Old Calvary
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Address
49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd.,
between the LIE and BQE
Woodside, New York 11377
718-786-8000
Official web site
The official entrance to Old Calvary is on Laurel Hill, Blvd, but the more commonly used entrance is on Greenpoint Avenue and Gale Avenue, near the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Borden Avenue.
Old Calvary is by far my favorite New York cemetery. I have spent countless hours wandering these massive grounds, which comprise over 360 acres. This is where I first discovered the rugged beauty of cemeteries, and however often I return to Old Calvary I always discover something beautiful and new. New to me, at least.
I regard sections 7 and 9 (and all of Old Calvary) as an exotic open-air museum, containing an earthy mash of elegance and entropy that you will never find in a closed-door museum.
One of my favorite Queens cemetery finds is the
Calvary Veterans Memorial, located adjacent to the
Alsop Burial Ground where this rich and fertile farm land began its use as a cemetery in the 1840s. At certain times of the year you can spot an alarming quantity of enormous mushrooms bursting from the ground like blogger postings consuming the Internet.
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Sepulchral Portraits
Size: 4 items
(174 items total)
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Notable Markers and Monuments
Size: 15 items
(68 items total)
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Mausoleums and Stained Glass
Size: 23 items
(46 items total)
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Old Calvary
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Laurel Hill Boulevard entrance
Laurel Hill Boulevard entrance
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Old Calvary, Manhattan skyline
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Old Calvary, Empire State Building
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Old Calvary
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Calvary in the Snow
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Calvary in the Snow
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Dramatic Clouds over Calvary
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Clouds Over Calvary
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Old Calvary, Citi Building
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Old Calvary, Empire State Building
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Heather Graham Looks Down on Old Calvary
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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Kosciuszko Bridge rises above Calvary
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Calvary Cemetery Grave Ornament
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Calvary in the Snow
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Calvary in the Snow
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