Death And Putt-Putt: Ahlgrims Funeral Parlor
Published by Alex April 4th, 2007 in Destinations, Sports. Share This
Six Feet Under would have many believe that in the basement of every funeral home is a morgue full of dead guys and formaldehyde and putty for rebuilding lost tissue for open casket purposes. Not so, at least in the case of the Ahlgrims Funeral Parlor of Palatine, Illinois—instead, they’ve installed a mini golf course in their basement. However, you will still get your open caskets, dead guys and the like, as they’re all part of the hazards on the course.
Your funeral party is invited to play the course as part of your funeral services. While this seems a downright creepy and morbid pastime to offer during such a somber event, a second thought suggests that the nine short holes of the theme course may be precisely the thing to take the edge off of such a sad affair, especially if there are a number of children present.
More pictures are available from miniputtgolf.us.
Ahlgrims Funeral Parlor [RoadsideAmerica.com]
4 Responses to “Death And Putt-Putt: Ahlgrims Funeral Parlor”
- 1 Pingback on Apr 4th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I think there’s probably a lot going on in the basements of many funeral homes that one wouldn’t suspect, without getting into the obvious. The one time i was in an embalming room, the funeral director, who was wearing a KISS T-shirt, was watching wrestling on the TV and smoking while embalming the corpse. His cigarette kept dropping ashes down on the body while he worked. Not to mention the fact that I was even there, and even assisting a bit during the embalming, was completely illegal. That said, I’d consider a road trip to Illinois to play a few rounds of golf at Ahlgrims! I wonder if you can rent out the basement for a Halloween party?
This is rad.
Unfortunately, I had to pay a visit last night. I was impressed with the cermony, and quick adjustments made by the employees due to the amount of people that showed up to pay their respects. I was a little disappionted that the puttputt was closed, perhaps per the request of the family.