{"id":1960,"date":"2017-09-08T02:44:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T02:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jplarroque.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2017-10-09T00:07:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T00:07:48","slug":"new-orleans-oldest-burial-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/08\/new-orleans-oldest-burial-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Louis #1 Cemetery Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
Images of New Orleans’ Oldest Burial Ground<\/h5>\n

At the far edge of the French Quarter on Basin Street is the\u00a0Saint Louis #1 Cemetery<\/a>, the oldest in the city. Known for its above ground tombs that rest on flood prone ground, the cemetery represents the spectrum of New Orleans society.<\/p>\n

\"Painted<\/a>

Local color.<\/p><\/div>\n

Visitors pay tribute to\u00a0Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen<\/a>, and to see where\u00a0Easy Rider<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>experimented with psychedelic filmmaking in the graveyard. They visit to hear ghost stories that give us a glance into the essence of Americana; a romantization of our shared history.<\/p>\n

St. Louis #1 has been suffocated with a love compounded by the humidity of New Orleans\u2019 tropical environment. Vandals drunk with alchemical notions\u00a0have etched rows of Xs into the sides of the graves<\/a>; liquor, tobacco, and candle wax stain the pathways in tributes to the Occult; and self-appointed \u201ctour guides\u201d mistake pop culture for historical facts in return for generous tips.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the sun and rain have wiped clean inscriptions on tombstones and decayed memorials to dust. At St Louis #1, non-profit organizations like Save Our Cemeteries search for funding to protect the hallowed grounds from the elements.<\/p>\n

\"Lion<\/a>

Leo Omega.<\/p><\/div>\n

These photos pay tribute to my New Orleans heritage. They are intended to bring awareness to this cemetery, the past, and our mortality.<\/p>\n

\"Cherub\"<\/a>

Cherub in St. Louis Cathedral.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"St.<\/a>

Staring at the church ceiling.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Purple<\/a>

Pedicure on the carriage ride.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"St.<\/a>

City of the dead.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pyramid<\/a>

Omnia Ab Uno<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Marie<\/a>

Offerings for the Voodoo Queen.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lipstick<\/a>

Eternal lovers.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Statue<\/a>

Greek tragedy.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"XXX<\/a>

XXXs vandalize tombs.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bone<\/a>

Bone lagniappe.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rusty<\/a>

“Closed Forever.”<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Flower box.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Ancestral haunts.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dragon\/Dimitry<\/a>

Moss grows out of the family tomb.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photographs from New Orleans’ oldest burial ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[667,108],"tags":[668,689,676],"class_list":["post-1960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-orleans","category-photos","tag-new-orleans","tag-st-louis-1-cemetery","tag-tombs","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}