On Sunday I had the distinct pleasure of strolling through Graceland Cemetery with Steampunk Chicago. After a few months out of the scene, I welcomed the opportunity to reconnect with some friends and made new ones.

I also took a lot of pictures, over 150 of them. The partially sunny day and the cool breeze made for great lighting and comfortable costuming.

I will post the pictures in a series of galleries over the next few days. Gallery #1 features:

  • The Victor Lawson Monument, designed by Lorado Taft to honor the publisher of the Chicago Crusader.
  • The Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum, a steeply sided gray pyramid containing the family of well-known Chicago brewer Peter Schoenhofen.
  • The Pullman Monument, built for railroad man and industrialist George Pullman.
  • A Man of Sorrows, a monument to Charles Hutchinson, one of the founders of the Art Institute of Chicago.