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Showmen's Rest in Forest Park, Illinois, is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery mostly for circus performers owned by the Showmen's League of America. [1] [2] The first performers and show workers that were buried there are in a mass grave from when between 56 and 61 employees of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus were interred.
Cook County Cemetery at Dunning (Read Dunning Memorial Park) 6550 W. Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago: 1854-1911 Potter's field [6] Cook County Cemetery for the Indigent (Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forest) 159th St. and Crawford Ave., Oak Forest: 1911-1971 Potter's field: Couch Mausoleum (City Cemetery) Chicago [7] Dalton Cemetery Danish Cemetery Lemont
Joseph Patrick Lombardo (born Giuseppe Lombardi; [1] January 1, 1929 – October 19, 2019), also known as "Joey the Clown", was an American mobster and a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. He was the Consigliere of the Outfit.
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.
The sculpture was even made available for purchase in an eBay auction, which ended April 17, 2008 with no bids. [13] [14] On May 2, 2008, Robinette Demolition disassembled Spindle. A large crowd stood near the site, taking pictures. The top two cars were removed from the spike by a crane, and stored for future use.
The Bozo Show is a children's television program that aired on WGN-TV in Chicago and nationally on its superstation feed (now NewsNation) from 1960 to 2001.It was based on a children's record-book series, Bozo the Clown by Capitol Records.
Every month, thousands of Eritreans attempt to flee repression, torture and indefinite forced conscriptions by embarking on a dangerous journey to Europe.
His body was presumably relocated from its original resting place at the old City Cemetery (the present site of Lincoln Park). [3] The will of Graves' son Henry, who died in 1907, provided $250,000 [ a ] in funds for the monument and another $40,000 [ b ] intended to commemorate Henry's favorite race horse, Ike Cook.