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This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. — Woodlands Cemetery director Jessica Baumert wants people to visit the historic West Philadelphia burial grounds. But those visits shouldn’t turn into ...
The vault, according to Baumert, is one of the many things that makes the cemetery a unique piece of Philadelphia history — and a spooky place to visit around Halloween. Today, the Woodlands Cemetery ...
At 54 acres, Woodlands Cemetery is one of the largest open green spaces in West Philadelphia, a neighborhood asset used not just by mourners but by joggers, birdwatchers, and picnickers. The grounds ...
CAMBRIDGE - Here’s an opportunity to live across the street from the best neighbors you could ask for — the dead. The Woodlands Cemetery Board of Trustees is selling a four-bedroom Colonial ...
Credit: Kelsey Warren Just beyond the edge of Penn’s campus lies the Woodlands Cemetery, a sprawling 54 acres of neatly kept landscape, neoclassical architecture, and over 32,000 dead bodies. The ...
At 54 acres, Woodlands Cemetery is one of the largest open green spaces in West Philadelphia, a neighborhood asset used not just by mourners but by joggers, birdwatchers, and picnickers.