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Joan Suchomel, and Rich Pokorny |
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Sojourn to Showmen’s Rest |
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Learn the fascinating history of Showmen’s Rest, a 750-plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park. Five granite elephants keep watch over the resting place of those who once traveled with circuses and carnivals. The first to be interred here were victims of one of the worst disasters in circus history, the 1918 train wreck of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. A place that holds many mysteries, it’s said about Showman’s Rest that if you are nearby at night you can hear the sounds of mourning elephants.
Rich Pokorny and Joan Suchomel will share with you some of the history of this heartbreaking and beautiful place, where the final acts of both the famous and the unnamed have taken place. After our tour we will invite you to enjoy a traditional picnic on the grounds at Woodlawn. Please note, in case you have mobility concerns: We are not permitted to set up tables and chairs, so “traditional” and “on the grounds” literally means we will be sitting on blankets on the ground. |
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Sun Jul 21, 2019 - 12:00 PM |
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