Re: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?

["lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>]

Burrying above ground in New Orleans has to do with the underground water
table in that area. The graves are fascinating to see...quite amazing
structures.

Lea

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From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?


> >but the bodies are all above ground
>
> Just out of curiosity, why ?   Is this something particular
> to New Orleans ?
>
> > with the exception of Holt Cemetary
> because poor folks cannot afford to build above ground ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Phong
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?
>
>
> > We have a bunch in New Orleans, but the bodies are all above ground with
> the
> > exception of Holt Cemetary (for really poor folks). If you are looking
for
> > lots of marble tombs above ground, look no further. Let me know if you
> want
> > a handful of digital pics of them.
> >
> > Jeffery
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Johnny
> Deadman
> > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:49 AM
> > To: Street Photography; Leica Users digest
> > Subject: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > Off topic so apologies but this is the kind of thing you guys are good
> > at.
> >
> > I am looking for a location to shoot a movie in. It needs to be in the
> > US or Canada. We need a decent sized, atmospheric cemetery, kind of
> > tumbledown and unkempt, with a good variety of graves (mainly late
> > nineteenth and early 20th century preferably). It should have a load of
> > trees and ideally a sightline to a road and a place where a shack could
> > be built. It's going to be standing in for the Ozarks but location is
> > not too important.
> >
> > The ones we've been looking at so far include the Ross Bay cemetery in
> > Victoria, BC and the Toronto Necropolis. However the best visually I
> > have seen so far is the Bagdad cemetery in Pensacola, FA
> >
> > http://www.filmnorthflorida.com/locations/Bagdad:-Cemetery
> >
> > I would be really grateful for tips for any other cemteries that people
> > may know about, especially if people have pictures of them. At this
> > point we're not even worrying about whether we could get permission to
> > shoot in them. We'll deal with that later. Please mail offlist to:
> >
> > <john@johnbrownlow.com>
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help...
> >
> > --
> > John Brownlow
> >
> > pictures:
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
> >
> > warblog:
> > http://www.unintended-consequences.com
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