Way back in 2015, I posted about the mystery of where New Orleans native and Negro Leagues outfielder Lloyd “Ducky” Davenport is buried — specifically, where his unmarked grave is in Holt Cemetery, New Orleans’ “potter’s field” for “indigent” residents.

I’d never actually been to Holt Cemetery but had always wanted to check it out. Well, I finally did that last week, and I was struck by the tragic beauty of the place. Some sections were pretty well tended, while others were completely overgrown with grass and weeds, with tombstones askew or completely knocked over.

What was truly unique, however, is that apparently families are given a great deal of leeway in terms of marking and decorating their loved ones’ graves, and some of the burial plots are truly astounding and beautiful.

I spent about an hour walking around and taking pictures. Needless to say, there was no sign of Ducky’s grave during my cursory, initial visit. If we ever want to try to obtain and place a marker for him, it would be quite a challenge.

But there could be a model for some type of formal recognition — the large memorial to jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden, who’s also buried in an unknown location in Holt. A picture of the Bolden memorial is below, as are other images I took last week. Ducky Davenport, where are you?