March 4, 2019
Countless cemeteries in Detroit follow the model of L.A’.s “happy cemetery”
The “memorial park” cemetery was created from whole cloth by a California salesman. An interview with his grand-nephew.
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January 29, 2018
Temples of memory: The rise of the weird and wonderful public mausoleum
The mid-century mausoleum may be under-appreciated and rarely visited, but most cemeteries have one. Turns out, it’s kind of a Detroit original.
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February 11, 2017
Every cemetery in Detroit: Woodlawn Cemetery
The cemetery on Woodward Avenue is the final resting place of many of the most important Detroiters of the 20th century.
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