Minneapolis, Minnesota: Showmen's Rest Cemetery
Where career performers are buried. The circus came to this part of town and never left.
Lakewood Cemetery
- Address:
- 3600 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- Lakewood Cemetery. In South Minneapolis, at Hennepin Ave. at 36th St., between Lakes Calhoun and Harriet. Free map at the mausoleum.
- Hours:
- Summer 8-8, Winter 8-5. Gated after hours. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 612-822-2171
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It does exist! Pick up a cemetery map just inside the doors of the mausoleum. It has a key that directs you to site #37, Showman's Rest.
[True North, 07/21/2011]Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis has a Showmen's Rest section for deceased circus and other performers.
[brenda, 01/01/2006]There is a Showmen's Rest in some large cemetery in Minneapolis just downstream on the Missisippi and inland a bit from downtown Minneapolis. I discovered this on a bike ride while visiting Minneapolis in 2003. However, until I stumbled across your website, I didn't realize there were oithers in cemeteries elsewhere in the country. I have no details on it's location, but it should be easy enough to figure out with a little research into cemeteries in Minneapolis....
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