Nice photo. The Schoenhofen pyramid mausoleum was designed by a fairly well known architect, Richard E. Schmidt, but I suspect the family insisted on the angel. Pyramid mausoleums were somewhat the rage in the nineteenth century, even in Europe. Of course Chicago of the late 19th century wasn’t a place of high ideals, it was the city of the big shoulders, tough and tenacious. When a wealthy brewer like Schoenhofen died, his family was going to make sure that he would never be forgotten. He hasn’t been The site of his brewery is on the register of historic places I believe. He was a pioneer in the brewing of the kind of cheap American style beers that would keep the working classes of Chicago in a kind of perpetual stupor. A notable achievement by any measure. The mausoleum is interesting for a variety of reasons. Lack of aesthetic appeal is well down on the list.
> On Dec 15, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote: > > This is an expression that my wife uses all of the time to indicate that, > although you may have money, that doesn't mean you have TASTE. > > The Schoenhofen memorial in Graceland Cemetary (Chicago, IL) is a shining > example of that saying: > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2014/chicago/content/K5__6904_large.html > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
