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Title: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 09:48AM

Here are the earliest pics I have of Bachelors Grove and hope you all enjoy them. Sorry to say nothing paranormal there but you will see some different locations on some and the area looks much different today.  Aten

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Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Rachael on Jul 17 2009 - 01:32PM

Wow, it really does look different!  Thank you for posting them :)

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: ixex on Jul 17 2009 - 02:20PM

wow, the place really got more than a trim, it got a haircut.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Exzyle2k on Jul 17 2009 - 02:37PM

The really sad part is that it wouldn't take a whole lot to restore it to that sort of condition...

Obviously there's some things that can't be done, mostly concerning the stones, but getting in there with some weed-eaters, some rakes, lopping sheers, and mayhaps a chainsaw or two could make the Grove look like people care again.

It's abandoned because it's been allowed to become abandoned.

I for one say it's time to reclaim the Grove. Find some contacts at the Forest Preserve, find out what we need to make everything happen, and then get it handled.

As much as I love the Grove, I'm sick of seeing it in it's forgotten state, and after seeing these pics and reminding myself what it looked like in the mid-90s when I visited it the first time, I think we should reclaim it now, and keep it that way.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Tommyboy67 on Jul 17 2009 - 02:38PM

Excellent work, sir.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 03:34PM

Thankyou Rachael just wish I had more from that time period.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 03:39PM

Yes it looked better but I did`nt take pics of the place where they had campfires. A lot has changed from when these were taken thats for sure.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 03:42PM

Yes we could fix it up again with a little work but we cant do anything yet unfortunatly.
Once the FPD looks at what is growing there maybe we can do as you mentioned.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 03:44PM

Thanks Tommy just wish I had taken a lot more of them at that time.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Rachael on Jul 17 2009 - 04:44PM

I actually love the way it looks all overgrown :)

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Ghost1 on Jul 17 2009 - 06:17PM

Those are very cool Alten, I wish I would have thought to take pictures back then.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: scaryd on Jul 17 2009 - 08:20PM

Great pictures Aten =D> Seen as though the stones were somewhat sparse even back then.It is a whole lot different but I sort of like the tiger lily all around. It really would not be to bad to clean up. Stupid question now what is fpd and what is growing there?

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 09:07PM

Well when I was there in July of 1990 there was a lot of junk scattered about and I did`nt want to take pics of that so I tried to take nice looking pics even though there was spray paint on so many stones. If you look at the Fulton stone you can see there was different stuff on it at that time. The place still had some kind of cvare then too!  che

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 09:10PM

Thankyou Ghost, I wish I would of gone there in the 70`s and 80`s and took pictures. As you can see the place looked a bit different back 19 yrs ago.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 17 2009 - 09:19PM

Thankyou scaryd, I agree the lilies look great there and give some nice color. I would love to get some crocus bulbs and plant them all over the cemetery to give it a nice look after the snow goes away. The FPD is the Forest Preserve District and from what I heard they are going to check and see if there are endangered species of plants growing there and nothing can be cut at this time. I know there are a lot of us that would be willing to make the place pristine again so for now I guess we will have to wait. I have a lot of gardening tools and when we get the ok to clean up the mess i`ll bring whatever is needed.  :victory:

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Exzyle2k on Jul 17 2009 - 10:48PM

The FPD needing to see if there are endangered plants in there is rubbish in my opinion... It's a bureaucratic bs to give them reason not to spend the dollars or the man-hours to fix it up.

The same stuff growing there is growing in the rest of the preserve.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 18 2009 - 09:12AM

I know what you mean there. Now heres a possible solution on man power. Why not have the convicts you see on the roads picking up litter and the people who do comunity service provide the man power?? Now this is just a example of how it could be done.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Exzyle2k on Jul 18 2009 - 09:45AM

Because they won't risk putting a bunch of cons into a situation where if one of them manages to sneak off he'll have the run of the forest to hide in.

Also, it takes money to transport them, and the closest place around is Stateville, and it's not like that place is teeming with candidates for a program allowing them to clean up a cemetery in the woods.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 18 2009 - 04:16PM

Thats true about Stateville but the county jail is what I was refering to. They have those dudes cleaning up the highways so why not put them to work at BG?

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Edward_Shanahan on Jul 18 2009 - 04:57PM

I'm another that likes it overgrown, I remember back in the mid-70's I would drive my car back there at night and enter *yes you could then* and it was overgrown and all, kind of like a maze. But I'm a firm believer in letting Mother Nature take back what was once hers.

Plus there is and I will attempt to find it, information on the fact the all the bodies have been moved out of B.G, back in the late 90's. So if that is the case, it would not matter if Mother Nature had it's way, as the Spirits do remain (not as strong as back in the 70's etc..).

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 18 2009 - 05:03PM

I remember when you could drive in there too! Now this is the first time I ever heard that all the bodies have been moved. I heard that some have been removed and laid to rest in other cemeteries by their relatives but not all. Now if that is the case then by all means let Mother Nature take it all back.

Title: Re: Bachelors Grove 07-90
Post by: Aten on Jul 18 2009 - 08:39PM

At that time you still could of drove down it.