
I came back by St. Vincent de Paul, which I had last photographed back in almost exactly six years ago (last picture). As luck would have it, the doors were open, so I was able to go inside the George… Continue Reading
College Hill in the Snow #14: Grand Water Tower, 9:15 AM
I once wrote that George I. Barnett designed the Grand Water Tower to look like it was the relic of a long-gone civilization, and with the way that the city has disappeared around it, his wish has ironically come true.… Continue Reading
College Hill in the Snow #13: Grand Water Tower, 7:15 AM
I almost wonder if the Grand Water Tower (yes, I know it’s technically a standpipe) would look better as a red brick Corinthian column. It’s almost there.
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Late December 2018
I like the different perspective that the winter brings to Bellefontaine Cemetery with the leaves off the trees, as the lay of the land is more obvious with its undulations and dips and bobs. The light is harsh and stark,… Continue Reading
South Down 20th Street from the Grand Water Tower
I came to the sad realization that the entire east side of 20th Street in Hyde Park (some consider this to be College Hill, but I don’t) is abandoned south of the Grand Water Tower. In February, I photographed the… Continue Reading