Allegheny Cemetery – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Horse Drawn Hearse at Allegheny Cemetery

Driving back from town I went past Allegheny Cemetery. I saw the horses and the white carriage. Their job was finished as the horses were being unhitched and loaded into the open trailer. A horse drawn hearse isn’t a sight you see often in this century.

“Incorporated in 1844, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in the United States. It has been expanded over the years and now encompasses 300 acres” Wikipedia

You may have seen Allegheny Cemetery in a movie – It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood or The Cemetery Club
Ellen Burstyn, Danny Aiello, Diane Ladd, Olympia Dukakis (1993)

A listing of notable burials can be found here

April 1, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: Allegheny Cemetery, burial, funeral, horse, horse drawn hearse, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Victorian 8 Comments

Scenes from Last Tuesday’s Walk

Urban madonna

March 16, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville, lost glove, nativity, neighborhood, orange cat, Stephen Foster Community Center, walk 5 Comments

Allegheny Cemetery Walk

Today was the day to get moving. The skies threatened rain so it would have been so easy to cancel and stay home. I even emailed to ask” is the walk happening rain or shine?” Turns out they are committed and walk in the rain.

I decided I’d better go walk after telling everyone I was going to take a walk through this historic Allegheny Cemetery sponsored and led by Fitness Instructor Nancy of the Stephen Foster Community (senior) Center.

Now there were two speed walkers who left the other four of us in the dust. Experienced walkers for sure. How I made it 3.5 miles is amazing. It’s happening again next Tuesday, too. Hmmmmmm

The Speed walkers like pinpoints as they pulled away from the pack.

There were three Fox dens you can see on this little hillside. The seasoned walkers have seen their heads peeking out of the holes.

Cemetery workers cleaning up all decor and wreaths as of March 1st.

My second unicyclist sighting in a week.

A poignant sculpture at a child’s grave

March 3, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Health and fitness, PhotographyTags: Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville, photography, physical fitness, postaday, sculpture, Stephen Foster Community Center, unicycle, walk 7 Comments

Signage spotted by my sister

We drove by the Allegheny Cemetery entrance on Butler St in Lawrenceville. We drove back to catch the sign she’d seen.

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Allegheny Cemetery, cemetery, Cremation, Lawrenceville, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, signage, sister 3 Comments

The Running of the Deer in the Middle of the Day

Allegheny Cemetery. Pittsburgh PA. Saturday afternoon.

I had to pull over and put my flashers on and try to catch a couple of shots.

They ran like lightning. From what or to where I don’t know.

The structure you see is the mausoleum.

I never saw anything like this herd running. I missed the first group.

I cropped to try to give you a better sense of my experience.

February 7, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Allegheny Cemetery, cemetery, deer, iPhone photography, postaday, wildlife, winter 10 Comments

Light and Landscape Show Opening in the Cultural District

Photographer Joey Kennedy‘s solo show, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, opened tonight at 709 Penn Avenue, directly across from the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts.

You may be familiar with Joey’s elegant wedding photography.

I met him at Silver Eye Center for Photography a few years ago when we were in a Self-Portrait show. He has always been generous in answering photography questions.

Tonight Steve and I went to the wonderful and well attended opening and bought a print. The prices on his prints and stretched canvas photos were affordable! Familiar skylines and bridges in soft fog, Allegheny Cemetery scenes, trees and scupltured angels, the incline- just as the show is titled- Light and Landscape

Followers who viewed his images made the selections for the exhibition AND the size of the printed photo was determined by which on got the most “likes”.

“Kennedy invites the public to participate in the exhibition’s image selection by visiting his Instagram account, instagram.com/joeykennedyphoto. Each image included in the exhibition is tagged #lightandlandscape.”

The good news is that the show is up until April 12th.