Buried Philadelphia: The Cemeteries and Burial Grounds of the City of Brotherly Love
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Explores the city's cemeteries, blending history, art, and recreation in forgotten burial grounds transformed into urban green spaces.
Many of Philadelphia’s oldest graveyards have been lost to time in the name of progress and expansion. The cityscape changes, the remains of the dead are moved (or not) to new locations, and new buildings are erected. Modern Philadelphia still contains dozens of burial grounds, from the tiny Colonialera churchyards of Old City to the sprawling acreage of the...
Many of Philadelphia’s oldest graveyards have been lost to time in the name of progress and expansion. The cityscape changes, the remains of the dead are moved (or not) to new locations, and new buildings are erected. Modern Philadelphia still contains dozens of burial grounds, from the tiny Colonialera churchyards of Old City to the sprawling acreage of the...






















