Woodlawn Cemetery
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cemetery in the Bronx, New York City
Contents
10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Woodlawn Cemetery
Welcome to Woodlawn Cemetery. We are standing at the end of the line for New York City's IRT subway system, stepping off the train and into a profoundly different world. …
Listen in the app2The Belmont Mausoleum
Our first stop brings us to what might be described as the Fifth Avenue of Woodlawn, a neighborhood where the crypts are like castles, cathedrals, and the temples of ancient Rome. Standing before us is the breathtaking Belmont…
Listen in the app3The Egyptian Tombs of Woolworth and Bache
Continuing along the sweeping pathways, the architectural landscape suddenly shifts from European Gothic to ancient antiquity. We have arrived at the magnificent Egyptian Revival tombs of the Bache and Woolworth families. …
Listen in the app4The Straus Memorial Complex
Let us shift our focus from the monuments of sheer wealth to a monument dedicated to profound love and heartbreaking sacrifice. We are now standing before the Straus family complex. …
Listen in the app5The Titanic Memorial and The Sea
Just a short walk from the Straus complex, the theme of the ocean and its tragic toll continues. We approach a beautiful, wave-like commemorative sculpture. …
Listen in the app6The Jazz Corner
We now follow the curving pathways to a section of the cemetery that pulses with a distinctly different rhythm. Welcome to what is affectionately known as The Jazz Corner. …
Listen in the app7Trailblazing Women of Woodlawn
As we walk out of the shade of the Jazz Corner, we move into a neighborhood honoring some of the most fiercely independent and trailblazing women in American history. These women shattered glass ceilings, rewrote the rules of…
Listen in the app8The Mayor, The Publisher, and The Builder
We now approach the resting places of the men who literally and metaphorically built the city of New York. As we walk, you may hear the deep, distant roar of commercial airplanes descending from the sky. …
Listen in the app9The Living Landscape: Tree Carvings and Mourning Chairs
For our final designated stop before concluding the tour, let us turn our attention away from the stone monuments and look to the landscape itself. Woodlawn is an actively managed arboretum, and the caretakers have found…
Listen in the app10Closing
As we make our way back toward the imposing iron gates and the distant rumble of the subway trains, let us take a final moment to reflect on what we have witnessed across these four hundred acres. Woodlawn Cemetery is far more…
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What is Woodlawn Cemetery?
Woodlawn Cemetery is a place in 브롱크스 with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 브롱크스 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 40.8892, -73.8733 |
| Last updated |
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