Thanks
by Kathleen K Parker
Title
Thanks
Artist
Kathleen K Parker
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The floor of St. Roch Church's "thank you" room is composed of bricks that say thanks or sometimes merci. Morbid Anatomy blogspot writes the following about this church and its infamous floor. "New Orleans is famous for its cemeteries. St. Louis Cemetery #1 and #2 are big tourist draws, and rightfully so; they are elegant and fascinating, veritable cities of the dead. The St. Roch chapel--located in a Gothic revival chapel in a lonely, stark cemetery--is hushed and poignant, filled with an unsettling rotting smell; the walls are covered with a lavish, decaying collection of cast-off prosthetics, anatomical-themed votives, and crutches, accented by casually draped rosaries; the floor is littered with dozens of cockroach carcasses, which lie among the pennies, candles, crucifixes, hand-scribbled notes, and "thank-you" bricks...." it is a not very well known New Orleans landmark. kkp
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December 3rd, 2012
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