Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

A cemetery to the famous. And the not-so-famous. Green-Wood, a historic landmark, is home to the resting places of such notables as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Horace Greeley and Leonard Bernstein.

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At least those were the three we chose to visit. You could spend hours here tracking down famous burial sites.

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Greeley.

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A little odd seeing this. Greg told me not even to shoot a photo of it, but…lj021817greenwod08

Beautiful day for a walk.

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Basquiat.

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Note the paintbrushes.

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Bernstein:

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What a view.

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The entrance (and exit) gate:

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Stunning:

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And Miss Liberty:

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Home now. Hamilton Avenue.

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Skyline.

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Brooklyn Bridge.

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What a Big Day of Fun!

 

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