Between the Wilson and Bushwick Aberdeen stops the L train emerges from its dark tunnel to pass over the bucolic Evergreen Cemetery. The cemetery is expansive, stretching 225 acres. I remember being struck by its sheer size the first time I saw it.
Recently, I wandered in. Walking through the front gate, my back to the Wash and Lube and the Popeye’s, I felt as though I was stepping into a timeless bubble of Brooklyn past. It was a brisk winter day, and as far as I could tell I was the only person dumb enough to brave the cold.
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Featured image by Miriam Mosher for Bushwick Daily.
