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All Hallow's Eve Tour of Green-Wood Cemetery |
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"It is the ambition of the New Yorker to live upon the Fifth Avenue, to take his airings in the Park, and to sleep with his fathers in Green-Wood."
-Henry J. Raymond: founder, New York Times
Celebrate autumn in the wooded glens of Green-Wood Cemetery. The lush plantings, shimmering lakes, and rolling hills of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery inspired the creation of Central Park. As one of America's first garden cemeteries, Green-Wood, with its contemplative beauties, became New York's most scenic and choice location to spend eternity.
Impressive mausoleums, often adorned with stained glass windows, and exquisite sculptures and monuments celebrate the lives of little known as well as America's rich and famous. See works by such noted artists and designers as Stanford White, Daniel Chester French, Richard Upjohn, Warren & Wetmore and Augustus St. Gaudens. Among the many stops will be the final resting places of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Horace Greeley, Samuel F. B. Morse, and Leonard Bernstein.
Drivers: There is free parking at the entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery.
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| Date: |
Sunday October 30, 2005 |
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| Time: |
1:00 PM
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3:30 PM |
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| Cost: |
$20, Payable on Site |
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Main Entrance Gate 5th Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn.
Train: Take the R train to 25th Street in Brooklyn.
The train will leave you at 4th Avenue and 25th Street.
Walk UP the hill to "The Gates of Heaven" at 5th Avenue and 25th Street.
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| Tours operate rain or shine. Please
dress appropriately. For more information or to confirm meeting locations
please call (212) 758-7893. Please note that tours sometimes run late. While
tours are rarely cancelled you can call the number above to confirm, or
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weather conditions.
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