Oakwoods Cemetery

Oakwoods Cemetery

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Zachary White—Graduate Student, Illinois Institute of Technology

It’s the final resting place for many famous, infamous, and forgotten Chicagoans. Zachary White takes us to Oakwoods Cemetery, which stretches for thirty blocks on Chicago’s south side.

Oakwoods Cemetery is located at 67th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.

White is the 2005 winner of the Schiff Foundation Fellowship Award for critical architectural writing. He’s also an intern for Hello Beautiful!