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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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