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January 25, 2006
Feature Photo - Greenwood Cemetery, 1967
An aerial view of Greenwood Cemetery, looking from the rear of the cemetery (near the railroad tracks), back to City Park Avenue. Canal Street is in the background, running diagonally on the left. This photo was shot in 1967, three years after the Canal streetcar line was discontinued.
At first glance, many visitors touring the cemeteries don't find Greenwood as interesting as Metairie. This is because, with the exception of the front row of tombs facing City Park Avenue, Greenwood's plots are all 5'x7'. Because of this small size, tombs and graves are tightly bunched together.
Greenwood might not have the big, fancy tombs of "Millionaire's Row" in Metairie Cemetery, but its high density makes it a treasure trove for the local historian and/or geneaologist. There are a lot of folks buried in Greenwood, and that means a lot of personal stories, history, and other facts are jammed into that space.
Posted by YatPundit at January 25, 2006 8:52 AM