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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August 22, 2016
Every cemetery in Detroit: Grand Lawn Cemetery
This post is part of my ongoing, slow-going effort to visit every cemetery in Detroit. To give you a sense of how slow-going this effort is, I took these photos of Grand Lawn two summers ago. Time marches on. So does this project.
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September 1, 2014
Every Cemetery in Detroit: Old Redford Cemetery / Bell Branch Cemetery
A quirk of annexation means this old pioneer cemetery is only partially in Detroit.
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November 17, 2013
Every cemetery in Detroit: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Detroit’s other oldest Catholic cemetery is full of giant religious statuary and beautiful, haunting porcelain gravestone portraits.
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August 5, 2013
Every cemetery in Detroit: Assumption Grotto
A graveyard grotto built in 1881 was once reputed to have healing powers.
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July 11, 2013
Every cemetery in Detroit: Evergreen Cemetery
Romanian arch priests, Christmas tree smugglers, the first female cemetery commissioner and the only Detroit mayor to be recalled from office converge on this Woodward Avenue cemetery.
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July 11, 2013
New project: Every cemetery in Detroit
Half-year resolution: We’re visiting every cemetery in the city of Detroit.
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