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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:38:50 -0600
References: <000401c31e12$f2cc8480$1832010a@dcc.edu> <003b01c31e26$c1a655c0$6700a8c0@aria>

Phong wrote in part:

>>but the bodies are all above ground
>>
>
>Is this something particular
>to New Orleans ?
>

I suspect the water table is too high for below ground internment.

Regards,

Greg

>
>
>>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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In reply to: Message from "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> (RE: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?)
Message from "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> (Re: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries?)