Good Design Lasts
The small, former coal mining town of Carbondale, Pennsylvania (where I lived till 1995) is dominated by two Roman Catholic Churches: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is attended by those of Italian descent and St. Rose of Lima (named for the first Saint in the Americas) was/is attended by those of mostly Polish descent (most Slavik immigrants eventually attended various Catholic Churches in nearby Simpson) . The design & architecture of both churches are remarkably different, yet both are phenomenal, as this photo series on Flickr shows quite well.
Our church was Covenant Reformed, housed in the old Lutheran Church building. It was a gorgeous building (though not as nice as those mentioned here), complete with a 125 year old pipe organ & (nearly) floor to ceiling stained glass windows. There was something very Old World about the design & architecture of the churches (ours included), even the city itself. A day didn't go by where we didn't see Nuns or Priests walking around town, and half the children in town attended Catholic School (Sacred Heart to be precise).
Still, it's strange to me that a dying town of 9,000 can have a plethora of breathtakingly beautiful buildings. Of course, the rest of the town is falling apart, but, you know, isn't that the point? I wonder what the shelf life is of your average McMegaChurchBuilding?
Family | By Josiah Roe | 05:24 PM
Comments
I don't know about the shelf life per se, but I know that Joel Osteen, for example, is already looking to move to a bigger space.
Because a former basketball arena is just too small.
Posted by: Bill at July 30, 2007 05:45 PM
thanks for the explanation on this city.
Posted by: monica at July 30, 2007 11:16 PM
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