Hearse
The Significance Of Funeral Transportation
Over the years, it’s easy to see how the funeral procession has progressed. The dead have always played a significant role in every culture, worldwide, and though some cultures, may honor the dead in different ways than others, the same reverence is paid to the last ride of the dead, all over. It’s not merely ...
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The Hearse Throughout History
The hearse has been an attractive vehicle choice to many of the more eccentric lifestyles over the years; but it was not originally intended for the use of scene kids, transportation to and from haunted houses, or other creepy individuals with images to maintain. That’s not to say that driving around town in a hearse ...
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The Pop Culture Hearse
The widely popular hearse has become a pop-culture figure in America, as well as other countries around the globe. The lead singer of the Pharaohs, for example, Sam the Sham, –known for his vocal talents in Little Red Riding Hood, and Wooly Bully used to transfer all his band equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse. ...
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Funeral Trains
During the early 1900′s, when motorized funeral transportation was becoming more trendy, steam locomotives were also reaching their peak, and the train industry began its steady booming era. Thus, the funeral train; an innovative way to transport the dead, whether it was for romantic reasons, or purely for reasons of carting the dead from one ...
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The Riderless Horse
One trend in funeral transportation that has seen several starts, closes, peaks, and discontinuance, is the riderless horse. Although not often used, the horse was once very popular for heads of state. They didn’t have any particular use, so much as a symbolic significance. High ranking military officers often were served by the riderless horse ...
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