The day before the Halloween, Joe Mama and Lovehandle joined Goldie Locks on a tour of Chicago's famous Graceland Cemetery. Armed with a fresh copy of the "A Walk Through Graceland Cemetery: A Chicago Architecture Foundation Walking Tour", Goldie Locks guided and provided us with an interesting prospective on the most grand mausoleums and tombs found in the city. I recommend checking out the cemetery, which is located at 4001 N. Clark Street (Clark and Irving Park Road).
Goldie Locks looking for the next stop
Eternal Silence
Schoenhofen was a brewery owner in Chicago. His decent was involved in the attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1945. His mausoleum is shaped like an Egyptian Pyramid. It has an angel and a sphinx guarding the gate. The unique door knob certainly caught my attention.
Nail in the coffin
Beautiful stainless glass art inside the Boldenweck mausoleum .
William Kimball (1828-1904) was a manufacturer of pianos. His tomb was the biggest in the Graceland. A guarding angel keeps vigilance over his resting place.
One of my favoriate tombstone.
A happier reminder of a life long gone.
photos by Lovehandle. all rights reserved.
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