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He Made Green-Wood Cemetery a Destination for the Living Green-Wood, which sits on 478 rolling, tree-filled acres in a semi-industrial neighborhood that real estate agents call Greenwood Heights, occupies a distinctive place in New York City and in the development of American cemeteries
Our Story - Green-Wood Our Story Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world as it is and was, by memorializing the dead and bringing to life the art, history, and natural beauty of New York City Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Living Dead — Disqus Refugees Green-Wood is an active cemetery; the staff typically bury at least one new resident per day Not allowed on the grounds: dogs, running, rollerblading, music, alcohol, scooters, bikes, kites, Frisbees, balls, skimpy clothing, sunbathing, swimming, shouting, skylarking, picnicking (“light lunches” excepted, and only at the ponds), or fashion
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Living Dead — Bunk History New Haven, Connecticut, had “reformed” its graveyard—by creating a new one at the edge of town Other places picked up on the idea of “rural” cemeteries In Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery, modelled on an English garden, opened in what is now the Twentieth Arrondissement, and Boston, inspired by Lachaise, created Mt Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, a wealthy
Let the Graveyard Grow - Landscape Architecture Magazine Green-Wood Cemetery embraces change and looks to bring degraded landscapes back to life By Tom Stoelker In late autumn, the windswept straw-colored grass gives areas of the cemetery a cinematic feel Photo by Tom Stoelker There’s a turn at a road in Green-Wood, the 478-acre cemetery in Brooklyn, where tall blond grass reaches up to meet age-old headstones The effect could seem like a