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18 Feb, 2007

Glenwood Cemetery

Posted by: Dave In: History |Justine |Photography |Texas

Justine and I went for a long walk today at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, TX. We live pretty near the cemetery and talked about it last night at dinner with Ted & Leslie. It’s quite an impressive place. We both walked for over an hour through the cemetery and still did not see everything. Oddly enough, it looks like a popular place for joggers and walkers who want to escape the noisy streets of Houston for some peace and quiet.

There are some amazing monuments throughout the facility and some famous people are buried there, most notibly, Howard Hughes (the first photo below is his grave/monument).

I thought it was a peaceful place, but I think Justine was a little weirded out by all the graves. Regardless, it was nice to have some peace and quiet in the middle of the city. Enjoy the photos…

- Dave

Howard Hughes grave

Angel grave 2

Angel grave 3

Angel grave 4

Monument

Monument 2

2 Responses to "Glenwood Cemetery"

1 | TDH

February 19th, 2007 at 11:19 pm

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When I lived in Springfield, MA, I was close to the old cemetery there. Perfect place to run. Beautiful, peaceful, interesting…

2 | Nathan

February 23rd, 2007 at 9:13 am

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cemeteries are some of the nicest looking places. i miss the dogwoods at Mt. Zion. don’t miss the smelly mausoleum. mmm…dead bodies decomposing, let’s mask it with deodorizer. now it smells like dead bodies+flowers. ahh…the mausoleum on a hot day. yeah. i hear now they’re stackin’ ‘em in the ground, sometimes three high. it’s no longer just a horizontal buisness. it’s a weird ritual, now a days. i plan on wandering off. yep, that’s the extent of my plan. absent mindedness and starvation. sounds good ta me. think of all the animal life out there, now think of all the dead animal life you’ve seen. it’s really not that much. what happens to it all?

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  • epiphenita: Reminds me of my good friend's artwork: http://victoriacarlson.blogspot.com/2009/06/untitled.html
  • Dave: I think someone should make some dance music from those "WHOAHs."
  • epiphenita: Oh, Dave. That was tonic to my soul. Perfect. I vote for an exorcism.
  • Dave: Hmm, looks sober to me.
  • Scott: I'm thinking that the guy with the hat might have had a drink or two before this picture was taken. Just a hunch...
  • Scott: There's a roleplaying scenario just waiting to be written based on these pictures. :-)
  • nathan: I think the dude just loves profanity.
  • Hitler VonHitler: I'm expecting the suck.
  • Scott: This visual sums it up about as nicely as anyone could ask.

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