Quote Originally Posted by Gistok View Post
Also... there were graveyards downtown [[St. Antoine St. had one), but all the bodies were dug up and reburied at Elmwood or Mt. Elliott [[or elsewhere?)
How do we know that for sure!!!

I've read a few accounts about the old city cemetery that was on the site of Eastern Market. Supposedly when they were constructing I-375, a week or so before the 67 Riots some bodies or, more likely, some bones were discovered. Long story short, the contractors knew it would cause a long stoppage, and then the Riots started, and it was decided to quietly bury the bones and continue the work.

Not sure if that's an urban legend or not, as I haven't been able to locate anything in the newspapers from that time.