This weekend is the annual "Sunday in the Park" event at Historic Oakland Cemetery, and it's a very cool way to spend the afternoon!It's a Victorian festival, of sorts, honoring the Cemetery's original intent as a place to stroll, picnic, and visit, in addition to being the final resting place of most of the residents of Atlanta during the late 1800's.
Here's a couple of photos from Oakland's website, but for more info, go to the website, http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/
Hopefully I'll see you there! It's not often you're able to get INSIDE Victorian mausoleums!
do they have any old roses? I love seeing old cemeteries restored.
ReplyDeleteThe tornado that tore through Atlanta last year made a line drive through Oakland, which is part of why I became involved in the restoration group of gardeners. Let me do some snooping for old roses and see if I can get some photos....
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