Jan
4
Mausoleums of Mount Carmel
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I hope every one reading had a good holiday! Now that the stress of holidays has passed, I'm back to posting. I mentioned in my previous post on Mount Carmel, that there are many beautiful mausoleums there, and I do mean many! They are scattered through out, but there are also [...]
Dec
14
Worn, Neglected and Damaged Grave Markers
Filed Under Bronswood - Hinsdale IL, Mount Carmel - Hillside IL, Photography, Queen of Heaven - Hillside IL, Statues, Tombstones | Leave a Comment
While it is sad to see when something has been damaged, or that something once meaningful has been neglected, there is also a certain aesthetic quality to them. They often give the impression of having some incredible story to tell, if they could just talk. Here some that caught my [...]
Dec
14
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside IL
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Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic cemetery that was consecrated in 1901. It's located right across the street from Queen of Heaven, which it combined operations with in 1965. While many nationalities can be found at both, Mount Carmel is predominantly Italian, and Queen of Heaven is predominantly Slavic. [...]