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Gradually, given its proximity to the
French Quarter as well as increased
intervention on the behalf of the
Archdiocese, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
became a top tourist attraction for the
city. As the number of people on site
began to improve, families and locals
gradually began to come back to the
site and take a renewed interest in the
care of their historic family tombs.
It is now an actively visited site, and is
considered safe for tourists.

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Scenes for the movies Cincinnati Kid
(1965) and Easy Rider (1969) were
filmed in the St. Louis Cemeteries.
Following the release of Easy Rider, the
Archdiocese enacted a policy of
disallowing any filming in its cemeteries,
except in the case of preapproved
documentaries and educational films.

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