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Colma City

Mar 11, 20201 min
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Summary

This episode explores Colma, California, a peculiar city where cemeteries occupy 73% of its area, and over 1.5 million deceased inhabitants vastly outnumber its living population. Learn how San Francisco's burial ban transformed Colma into this unique necropolis, housing historical figures like Levi Strauss and Joe DiMaggio.

Episode description

Have you been to the city of the silent?
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