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Spooktacular
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ginkgo and I went on an after dark lantern-lit walking tour of the Sleepy Hollow Graveyard for 3 hours. Many jokes about losing one's head were made, naturally, and while it was quite chilly, and we started off in the creepy old sections, I can't say I ever got the shivers.
Until we came upon a cluster of statuary.
White.
Stone.
Angels.
*DAMN YOU RUSSELL T. DAVIES*!!
Highlights:
- The Elsa MacKenzie split boulder sarcophagus. Sliced it in half, hollowed it out, filled it, and sealed it. Want.
- William Rockefeller's mausoleum. Exactly as understated, subtle, and demure as you would expect. *cough*
- Andrew Carnegie's marker. Actually understated, subtle, and elegant. Okay, so for anyone else a 9' stone Celtic Cross in the Scottish Rites Presbyterian style might *not* be, but for him we'll call it good.
- Washington Irving, natch.
- Several captains of local industry.
- A crypt used as the filming home of a certain vamp in a certain movie. It's actually the old receiving crypt, built in 1900 to house bodies until spring thaw. Holds 42. We got to go in. :D (And see hibernating wee bats!)
- A quick run past the new community mausoleum (1100 slots, no waiting!). Guide got a guffaw when I called it a zombie hive.
Oh, andicebluenothing, you have an invite from the head of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund for a private night tour if you ever come this way. ;)
ginkgo and I went on an after dark lantern-lit walking tour of the Sleepy Hollow Graveyard for 3 hours. Many jokes about losing one's head were made, naturally, and while it was quite chilly, and we started off in the creepy old sections, I can't say I ever got the shivers.Until we came upon a cluster of statuary.
White.
Stone.
Angels.
*DAMN YOU RUSSELL T. DAVIES*!!
Highlights:
- The Elsa MacKenzie split boulder sarcophagus. Sliced it in half, hollowed it out, filled it, and sealed it. Want.
- William Rockefeller's mausoleum. Exactly as understated, subtle, and demure as you would expect. *cough*
- Andrew Carnegie's marker. Actually understated, subtle, and elegant. Okay, so for anyone else a 9' stone Celtic Cross in the Scottish Rites Presbyterian style might *not* be, but for him we'll call it good.
- Washington Irving, natch.
- Several captains of local industry.
- A crypt used as the filming home of a certain vamp in a certain movie. It's actually the old receiving crypt, built in 1900 to house bodies until spring thaw. Holds 42. We got to go in. :D (And see hibernating wee bats!)
- A quick run past the new community mausoleum (1100 slots, no waiting!). Guide got a guffaw when I called it a zombie hive.
Oh, and
icebluenothing, you have an invite from the head of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund for a private night tour if you ever come this way. ;)