The Hidden History of NYC's Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery is marking its 150th anniversary with an exhibit at Columbia University and a series of events.  Woodlawn Cemetery historian Susan Olsen discusses the stories the cemetery tells about The Bronx, NYC, and our country.

Follow along as we discuss the images of Woodlawn below.

1921 Aerial view of Woodlawn Cemetery by the Jerome Avenue gates. (Courtesy of Avery Library, Drawings & Archives, Woodlawn Cemetery Records.)

Spring at Woodlawn Cemetery (Courtesy of Woodlawn Cemetery)

A view of Harbeck mausoleum, in Woodlawn Cemetery, illuminated at night. (Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. Courtesy The Woodlawn Cemetery.)

Park Avenue lined with modestly-scaled mausoleums set close together on small lots. (Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. Courtesy The Woodlawn Cemetery.)

Miles Davis's burial spot at Woodlawn Cemetery (Courtesy of Woodlawn Cemetery)

Joseph Pulitzer's monument at Woodlawn Cemetery (Courtesy of Woodlawn Cemetery)