Location: Inside The San Francisco Columbarium Destination: San Francisco, California  Country: United States Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Jon Rochetti Blog: The DC Traveler
The four-story Columbarium hosts over 5,000 niches to hold personal remains (ashes) of the interred.  People often decorate the niches with personal items and memorabilia, photos and writings.   Some are serious in design, others, more whimsical.
The urns used range from traditional copper or metal urns to cookie jars, coffee pots and even a few alcohol decanters.  The interior itself is beautiful, with its marble floors, many …read more

Location: The San Francisco Columbarium Destination: San Francisco, California Country: United States Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Jon Rochetti Blog: The DC Traveler
The ornate and four-story neoclassical Columbarium, built in 1898, is one of San Francisco’s only remaining cemeteries.  It located at the end of a residential cul-de-sac in the Richmond District.
The building, located just north of Golden Gate Park, was originally part of a 160+ acre Odd Fellows Cemetery, which was since turned into residential housing.
By 1930, the city of San Francisco required …read more