I've been in some amazing mausoleums in other countries (and in Compton, CA) which are even cooler than this one, but it's definitely tops in Portland.
Most of my family is there.
I love it.
It's the perfect balance between creepy kitsch and haunting reverence, which would suit me fine if I was looking for a place to inter my cremains - but I have plans to be eaten by timber wolves.
Nice pics. It's not haunted at all. The smell of embalming fluid is a bit strong in the back rooms, no surprise. From the top floor there's a very good view of Oak's Bottom. Yes this stop is high on the list of Portlandia. (You can go anytime - the password is the name of your deceased immediate relative.)
There are haunted cemeteries in PDX.
I got caught in the elevator for about 40 minutes with some little kids who had excellent questions about death. They're all up to speed now.
Personally, it doesn't make any sense to me that my moldy bones would take up any real estate for the rest of eternity.
I love it.
It's the perfect balance between creepy kitsch and haunting reverence, which would suit me fine if I was looking for a place to inter my cremains - but I have plans to be eaten by timber wolves.
There are haunted cemeteries in PDX.
I got caught in the elevator for about 40 minutes with some little kids who had excellent questions about death. They're all up to speed now.