/tags/bellefontaine-cemetery Bellefontaine Cemetery en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-10-13/bellefontaine-cemeterys-first-mausoleum-in-70-years-has-secret-owners A very private St. Louis family commissioned a very public mausoleum to eventually house eight loved ones. Both the cemetery and the mausoleum architect are mum on the family’s identity, but clues abound. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-10-13/bellefontaine-cemeterys-first-mausoleum-in-70-years-has-secret-owners Holly Edgell /arts/2020-01-27/forgotten-st-louis-brothel-owner-and-millionaire-comes-to-life-in-musical Most people in St. Louis likely have never heard of Eliza Haycraft, one of the city's wealthiest citizens in the late 1800s. But a new musical could… Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:09:28 GMT /arts/2020-01-27/forgotten-st-louis-brothel-owner-and-millionaire-comes-to-life-in-musical Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2016-10-06/city-foresters-wage-war-on-the-invasive-emerald-ash-borer On a residential street in the Central West End neighborhood, a worker wearing a hard hat and a safety vest used a chainsaw to cut the branches off of an… Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:10:24 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-10-06/city-foresters-wage-war-on-the-invasive-emerald-ash-borer Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2016-09-18/can-bats-in-a-cemetery-attract-more-wildlife-to-st-louis The cemetery is an odd place to be at night. But for scientists who study bats, it's an opportunity to observe wildlife in an urban habitat. Last week,… Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:23:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-09-18/can-bats-in-a-cemetery-attract-more-wildlife-to-st-louis Eli Chen /arts/2015-09-29/how-we-mourned-a-day-of-19th-century-bereavement-at-bellefontaine-cemetery Bellefontaine Cemetery is magnificent in all seasons. But this vast and celebrated necropolis on West Florissant Avenue in north St. Louis seems most… Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:48:26 GMT /arts/2015-09-29/how-we-mourned-a-day-of-19th-century-bereavement-at-bellefontaine-cemetery Robert Duffy /2014-08-28/night-of-the-cemetery-bats And you thought cemeteries were for the dead. A nighttime census of leafy Bellefontaine in St. Louis reveals at least two species of bats. Parklike graveyards provide key habitat for urban wildlife. Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:11:00 GMT /2014-08-28/night-of-the-cemetery-bats Veronique LaCapra /arts-culture/2012-09-28/photo-flood-saint-louis-visits-bellefontaine-cemetery Photo Flood Saint Louis describes themselves as a "a collective of photographers, living in the area, who occasionally invade parts of town to record it… Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:46:28 GMT /arts-culture/2012-09-28/photo-flood-saint-louis-visits-bellefontaine-cemetery /arts-culture/2011-06-02/before-bellefontaine-where-famous-lives-took-them-before-burial-there This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 2, 2011 - Bellefontaine Cemetery is a place of beauty and tranquility. It's not an obvious place… Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:31:47 GMT /arts-culture/2011-06-02/before-bellefontaine-where-famous-lives-took-them-before-burial-there Kristen Hare