New York’s Graveyards Come to Life

When Doug Keister first took an interest in cemeteries as an architecture photographer in the 1990s; the cemetery keepers treated him like a weirdo.
New York’s Graveyards Come to Life
Tara MacIsaac
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/ladycryingchurch.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/ladycryingchurch.jpg" alt="(R) This monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery has a tale of tragedy behind it that has become part of local lore. (L) Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery is modeled after Chapel of Saint-Hubert in France. (Courtesy of Douglas Keister)" title="(R) This monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery has a tale of tragedy behind it that has become part of local lore. (L) Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery is modeled after Chapel of Saint-Hubert in France. (Courtesy of Douglas Keister)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869062"/></a>
(R) This monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery has a tale of tragedy behind it that has become part of local lore. (L) Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery is modeled after Chapel of Saint-Hubert in France. (Courtesy of Douglas Keister)
Tara MacIsaac
Tara MacIsaac
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Tara MacIsaac is a writer based in Canada.
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