Thursday, November 19, 2009











There are for 4 levels in the Columbarium: the first two floors contained 8 rooms each that were all names pertaining to Greek and Roman mythology. The First floor's rooms were named after mythological winds and the second floor's rooms were named after constellations, before walking about all 16 rooms, Emmitt treated the group to stories about the individual residents of Columbarium and about the memorabilia with the urns. The stories Emmitt told were actually pretty hilarious, he had us laughing most of the time; that was when we weren't mesmerized by the beauty and glamour of the building and urns. As we moved from room to room, Emmitt showed us the urns that went with each story and memories of the people who visited the building. He even showed us his own niche, reserved for his ashes. Emmitt described the condition of the mausoleum before the restoration and to give the visitors a sense of how run down the building was he left an urn that was not restored. The tour ended in the office of the Columbarium after visiting the second floor. A lovely staff member name Mary Regan was waiting in the office to pass out packets of information about the Columbarium, which included articles, photos and a registration form for available places in the Columbarium. After the tour group dispersed, we took it upon ourselves explore the rest of the floors. I highly recommend visiting the Columbarium of San Francisco and that you walk about every floor to really absorb the genuine history of the building. This experience is truly one of a kind and it was one of the most memorable and surprisingly funny days I've ever had.



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