Really compelling how the cemetary's burial timeline mirrors the city's economic trajectory. That 84% concentration in the Depression decade basicaly functions as a physical archive of institutional care gaps from that era. The shift after antibiotics emerged tells us more about urban healthaccess than most policy documetns could.
It is stunning, isn't it. I might overlay those two charts at some point. I knew there were many graves from the earlier days, but had no real grasp of it until we finished our documentation and could see the big picture.
I spent the last 3 months proofing every fact and it became really apparent when in almost each block there were graves from the 30s.
Really compelling how the cemetary's burial timeline mirrors the city's economic trajectory. That 84% concentration in the Depression decade basicaly functions as a physical archive of institutional care gaps from that era. The shift after antibiotics emerged tells us more about urban healthaccess than most policy documetns could.
It is stunning, isn't it. I might overlay those two charts at some point. I knew there were many graves from the earlier days, but had no real grasp of it until we finished our documentation and could see the big picture.
I spent the last 3 months proofing every fact and it became really apparent when in almost each block there were graves from the 30s.
Happy birthday! Love the article!
Thanks!