Forgottentour 15
03/23/04
Kevin Walsh, of the redoubtable Forgotten NY, secured permission for a rare tour of the colonial-era Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica on Sunday. The cemetery opened in 1640 (or 1668, variously), but time has not been kind to it.
The Times had an article about the tour, with a priceless photo (not available online) of people craning their necks to read the upside-down monument.
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These are really great photos.. they tell a story even without the story... excellent.
Posted by: Kim at March 23, 2004 08:30 PM
Great photos. The tour was a lot of fun...
Posted by: Chris at March 24, 2004 10:49 AM
when is next tour. i wanna attend
Posted by: michael at March 24, 2004 04:42 PM
that cemetery looks very atmospheric during the day, at night it would be even more interesting. have you considered hopping the fence at night and trying out some light painting? no idea what kind of long exposure capabilities your camera has though. tripod + camera + cable release and just walk around painting light onto the scene :) looks like NY has so much subject matter!
Posted by: dsankt at March 31, 2004 07:45 PM
Prospect has a new website. prospectcemeteryassociation.org
Future tours/events will be posted there.
The Forgotten Tour group was wonderful, and I look forward to seeing you all again.
Posted by: Cate Ludlam at August 20, 2004 05:52 PM
What is that bottle full of syringes/needles all about?
Posted by: sinkingboat at August 4, 2007 01:34 PM
MY GGGRANDMOTHER SUSANNAH ST CLAIR MARRIED A DAVID S LUDLAM,BORN N.Y.CITY 6-6-1825 IN PA.ANY RELATION ?